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"Driving hard" and "normal use" - 6/2/2006 9:58:14 PM

Twisted

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Just wondering what you folks consider "driving hard," and what you consider "normal use".

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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use" - 6/2/2006 9:59:43 PM

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Shifting under 4K is normal driving for me.

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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use" - 6/2/2006 10:21:14 PM

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shifting over 4k is normal for me.

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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use" - 6/2/2006 10:21:45 PM

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but thats probably why my car looks like a rolling bbq smoker too.

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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use" - 6/2/2006 10:24:25 PM

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hittin gears at 7200 and normal is 3-4k But I am abusive, very. You havent lived unless you bang it off the rev limiter a few times a week lol

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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use" - 6/2/2006 10:32:53 PM

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^^agreed

I try and shift it nice any easy around 4,000 just normal driving(I like how it pulls) and when I am going hard I shift at around 5,500 and try and spin my tires every time I shift

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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use" - 6/2/2006 10:35:02 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: 5.0stanger

^^agreed

I try and shift it nice any easy around 4,000 just normal driving(I like how it pulls) and when I am going hard I shift at around 5,500 and try and spin my tires every time I shift

LOL. That sounds like fun, fellas. And your car doesn't object to this treatment?

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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use" - 6/2/2006 10:42:16 PM

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5.0s beg to be driven like that.

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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use" - 6/2/2006 10:45:43 PM

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normal..... shifting around 4k

hard....... red lining it.

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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use" - 6/2/2006 10:47:43 PM

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My car hasn't argued with me about it yet

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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use" - 6/2/2006 11:25:22 PM

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I think its pretty rare when I don't floor my car throught 1st and second. Unless theres someone in front of me I floor it.

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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use" - 6/3/2006 12:57:56 AM

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quote:

5.0s beg to be driven like that.

Thanks for the replies everyone. So what is it that causes these cars to break?

Actually nevermind. I'm gonna start a new thread on that question.

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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use" - 6/3/2006 1:03:52 AM

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For 5 speed cars, if you actually use the clutch, it's driving normal.

For my car, it's not driving it hard unless I leave off the 'brake and yank the front end.

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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use" - 6/3/2006 1:05:01 AM

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For 5 speed cars, if you actually use the clutch, it's driving normal.

For my car, it's not driving it hard unless I leave off the 'brake and yank the front end.

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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use" - 6/3/2006 1:41:58 AM

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see i break it down into 3 categories

normal driving (shifting at or under 2k)

aggressive driving (cruising at 2k - exhaust loud as can be - shifting at 3k)

crazy driving (full throttle shifting at no more than 5k)

only time ive pushed the 302 with 154,000 miles past the 5k point was i wanted to see how fast i could go in 3rd. well i hit 115mph at 5500 in 3rd with 3.27's and 26" tires

prob could have hit 120 before the redline but like i said.. high miles and high miles + high shifting = disaster

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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use" - 6/3/2006 6:27:50 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: lookinforastang

see i break it down into 3 categories

normal driving (shifting at or under 2k)

aggressive driving (cruising at 2k - exhaust loud as can be - shifting at 3k)

crazy driving (full throttle shifting at no more than 5k)

only time ive pushed the 302 with 154,000 miles past the 5k point was i wanted to see how fast i could go in 3rd. well i hit 115mph at 5500 in 3rd with 3.27's and 26" tires

prob could have hit 120 before the redline but like i said.. high miles and high miles + high shifting = disaster

weak sauce, i shift my 95 w/156000 miles on it at around 6500 on a regular basis. well racing anyway. she tells me she likes it. so i keep on giving it to her just the way she likes it. in the red!! hehehe nothing broken yet... wait, i guess the dead aode in the garage would count as broken. yeah, but thats why i got the heavy duty t-5 now. love bangin through those gears

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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use" - 6/3/2006 6:35:01 AM

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i shift around 2500 on regular driving and 5500 when driving it hard... usually floor it 3-4 times up to 4th gear on my way to work and back.

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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use" - 6/3/2006 10:18:03 AM

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Well I only get my car out on the road every two months or so and in three days I roasted my rear tires. It's a buid up of a matter of time when I just need to take it out and let it ripp then lock it down! When I drive it daily I will probably ripp it a few times a day 5.5 thousand otherwizes babie it. It's not fun scrapping assfault off my tips with a ice scraper.

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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use" - 6/3/2006 2:04:26 PM

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normal - 2.5 k

medium - 3.5-4

hard- 6

gas mileage is a bitch

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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use" - 6/3/2006 2:13:04 PM

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