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Old 04-06-2008, 08:39 PM
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Default Driving slow in 1st gear.

When I'm in 1st crawling along from idle speed to about 1300rpm. The car will eventually start bucking.

I have a 93 with 3.73's and used to have an 88 with 3.08's. I've had many manual transmission cars and none of them did this expect 2 of my Mustangs.
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Old 04-06-2008, 09:17 PM
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my car bucks after a while at a crawl... so I usually ride in 2nd
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Old 04-06-2008, 09:20 PM
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Sometimes mine does the same thing. Nature of the beast I suppose. haha, it's gotten worse w/ modification[:@]
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Old 04-06-2008, 09:22 PM
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Sometimes mine does the same thing. Nature of the beast I suppose. haha, it's gotten worse w/ modification[:@]

its the Mustang telling us that they dont like to move slowly
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Old 04-06-2008, 09:28 PM
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Sometimes mine does the same thing. Nature of the beast I suppose. haha, it's gotten worse w/ modification[:@]

its the Mustang telling us that they dont like to move slowly

thats what i told my girlfriend, she gos "why is it doing that?"
i said "the car's falling asleep, it likes to GOOOOOOOOOO!"
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Old 04-06-2008, 09:36 PM
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Mine does it, but its not too bad.... its just a little strange to me
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Old 04-06-2008, 09:38 PM
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yeah mine does the same thing...but then again it't carb'ed and has a nasty ace cam in it
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Old 04-06-2008, 09:59 PM
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Yea it happens. My 98 sixer does it too. My 04 f150 would do it too. Its a mustang, mustangs like buck in the wild.
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Old 04-06-2008, 10:37 PM
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Ya they don't like to go slow at all...
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Old 04-06-2008, 10:46 PM
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Nice big club in here. Mine too, carb'd with a bit of a cam and tall gears. I've learned to drive through it, but if I'm not oh so careful on the throttle, it'll let me know.
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