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Old 10-05-2014, 09:30 AM
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Hello all,

I'm new here so please bear with me.

So, I recently bought a 2004 Mustang GT V8 (manual). It's my first car and I am absolutely in love with it.

I want to do some stuff but I would love to know if I'm driving it correctly.

Everything is stock at the moment. For starters, what are the best shift points for aggressive driving? To make that question simpler, do I shift at low RPM's or high RPM's?

Please dont bite!
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Old 10-06-2014, 02:56 PM
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Old 10-09-2014, 12:37 PM
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is this some kind of trolling exercise
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Old 10-11-2014, 03:10 AM
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My first car was a 78 Pontiac Bonneville brougham, and it only had 2 speeds.


Stop and Go.
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Old 10-11-2014, 05:11 PM
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hit 7k rpms in 5th gear and shift into reverse
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Old 10-12-2014, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by uberstang1
hit 7k rpms in 5th gear and shift into reverse
LMAO

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