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Old 02-19-2011, 09:46 AM
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Driving around Video

Many of you do this every day so no biggie, But this is to make all the Auto guys jealous .....If you can't tell by the Sig. We like 1st gens 5 speeds.


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Hey Grandma, power shifting means " DON'T LET OFF THE GAS WHEN SHIFTING". Anyway crossy boy, I'm glad your on the road. Its a great feeling to have your license. Just be a good boy so you don't have to go back to walking. I had enough complaints get back to the old man without taping myself messing around.
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I thought that was flat shifting...or are they the same thing?

Should have just said Banged, not "powershifted" that sounds too official.
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I'm sure everyone has there own term. Just like yanking your chain. I drove one of mine for the first time in a 2 or 3 months. I have the 92 road legal this winter, but its been a bad winter and the salt has been put down 3 or more times a week all winter. I drove it on a dry section about a mile each way then came home. I won't even get my beater 92 in the salt.
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Just a suggestion for ya, after ya shift, get your hand off the lever. Video was cool
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There isn't one single thing about a manual trans that would make me jealous over an auto! Manuals are for sports cars and semis.it's way to hard for me to shift gears while eating a Big Mac and trying to text.
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There isn't one single thing about a manual trans that would make me jealous over an auto! Manuals are for sports cars and semis.it's way to hard for me to shift gears while eating a Big Mac and trying to text.
LOL i just hate the slushiness and the feeling of not getting all your torque to the wheels.

And you shouldn't text and drive, i don't even think about doing that and I'm 17
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Originally Posted by MARF75
There isn't one single thing about a manual trans that would make me jealous over an auto! Manuals are for sports cars and semis.it's way to hard for me to shift gears while eating a Big Mac and trying to text.
Not tryin to be an , but please dont text while your driving

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LOL i just hate the slushiness and the feeling of not getting all your torque to the wheels.

And you shouldn't text and drive, i don't even think about doing that and I'm 17
This is coming from the guy videotaping while driving...

Good video, but couldn't leave that one alone.
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I don't miss the manual days at all. Below 3 or 400 hp the manual is good. Above that the auto is the way to go.
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Originally Posted by OldDodgeOwner
This is coming from the guy videotaping while driving...

Good video, but couldn't leave that one alone.
The camera was in the passenger armrest, and at least i can watch the road and just aim the camera. Texting requires looking at the phone and hitting buttons
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Ack. You should be able to synchronize your shifts a bit better.

When I had my old 4x4 93, me and a Ford lined up on a back road. 2nd gear launch, no throttle. He got the jump on me. I burned out through 2nd, got into 3rd, squealed through 3rd, chirped going into 4th, got along side of him, and slid into 5th.

In fact, something to think about I noticed when I shifted fast. 5th gear is so close on a 4:10 truck, no matter how fast I shifted, 5th would be ready for me to let the clutch out. I then figured something out. When you let up on the gas pedal (before hitting the clutch), you temporarily relieve the stress on the gear and it can, with light pressure, pop into neutral. Now when you do that, all the gears are spinning as fast as the engine. In 1 fluid motion (if you can't get from 4lo-4hi without grinding, forget this), slide it up into 5th. Speeds should be matched at this point.

Anyways, I slid into 5th and slingshot right past the poor Ford owner. He wasn't too happy.
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Originally Posted by MARF75
There isn't one single thing about a manual trans that would make me jealous over an auto! Manuals are for sports cars and semis.it's way to hard for me to shift gears while eating a Big Mac and trying to text.
Some of us value out lives enough to put the cell phone down & drive!! If you don't understand why then ride with someone else who is texting & driving. you will never do it again after watching that person endanger your life.

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Hey guys, I think he was kidding about texting and eating while driving. You know,, a joke.
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I do miss the power that is soaked up going thru the slush box though. I can really tell when I would drive my dads '92 with a getrag.


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