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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 09:06 PM
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I seem to hear a lot of people saying they can chirp when they shift to second and some claim they can chirp third. I can never seem to chirp anything after 1st.....I tried powershifting so my gas in floored and even with that I cant get any chirp!!!! My psi in my tires may be a little low, but still.......whats the best way to get a good launch out of second??
Old Oct 2, 2006 | 09:53 PM
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well most cars cant handle it because of the stress it puts on the clutch but i would assume you just rev it up to 5000k rpms and dump the clutch
Old Oct 2, 2006 | 11:23 PM
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when in first gear all you do is give it gas up to about 4000-5000 rpm's, then push clutch in, shift to 2nd, and dump the clutch, and wha la. for chirping 3rd you do the same thing. very easy to do with stock rims and tires.
Old Oct 3, 2006 | 12:14 AM
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dont know about a manual, all i know is if i nail it just right i can get 2-3 ft out of my auto
Old Oct 3, 2006 | 01:30 AM
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i have a 00 3.8 manual and ive never been able to chirp 3rd.....i can nail 1-2 everytime tho. are you sure u can chirp 3rd?
Old Oct 3, 2006 | 01:34 AM
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i am 100000000 percent sure i can chirp 3rd. maybe your not getting it into 3rd fast enough. my advice... if you want to chirp 3rd then redline 2nd, shift as fast as you can into third and dump clutch.
Old Oct 3, 2006 | 01:41 AM
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ill see tomorrow. i think part of it is i whoop my friends rice so bad by 3rd gear i kinda let off lol. but ill go all out tomorrow.
Old Oct 3, 2006 | 02:03 AM
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hahahaha. i have recently found out though... since getting my new 18x9's and tires i cannot chirp 3rd anymore. just 2nd. but when i had the stocks on there it was no problem
Old Oct 3, 2006 | 02:07 AM
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im i should have sum black 18x9 saleens by the end of the month so....i guess i better try chirping 3rd sooner than later. by the way how do u think black saleens would look on an atlantic blue car?
Old Oct 3, 2006 | 02:21 AM
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im not much of a fan of the saleen rims. which is why i went with the chrome bullitts. but black saleens on an atlantic blue stang would look pretty good (from what im imagining lol) when you get them post some pics so i know if im right or not lol.



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