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Old 04-08-2012, 08:02 PM
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Just bought a 2012 Mustang GT, 6 speed. I can shift well as far as daily driving, but how should i get better at shifting under rapid acceleration? Any tips or suggestions of where to look for more info would be great. I am continuing to practice, but i could be completely wrong on somethings and loose a lot of speed (ie i stay in first until just before redline, but shift to the next gears at different times). Thanks in advance.
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Old 04-10-2012, 04:46 PM
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that's why i drive an auto

but you can look more into this, if you want to win races and get best possible 1/4 mile ETs this is what you need to do:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powershifting

you can also break stuff if you screw up. with the 5.0 you'll want to shift as late as you can before hitting the rev limiter, or any car that i know of.
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