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09-05-2001, 03:17 AM
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Scooby Guru
Member#: 2272
Join Date: Sep 2000
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Location: Anti-Bunny Revolutionary Front
Vehicle:95 L AWD w/ EJ25 :) 1970 Subaru FF-1 Coupe 
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1rst and 2nd gear are fun!
My 1.8 is turning into more fun than I thought it would be
 Today I "accidentily" sliped lauched first gear a bit for the first time. I was sitting behind a "Icy Hot Stuntaz" truck who I expected to accelerate hard off the light... instead he kinda sat there, and I used a bit to much gas, and put the clutch down to slow down, but I didnt ease the gas right, and let the clutch back up and ZOOOOOOM! *Brake* Whoops! Almost got him, but BOY did the car launch suddenly!  I have most of my fun off of lights with me in front and getting up to 5500rpm's and shifting to 2nd and going up to 5500rpms again... Cause after that, the 1.8 kinda dies  But the cool thing is I can really hear that nice and throughty Boxer sound! FUN!I need to fix my suspension and get new wheels to have some actual fun in the twisties and turns though, but that cant be acomplished with my remaining $100... Im saving up though |
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09-05-2001, 07:26 AM
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Scooby Specialist
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Join Date: Aug 2001
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yup
trying riding 2nd a little higher to help it out in third. to me, second is cool on the road, third
is better on the freeway. but hey, try to keep it on the track |
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09-05-2001, 10:30 AM
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Scooby Guru
Member#: 4835
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Location: Fl33tw00d, PA
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Someone should do their own 1.8t Subaru
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09-05-2001, 01:23 PM
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Scooby Specialist
Member#: 6542
Join Date: May 2001
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Location: waxfang.net
Vehicle:2002 Honda Civic Si 2007 Aprilia SR50 Factory |
i dunno. everyone says 1.8s are slow, but i've never had a problem keeping up with anything once i'm outta 1st... then again, light weight saves my arse (read: no awd) in the occasional stoplight GP.
i'd turbo my car, but then i'd only be even with an RS...at "normal" levels of boost anyways... |
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09-05-2001, 01:26 PM
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Scooby Newbie
Member#: 3382
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Ithaca, NY
Vehicle:2001 Impreza RS Black, like me |
I'd say you'd be more even with a civic, unless you got a supercharger !
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09-05-2001, 06:28 PM
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Scooby Newbie
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Ottawa
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btw its not the brightest idea to use the first gear in high revs if you want your car to last...
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09-05-2001, 08:30 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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09-05-2001, 09:20 PM
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Scooby Newbie
Member#: 9212
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Ottawa
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the thing that i heard is that when you rev the engine with out any load on it like reving it in neutral is not good for the engine... and same thing for 1st gear ..
if you look at manufactures what ever that is called you will see that it says to change the first gear at about 3k and all the other gears at 4k... |
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09-05-2001, 11:28 PM
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Location: New Jersey
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09-06-2001, 04:12 AM
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Scooby Guru
Member#: 2272
Join Date: Sep 2000
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Location: Anti-Bunny Revolutionary Front
Vehicle:95 L AWD w/ EJ25 :) 1970 Subaru FF-1 Coupe
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Manufactures tell you that bull to keep them from being in trouble...
This car doesnt have any power unless its between 3000-5500 rpms (6000 redline), but of course, I DONT drive like that all the time, and I do shift out of first as soon as possible cause its so loud and complainy |
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