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Old 07-05-2006, 04:33 PM
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I can chirp 4th. 2nd is lay rubber till the DSC/TCS kicks in, 3rd will scoot a bit sideways and grab..I almost never do it though. RX8 clutch does not like flat shifting. I know one day that I do it it will break and I will cry...

that said, I almost never peel out or chirp in this car. I do find that if I am in any kind of sand or water that first and second can get squirrely.. with casual driving. I've also had trouble with the backend trying to kick out under hard acceleration on the interstate in the rain. The stock bridgestones SUCK.

I'm putting better meat on the car and then I should have no more traction problems. You can make any car peel out chirp or whatever in any gear if you dump the clutch at enough RPM's and have crappy tires on it.
Old 07-05-2006, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Raptor2k
going into neutral, then back into a high-power gear in less than half a second?
Using... the clutch.
Old 07-05-2006, 07:58 PM
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It may have just been a bird flying by chirping at the same time you shifted.
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i chirp my tires when i engage my flux capacator...
Old 07-05-2006, 08:48 PM
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meh, chirp chirp
Old 07-07-2006, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by brattesani
i chirp my tires when i engage my flux capacator...
what's weird is that i find my natural highway cruise speed when i'm not paying attention to my speed and just doing what feels natural always ends up right at 88 mph.. seriously.
Old 07-07-2006, 10:02 AM
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I chirped the crap outta my 8 on the 5-6 shift.

Well actually, I accidentally shifted into reverse - but I spun them bitches hardcore.
Old 07-07-2006, 11:44 AM
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I did this in the wet yesterday, coming out of a toll gate.. smoothly engaged 2nd, and instead of gently gassing her, I whacked the throttle open..*wzzzzzzzzzzzzzip!*

Funny, TC / DSC never came on... but the car just kept going where it was supposed to be going, no drama. Lifted a little and they hooked right back up.

Could it be that with 7/32nds remaining I allready need new rubbah?! Or maybe the yoki es100's just ain't that great on wet..

In the dry, the only chirping I *want* to hear is going around corners.. that's the only chirping I like.
Old 07-07-2006, 12:28 PM
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I'm going to buy the hardest, highest-mileage touring tires I can find so I can chirp all 6 gears.

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I have also done the same with 1-2 and 2-3. 3-4 once, but we won't talk about that. I have even gotten the traction control light to flash on the 2-3, and it was not like I was trying, just shifting normally. The car can be shifted so well and so quickly that it just happens.

Side Note: I routinely get the rear tires loose off the line in 1st gear. Gotta love that low first gear and that paltry 159 lb-ft of torque working to get things moving in a hurry. I will also add that this is not with any type of clutch dump, just even smooth engagement and a very heavy right foot.
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