First gear question - Page 2

Apr 28, 2004 | 07:29 PM

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lefuton

tyranosaurus rex-8

Joined: Jan 2003

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From: los angeles

Quote:

Originally posted by wpbrx8
You should be able to reverse in any car without the gas since most reverse gears are lower than first, but you will probably have to slip the clutch until you get it going 3-4 mph. At least from my experiences.

sure about that? i thought most reverse gears were somewhere in between the 1st and 2nd gear ratios. i'm not terribly inclined to look it up but i'm pretty sure 1st is the lowest gear in the 8.

as far as normal driving goes, generally i start at about 1100 and am fully engaged at 1400-1500 rpm. one time i tried at 8000 and yeah..way too much =p