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Old 05-02-2013, 11:53 AM
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He does bounce off the rev limiter a bit much but its really not that bad, You'd be surprised how much of a beating these cars can take.

It's there for a reason.

Since he does not shift up much, he would really benefit with a Different final drive.
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4.77s and he'd run most of it in 3rd
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Sitting on the limiter under power does zero to hurt the engine. . The dude does drive like an idiot though.
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9:15 goodness gracious that was idiotic.
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Originally Posted by stevenw
I wouldn't bounce it off the limiter unless I was racing for a time or position and the corner was coming up real quick, but definitely not on a canyon run. I saw a few times where he could have shifted up, stayed in that gear for a second, and drop it back down before the corner and not have to bounce it off the limiter for 3 full seconds.
This. Bouncing off the limiter and shuffling your hands is overkill when you're just carving canyons,
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It looks like (referencing his other videos) he has a test pipe, which could explain the CEL...?
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The Evo driver is a accident waiting to happen what with crossing the yellow. I didn't mind the S driver until 9:50. That is just plain stupid!!
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Originally Posted by RedCelica
4.77s and he'd run most of it in 3rd

This. I've seen 4.77's work wonder on Ap2's


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Originally Posted by funat9000rpm
Originally Posted by RedCelica' timestamp='1367527548' post='22515566
4.77s and he'd run most of it in 3rd

This. I've seen 4.77's work wonder on Ap2's


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Originally Posted by frei

What? I have


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