N00b Question: How do I drive this car!!
07-03-2008, 01:17 AM
#26
another fun thing to do around town ......
leave it in 2nd gear and cruise along at about 5000 rpm - when your passenger least expects it and when you have some open road - floor it .
Ahhhhhh - what fun . That trick has just about got me divorced a couple of times but wtf - I had fun .
leave it in 2nd gear and cruise along at about 5000 rpm - when your passenger least expects it and when you have some open road - floor it .
Ahhhhhh - what fun . That trick has just about got me divorced a couple of times but wtf - I had fun .
07-03-2008, 01:38 AM
#28
One Shot One Kill
heres an answer.
u wanna be around 1k for "skillful no clutch burning take off from stop
1.5k for a lil more powerful go from stop
shift at 3.5 - 4k for normal driving
shift at 6k for spirited driving
and redline tat bitch as often as u can afford to.
on highway, down to 3rd for power
on regular road, down to 3rd should be enough, but bleep it high enough u can go down to 2nd.
u wanna be around 1k for "skillful no clutch burning take off from stop
1.5k for a lil more powerful go from stop
shift at 3.5 - 4k for normal driving
shift at 6k for spirited driving
and redline tat bitch as often as u can afford to.
on highway, down to 3rd for power
on regular road, down to 3rd should be enough, but bleep it high enough u can go down to 2nd.
07-03-2008, 03:36 AM
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I know what you mean
I really wasn't trying to be critical of the car. I love the car. I was being critical of myself and my own paranoia that I could be driving it better.
I love the car, and I'm 90 percent sure I'm driving it just fine. I'm just looking for how other people drive theirs so I can be sure I'm getting the most out of it.
e.g. when do you *typically* upshift/downshift, and at what *approximate* rpm do you *typically* release the clutch? How often do you get to 9k rpm when accelerating to highway speeds, vs. how often you just take it to 6 or 7k.
Obviously I can drive it how I want, I'm just looking for some more reference points.
(btw, nycgps: can you *really* pass people quickly in 6th going 60-65mph? The rx8 is below 4k rpm at that speed in that gear. It laughs at me if I try to pass in that speed range in 6th gear. Maybe if you're already going 85...or if you have a turbo installed)
I love the car, and I'm 90 percent sure I'm driving it just fine. I'm just looking for how other people drive theirs so I can be sure I'm getting the most out of it.
e.g. when do you *typically* upshift/downshift, and at what *approximate* rpm do you *typically* release the clutch? How often do you get to 9k rpm when accelerating to highway speeds, vs. how often you just take it to 6 or 7k.
Obviously I can drive it how I want, I'm just looking for some more reference points.
(btw, nycgps: can you *really* pass people quickly in 6th going 60-65mph? The rx8 is below 4k rpm at that speed in that gear. It laughs at me if I try to pass in that speed range in 6th gear. Maybe if you're already going 85...or if you have a turbo installed)
Once and a while I jab the throttle just before starting at a light to bring the RPM's up while letting out the clutch. I still am fascinated by the sound of the engine. The truly happy RPM's are between 6500 and 8000 RPM.
Of course, I live on the side of a volcano so I may do more hill climbing that most.
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