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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 05:22 AM
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how do you powershift with an auto? lol
Old Nov 2, 2007 | 08:18 AM
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i would be too scared to hurt my baby by powershifting
Old Nov 2, 2007 | 10:26 AM
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lol powershifting in an auto
Old Nov 2, 2007 | 05:22 PM
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LOL
Old Nov 2, 2007 | 10:41 PM
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i get 60 more horses in that way... maybe im wrong,,
Old Nov 2, 2007 | 10:49 PM
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to the OP, i bet you didnt buy the car yourself cuz i think if you did youd want to take care of it a little better
Old Nov 2, 2007 | 10:54 PM
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id agree that im not the smartest person im not


BUT unlike most people, im an educated idiot... im smart enough to know that i don't know...
Old Nov 2, 2007 | 10:55 PM
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and no no no i bought it first of all...put 8g's down and paying 200 a month...and its manual too...
Old Nov 3, 2007 | 01:13 AM
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yea.. not too good. but not the worst...
at least you're not crying about just finding out your tC isn't RWD and you cant drift....
Old Nov 3, 2007 | 01:20 AM
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MY TC ISN"T RWD!!!!





just kidding
Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by jamessicat25
i get 60 more horses in that way... maybe im wrong,,
Not trying to be mean, but do you even know what powershifting is?


And to the threadstarter, I don't think that you're engine will be completly fried at 7100 RPMs, but you might be in for some serious $$$
Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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I wanna know how you came up with this magic number you THINK you were hitting of 7100?

You can sit there ALL day long with the gas pedla floored and it will not hit 7100RPMS. It will just bounce off the rev limiter. That is not going to hurt anything in the short run. I am sure after a few hours it might not be good tho.

The only way to hit 7100 roms is to be cruising in say 3rd gear at redline and downshift to 2nd.
Old Nov 4, 2007 | 04:30 PM
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yea.....i just looked at my speedo and realized that the redline was about 6200 so actually i was only hitting about 6600....yeah....told u i was an idiot
Old Nov 4, 2007 | 04:32 PM
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You still didnt hit 6600. The only way you can tell what you hit is if you are data logging on a laptop or can plug into the ecu and read all the crap in there.
Old Nov 4, 2007 | 04:54 PM
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hey quick question what is powershifting
Old Nov 4, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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hey quick answer not using the clutch to shift
Old Nov 4, 2007 | 08:00 PM
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really?
Old Nov 4, 2007 | 08:10 PM
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Yep. Time it right, and the transmission will be spinning at the same speed of the engine. It is not really smart though, because it's practically impossible to get it perfect, and as such wears your synchros really badly.
Old Nov 4, 2007 | 08:40 PM
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well i can afford to get a new trenny since i switched my car insurance to GEICO
Old Nov 5, 2007 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by silverstreaktc
well i can afford to get a new trenny since i switched my car insurance to GEICO


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