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Old 03-26-2003, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by vosko' date='Mar 24 2003, 08:16 AM
well my old 89 GTU i used to rev to 8200-8400rpm... right befoer it would cut fuel. it was fine. just maintain the car and it will be fine



oh yeah its been a while but you can hit 60mph redlining second. there is no way you can hit 45+ mph unless you rev it to 10k or you have bigger tires in the back and your speedo is off
i did about 66mph in my gxl at about 8300 rpms in second
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Old 03-26-2003, 12:26 PM
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Old 03-26-2003, 12:55 PM
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I can't recall ever driving mine without hearing the buzzer at least once.
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Old 03-26-2003, 09:37 PM
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Where are you guys getting these short gears from?!?! My speedo is dead on, and I hit about 72 mph at 8400 rpm in 2nd.
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Old 03-26-2003, 09:48 PM
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at what speed should u shift out of first like 25mph. If you can give me the speeds for each relative gear. LOl
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Old 03-26-2003, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ROTARYROCKET7' date='Mar 26 2003, 07:48 PM
at what speed should u shift out of first like 25mph. If you can give me the speeds for each relative gear. LOl
depends on what and how you want your car to behave...



are you still planning on going manual tranny?
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Old 03-26-2003, 10:59 PM
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I hit 100mph at like 7000-7500 in 3rd. And i have 85psi oil pressure, will tach it to 9k in a quarter mile to hit like 110.
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Old 03-26-2003, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by roner' date='Mar 26 2003, 08:07 PM
depends on what and how you want your car to behave...



are you still planning on going manual tranny?
yes i am in mid april. Now all i need is some loot. lol
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Old 03-27-2003, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by ROTARYROCKET7' date='Mar 26 2003, 09:24 PM
[quote name='roner' date='Mar 26 2003, 08:07 PM'] depends on what and how you want your car to behave...



are you still planning on going manual tranny?
yes i am in mid april. Now all i need is some loot. lol [/quote]

mid april is like 2 weeks from now. wow. doing it yourself or are u having a shop do it? what's the cost gonna be like? have you thought about selling yours and just buying a manual FC? good luck because this is a big move.
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[/QUOTE]at what speed should u shift out of first like 25mph. If you can give me the speeds for each relative gear. LOl [QUOTE]



I dont know about you guys but i shift right after redline at about 7500 rpms. When im at the track I ride out third gear in the NA so i dont have to shift right before the 1/4 is up.



1st 35 mph

2nd 65 mph

3rd 82ish mph

4th 115 mph

5th highest ive gon in fifth in my NA was 124 mph. Thats where it stopped pullin
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