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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 1.3L
I think I figured out your slow 0 to 60. It's a sequence problem:

1. rev to 7000 or so
2. feather in clutch
3. make 1st to 2nd shift as fast as possible
4. release parking brake

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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 05:19 PM
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rev it to 10k and hold it there for 20 min, when your smell plastic, that means its fixed
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 05:20 PM
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The poor kid who started this thread.....
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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Just a comment from the peanut gallery - you may want to settle down with all the 2 Fast 2 Furious driving. Your 8 is going to get very expensive very fast if you keep drifting, doing 0-60 pulls, and other activities that are equally hard on the car. If you're prepared to put the money into new transmissions, clutches, differentials, tires, etc. then feel free to disregard this post.
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 1.3L
I think I figured out your slow 0 to 60. It's a sequence problem:

1. rev to 7000 or so
2. feather in clutch
3. make 1st to 2nd shift as fast as possible
4. release parking brake

-1.3L
you're doing it wrong...
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 07:42 PM
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do 2k clutch drops
Powershift 1st to 2nd
Press Brakes

You are asking to get flamed....
But you do what 1.3L said and you would get 6 seconds flat to 0-60.
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 07:43 PM
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yep - you almost have to destroy your clutch to get a decent time (sub 6s) but a slow 1-2 will kill you as well . Try different oil before you blame the trans .
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Brettus
yep - you almost have to destroy your clutch to get a decent time (sub 6s) but a slow 1-2 will kill you as well . Try different oil before you blame the trans .
a slow 1-2? whats that mean
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 08:07 PM
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1-2 = 1st gear to 2nd gear shift
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 08:11 PM
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yes - what paul 'no monkey spanking' said ...
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Brettus
yes - what paul 'no monkey spanking' said ...
god kills a kitten every time....
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 08:13 PM
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oh noes - there wouldn't be ant left if that were true ....
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 09:23 PM
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so your telling me that shifting to slow in 1st to 2nd will mess up the cluch?
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 09:25 PM
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um no , it will mess up your 0-60 time
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 10:00 PM
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if it takes 7k then i'll stick to soft launches. i'll see what the dealership can do with the 1-2 shift. and if nothing or something and no difference, i will go with new oil.

i'll stick to high 6's opposed to low 6's and a bad clutch. i can nail low 7's with my shifting problem.

thanks to real responses. helped a lot.
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 10:14 PM
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i had the same problem shifting into 2nd gear, until i got a act clutch and now it shifts in perfect everytime

and i still have the problem going back to 2nd gear from like 45mph idk why
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by alz0rz
you're doing it wrong...
I'm clueless. What part is wrong.

-1.3L
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 11:47 AM
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I never understood the relavance of obtaining a perfect 0-60 times on the street. Just drive the car and know your car is "capable" of doing 0-60 in 5.9 seconds. lol, its not like someone is gonna be driving next to you from a stop light and make fun of you at the next stoplight for doin 0-60 in 6.8 seconds instead of 6.0
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