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Old 10-18-2018, 11:21 PM
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Gov spring

This is probably a stupod question but I just want to make sure. I am putting a 3200 gov spring in my first gen, Its a 5 speed manual, does this mean I should shift higher?
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Good morning and welcome to the forum Cody, no there is no need to shift any different. What it will help you with is when you are pulling a trailer you can get a little more rpm for your 2-3 and 3-4 shift so it wont lug as bad, of course there is the added benefit of being able to smoke your buddies rice grinder
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Depending on your other mods, you will notice the extra RPM. Make sure you have enough fuel and air to take advantage of the extra RPM.
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You'll know when to shift by ear.
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Originally Posted by nonrev
no there is no need to shift any different. What it will help you with is when you are pulling a trailer you can get a little more rpm for your 2-3 and 3-4 shift so it wont lug as bad,
^ this
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