Hey guys Im the VERY proud new owner of an 02 s281. seeing as how this car is my first manual transmission, I was wondering if any of you had any tips/tricks to offer me when it comes to acceleration, not stalling, reversing, down shifting etc. ive gottne the hang of it pretty well so far but Im just looking for as much advice as possible. thanks
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black 2002 Saleen S281 SC #693
Kenne Bell 2.4 @ 12 lbs
521 rwhp
490 ft/lb
Missy Eliot drives a faster car than you (a Murcielago)
the only thing i do that some people dont, is when i downshift, i blip the throttle to match the revs to the next gear. takes some gettin used to, but when u do, its wonderful. good luck. congrats on the purchase. btw, is it an extreme or "just" an s281
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"it aint braggin mother f**ker if you back it up"
'92 GT-bbk shorties, bbk o/r h-pipe, 2.5" flowmaster 2-chambers, Pro 5.0 shifter, march underdrives
all i do when i downshift is when i'm at 2,00 to 2,500 i down shift and that sends it up to 3,000-3,500. that if i am just driving around, now if i'm really screwring around then you downshift an keep the rpms up at like 4,500-6,000 and have some fun in the turns and crap
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1990 Hatch 4 cylinder auto
red interior 83,000
(only $400)
convert to 2.3T 5 speed some time...along with a nice new black paint job
That's not it. It has to do with using your heel on the clutch and toes on the break when your downshifting to slow you down but while your doing that you try to match the revs when you downshift. Using the heel of your hand. lol.
shifting tips?
