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Old April-24th-2003, 11:16 AM
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I might go to the meet. But not sure cuz i have to confirm whether i'm going to wonderland that day or not =P
But yea, it'll be cool to see everybody's proteges.
are you going Essedan01?
Yeah, I'll be there. For one reason, I am considered as a rookie to the club and it would be nice to finally put some faces to the names. As well I want to see the other member's rides! Try to make if you can.
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Old April-24th-2003, 11:21 AM
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Same here dude. I've only had the p5 for like 3 months, and have seen tons of proteges cruisin' around sauga and t.o. Would like to meet ppl in person too. I'll try my best. BTW, my name is Eric.
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only 4000RPM?? what's the redline on those things??
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Old April-24th-2003, 12:14 PM
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only 4000RPM?? what's the redline on those things??
6500, but the limiter kicks in at around 6800
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Old April-24th-2003, 12:17 PM
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6500, but the limiter kicks in at around 6800
ohhh... the way the guy said it sounded like he was pushing it at 4000....... with a 6500 redline 4000 should be normal driving......
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3500- 4000 is the normal shift point for me
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Old April-24th-2003, 12:56 PM
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looks like we got an intruder on this thread =P


ohhh... the way the guy said it sounded like he was pushing it at 4000....... with a 6500 redline 4000 should be normal driving......
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Old April-24th-2003, 01:32 PM
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Originally posted by E-Diddy
looks like we got an intruder on this thread =P

hehe
let's go race....

post some pics of your stereo and shift ****....
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Old April-24th-2003, 01:34 PM
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haha....alright man..i'll do it later on...i'm at work believe it or not



and besides man...my car's all show no go...should know that hehe
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Old April-24th-2003, 01:46 PM
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yeah... mazdas are slow..... oh wait.... i'm on a mazda board... my bad.....
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Old April-24th-2003, 06:01 PM
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I dont know nitramRSX about the pros being slow but I know is that if your acura is not the type-s I will take you but if it is the type-s im definitely dead oh well.
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haha, well i drive an auto, so I have no problems with the shifting. I guess I could leave my foot on the pedal a little longer. So you guys seriously shift at 4000? I heard 2800 - 3200 is a good shift point so as not to stress the engine. But are you guys saying if I continuously shift at 4000 for the next ten or so year my engine will last that long? Well the thing is I also go to redline at least once a week... I know it's not cool to stress the engine for no good reason, but i just can't resist... I need help...
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I heard that is not good shifting around 4k I normally shift between 3k and and 3 1/2 k. But when someone is in front of me and they are driving below the speed limit, I first downgear and take all the way to 10,000 Jk. I just feel that 4k is too much in the car unless you have like an acura rsx that has a redline of I think 7k or higher.
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4000 on a 5-speed won't hurt anything and it isn't stressful to the engine. It's different on an auto, so you should try to keep revs a little lower...
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Really? I didn't know that... Why does that difference exist between the automatic and the five speed?
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