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06-12-2013, 08:50 PM
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Re: How's your MPG?
I tried skip shifting, I don't like the feel when I put it in gear from 1st to 3rd or 2nd to 4th. Going from something low to fairly high isnt very smooth.
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06-12-2013, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by JDMLOL
I tried skip shifting, I don't like the feel when I put it in gear from 1st to 3rd or 2nd to 4th. Going from something low to fairly high isnt very smooth.
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You just need to drive a manual trans for longer, that comes from experience.
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06-12-2013, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by JDMLOL
I tried skip shifting, I don't like the feel when I put it in gear from 1st to 3rd or 2nd to 4th. Going from something low to fairly high isnt very smooth.
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Coppell is filled with soccer mom's, idiots, tourists, and light after light. For the most part I either want to be in front or behind all of that, given the powerband that skipping leaves you with, I tend to avoid doing it. 2-4 and once we're rolling 4th to 6th.. Try just that.. with 3.73's i can land low 17's, but I have to really try.. I'm more of a mid 14 - low 15 driver.
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06-12-2013, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jng2985
Coppell is filled with soccer mom's, idiots, tourists, and light after light. For the most part I either want to be in front or behind all of that, given the powerband that skipping leaves you with, I tend to avoid doing it. 2-4 and once we're rolling 4th to 6th.. Try just that.. with 3.73's i can land low 17's, but I have to really try.. I'm more of a mid 14 - low 15 driver.
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That may be why mine does so well, my power band is much different and as long as I'm not on the throttle I'm not in boost. Makes it easier to skip gears all the time. Sounds like everyone just needs to boost their cars 
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Last edited by merlinmol; 06-12-2013 at 09:38 PM.
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06-12-2013, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by merlinmol
Sounds like everyone just needs to boost their cars |
One day, when I get my big boy job.
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06-12-2013, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by merlinmol
That may be why mine does so well, my power band is much different and as long as I'm not on the throttle I'm not in boost. Makes it easier to skip gears all the time. Sounds like everyone just needs to boost their cars |
I think I just got a lemon, we should swap parts to confirm
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