1st time on track
08-11-2004, 04:37 AM
#27
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RE: 1st time on track
I dont think that manual shift in an auto does anything. I tried it and it didnt feel as quick. All that does its hold you in a gear longer which i guess might be bad if you go over peak hp. i just put in in O/D and gradually gas it and then stomp it. most autos launch bad cause you just spin the tures if you stomp on it so it takes practice to be able to accelerate as fast as you can without spinning out.
08-11-2004, 09:15 PM
#29
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RE: 1st time on track
DILO, you gotta let me know how it does with the 4:10's in it. i have an 01 GT convertible, and i have o/r x-pipe, magnaflow mufflers, and densecharger, and as embarassing as it is to say it, i can't break a 14.7. what in the heck am i doing wrong? my 60' times vary from 2.110-2.223; and mph is 93-95. this just doesnt seem right to me. seems like it should be faster.
08-11-2004, 10:42 PM
#30
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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RE: 1st time on track
ORIGINAL: SXGT
I dont think that manual shift in an auto does anything. I tried it and it didnt feel as quick. All that does its hold you in a gear longer which i guess might be bad if you go over peak hp. i just put in in O/D and gradually gas it and then stomp it. most autos launch bad cause you just spin the tures if you stomp on it so it takes practice to be able to accelerate as fast as you can without spinning out.
I dont think that manual shift in an auto does anything. I tried it and it didnt feel as quick. All that does its hold you in a gear longer which i guess might be bad if you go over peak hp. i just put in in O/D and gradually gas it and then stomp it. most autos launch bad cause you just spin the tures if you stomp on it so it takes practice to be able to accelerate as fast as you can without spinning out.
ON my car it seems quicker, it occasionally barks 2nd and sometimes shuffles a little, when I've manually shifted it, it goes a little higher in the hp, and barks 2nd all day. On my car it seems a little quicker, so I fifgue I'll at least try it. And as far as spinning on my car, it spins for about .5 sec and it's off. On the track I didn't burnout, and it didn't spin any.