do you drive more "aggressively" top down than top up?
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do you drive more "aggressively" top down than top up?
riding with a friend in his Z3 and noticed that he was shifting somewhere around 1k to 2k rpms! ... asked him why, and he said thats what the manual says to do- i asked him if he ever revs closer to redline and he told me that would be bad for the engine!!! (maybe his engine, not mine!)
i also noted that he usually has his top up.
i then drove my car top-up (which i almost never do) and noticed that i tended to shift a lot earlier than i do with the top down. top up you hear more engine/tranny noises, and it seems to want to shift earlier! top down all i hear is the music from the tail pipes.
forget that top up stuff- going for high revs here...
has anyone else noticed that they rev higher top down than top up?
i also noted that he usually has his top up.
i then drove my car top-up (which i almost never do) and noticed that i tended to shift a lot earlier than i do with the top down. top up you hear more engine/tranny noises, and it seems to want to shift earlier! top down all i hear is the music from the tail pipes.
forget that top up stuff- going for high revs here...
has anyone else noticed that they rev higher top down than top up?
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If I have the top up, I'm usually on my way to work or it's raining, etc. So I do drive much more conservatively. And you're right, everything is louder and more pronounced so I shift sooner. But, when the top is down...forgettaboutit.
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The only time the top is ever up on mine is when it's raining, so I would have to say that I drive more aggressively with the top down.
Besides, I can't see nearly as well when the top is up.
Besides, I can't see nearly as well when the top is up.
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haha i was going to ask this question a long time ago. I do notice that i drive like mad with the top down. Especially the nice exhaust note. But with the top up it's so loud i dont like revving too high, it's loud with HKS exhaust.
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Actually, I dirve very conservatively all the time. I have almost 20,000 miles on my S, and I've still yet to hit that VTEC thing everyone's talking about. I always keep 2 hands on the wheel and ALWAYS drive 5 MPH under the legal speed limit. It's time for all of you to abide by the the same driving laws & regulations.
And yes.......I'm joking!
And yes.......I'm joking!
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Originally posted by wanabe
riding with a friend in his Z3 and noticed that he was shifting somewhere around 1k to 2k rpms!
riding with a friend in his Z3 and noticed that he was shifting somewhere around 1k to 2k rpms!