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Originally Posted by Jordan Y.
Driving a 7.8:1 turbo car at 2k rpm out of boost defeats the purpose of having a modified sports car, in my opinion.
In any event, when traffic's clear, I can have some fun with it. I catch stretches here and there where i punch it for kicks, but otherwise, I'm just happy to know that I have the potential to pull on cars. I'm not worried about gas mileage (not consciously while driving), but rather I just drive like a little b*tch. The "purpose" for my "7.8:1 turbo car" (or "modified sports car") is:
-to satisfy my yearning to build a complete, clean, slightly modded DSM
-to satisfy my desire for a hobby that doesn't require me being conscious (this is in reference to wrenching...mostly)
-----this could be satisfied without a sports car (or turbo car), but these cars provide the most entertainment immediately after installing a part
-to satisfy my desire for a quick street car (a charactersitic that I choose to utilize when I'm in the mood to do so), and a car I can continue to build (slowly) to satisfy the aforementioned "purposes"
Plus, as previously stated, I just drive like a little b*tch (I don't like to hear my car whine). If my car had a liftime warranty, I might consider driving WOT and shifting at 8k all day.
Hey Jay (this is Jay, right?), disconnect the wastegate actuator from the wastegate arm, and let him shift whenever...
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Originally Posted by AnthrAxNSB
That would depend on the purpose, right? I shift between 2k and 3k at 20% - 30% throttle because that's the way traffic flows. Otherwise, I'd be bouncing between right up on somebody's ass and 10 car lengths behind (I can't very well drive in boost behind a car accelerating slower than me...)
In any event, when traffic's clear, I can have some fun with it. I catch stretches here and there where i punch it for kicks, but otherwise, I'm just happy to know that I have the potential to pull on cars. I'm not worried about gas mileage (not consciously while driving), but rather I just drive like a little b*tch. The "purpose" for my "7.8:1 turbo car" (or "modified sports car") is:
-to satisfy my yearning to build a complete, clean, slightly modded DSM
-to satisfy my desire for a hobby that doesn't require me being conscious (this is in reference to wrenching...mostly)
-----this could be satisfied without a sports car (or turbo car), but these cars provide the most entertainment immediately after installing a part
-to satisfy my desire for a quick street car (a charactersitic that I choose to utilize when I'm in the mood to do so), and a car I can continue to build (slowly) to satisfy the aforementioned "purposes"
Plus, as previously stated, I just drive like a little b*tch (I don't like to hear my car whine). If my car had a liftime warranty, I might consider driving WOT and shifting at 8k all day.
Hey Jay (this is Jay, right?), disconnect the wastegate actuator from the wastegate arm, and let him shift whenever...
In any event, when traffic's clear, I can have some fun with it. I catch stretches here and there where i punch it for kicks, but otherwise, I'm just happy to know that I have the potential to pull on cars. I'm not worried about gas mileage (not consciously while driving), but rather I just drive like a little b*tch. The "purpose" for my "7.8:1 turbo car" (or "modified sports car") is:
-to satisfy my yearning to build a complete, clean, slightly modded DSM
-to satisfy my desire for a hobby that doesn't require me being conscious (this is in reference to wrenching...mostly)
-----this could be satisfied without a sports car (or turbo car), but these cars provide the most entertainment immediately after installing a part
-to satisfy my desire for a quick street car (a charactersitic that I choose to utilize when I'm in the mood to do so), and a car I can continue to build (slowly) to satisfy the aforementioned "purposes"
Plus, as previously stated, I just drive like a little b*tch (I don't like to hear my car whine). If my car had a liftime warranty, I might consider driving WOT and shifting at 8k all day.
Hey Jay (this is Jay, right?), disconnect the wastegate actuator from the wastegate arm, and let him shift whenever...
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Jordan - Yes, you did mention traffic. You mentioned being stuck in traffic, which I assumed meant bumper-to-bumper action. I'm talking about 12:00 p.m., Pinellas County type traffic flow, as that is what the question was in reference to (presumably). I can't imagine the question was in reference to an open road, but perhaps...
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Originally Posted by AnthrAxNSB
Jordan - Yes, you did mention traffic. You mentioned being stuck in traffic, which I assumed meant bumper-to-bumper action. I'm talking about 12:00 p.m., Pinellas County type traffic flow, as that is what the question was in reference to (presumably). I can't imagine the question was in reference to an open road, but perhaps...
Jay - I thought you were another Jay - same story, different Jay.
Jay - I thought you were another Jay - same story, different Jay.
its all good.
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