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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 06:26 AM
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Default Re: What will it take us to reach 11.50's...

Originally Posted by Eleventeen
I feel that the 3-4 gear change comes too late. If we could hit 4th a few hundred RPM sooner, we could take more advantage of the great mid-range torque these engines produce, rather than riding out the flat spot at the top of 3rd gear near the end of the track.
Could you effectively do that by using the "manual" mode on the stick? However I noticed "DistantPulse" kept it in regular full auto mode when doing runs at the track. Not trying to hijack this thread but is there any benefit to "manually" shifting the gears on the SRT?
 
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