How often do you floor it?
Melting Slicks
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From: San Jose California
Re: How often do you floor it? (SmokedTires)
Less than I used too. Yes, that's right. But only because a little throttle goes sooo much farther than it used to. I used to love flooring it whenever I fully engaged the clutch; but if I do that now I'm sideways every time in the first two gears. Only very sticky slicks would begin to hold 1st gear at full throttle. If I do it in 3rd, I hit 100 too darn quick. This brings a bit too much attention to me from my fellow city drivers. Flooring it in 4th just simply blasts by the other cars scaring them only moderately. Fifth and sixth still accelerate faster than all but a very few at highway speeds when I floor it. Makes shifting pretty unnecessary.
For the most part I only floor it in 2nd and 3rd when I merge onto highways IF I have a good amount of clear room in front of me. Oh, but when I do, it is so, so good! :cheers:
Chuck
For the most part I only floor it in 2nd and 3rd when I merge onto highways IF I have a good amount of clear room in front of me. Oh, but when I do, it is so, so good! :cheers:
Chuck
Burning Brakes
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From: LIC NY USA
Re: How often do you floor it? (Chuck Harmon)
EVERY time i take her out i wait for the first nice straight , make sure the temp is up,and i 'll floor it.i 'm not really into high speeds ,but i love to accelerate,downshifting from a cruisingpace in 4th gear to second and mash it.there's nothing like it. just can't get enough :D
although right now i need to replace the clutch , so no fun for me :rolleyes:
although right now i need to replace the clutch , so no fun for me :rolleyes:
Melting Slicks
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From: Deltona (son of Deland and DAYTONA) FL
Re: How often do you floor it? (Jvette73)
I do it at the toll booth just on the other side of the bridge I cross every morning. I've barely had the car a month and the longer I have it the move I do it. It pings in 2nd at 4500, so I don't do it for long. Once I go through everything, I suspect I'll floor it more often. :troll
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Le Mans Master
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From: Fort Worth TX
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Re: How often do you floor it? (Chuck Harmon)
. . I used to love flooring it whenever I fully engaged the clutch; but if I do that now I'm sideways every time in the first two gears. Only very sticky slicks would begin to hold 1st gear at full throttle. If I do it in 3rd, I hit 100 too darn quick. . .
With an L48, I can floor it as much as I want . . . it's not dangerous, but it's still fun.
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From: Boone NC home of 3peat National Champs ASU Mountaineers
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Re: How often do you floor it? (74-Roadster)
Every chance I can. I live near the Blue Ridge Parkway,federal road no trucks or commercial vehicles. Great place to cruise and blow out carbon.
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Le Mans Master
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From: I can walk to MA
Re: How often do you floor it? (gdh)
Haven't had the chance lately, but I had a ritual when I drove her to work
each day - 30 miles on Rt3 South into Mass. I would always find an open
straight stretch with no cars ahead - and crank her up to a buck.
This wakes you up better than a cup of coffee.
Rainy days = caffeine in the 4 door.
Nice days = adrenaline in the vette
Once I built the TH400 with S/S shift option, it was all over. I couldn't help
to force downshifts and get nice shift chirps - ALL the time.
:seeya
each day - 30 miles on Rt3 South into Mass. I would always find an open
straight stretch with no cars ahead - and crank her up to a buck.
This wakes you up better than a cup of coffee.
Rainy days = caffeine in the 4 door.
Nice days = adrenaline in the vette
Once I built the TH400 with S/S shift option, it was all over. I couldn't help
to force downshifts and get nice shift chirps - ALL the time.
:seeya
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From: Covington LA
Re: How often do you floor it? (Jvette73)
My Husband and I just bought a 72 with a 454 bb - it is hard to not floor it whenever you get a chance!! We are careful to make sure no one is around!! Ok well every once in a while on the highway - you just can't help it!! ;)
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Re: How often do you floor it? (Daves_rusty_75)
Rainy days = caffeine in the 4 door.
Nice days = adrenaline in the vette
Nice days = adrenaline in the vette
I found this out when my daily driver broke down for a while. I drove the vette everyday to work. Found out I didn't drink coffee. The sound of the SB at WOT is just awsome.
I floor it all the time, sometimes just to get bad looks from old people. lol
I guess I just think its funny.
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Safety Car
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From: Severna Park Md
Re: How often do you floor it? (vettery)
The other night Kym and I went for a cruise down the highway with the tops out and windows down. We came up on 3 dudes riding Harleys. I slowly creeped up beside them. I was cruisin in 4th gear when I punched it to the floor. The tranny kicked down to 2nd at about 50mph and my 2 chamber Flowmaster screamed thier tune along side the bikers. I shot forward for a few seconds untill I caught up with traffic and had to slow down. Shortly thereafter the bikers caught up beside us. I think they liked it because they then proceeded to give us a full throttle blasts from thier loud Harley pipes. Thiers were much louder than ours. It was pretty cool. We went down the road for a while talking back and forth with our exhaust noise. Man them bikes can be LOUD!!!!!
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Re: How often do you floor it? (Jvette73)
Lately I've been very kind to good 'ole '68......I'd say I floor it once every 3 times of taking it out.
Most of the time I don't actually touch the floorboard with the pedal - unless I feel like leaving big chunks of rubber behind ! :D :eek: :D
Gotta watch them Big Blocks !!!!!!! ...it can be vewee scare-weee ! :p:
Most of the time I don't actually touch the floorboard with the pedal - unless I feel like leaving big chunks of rubber behind ! :D :eek: :D
Gotta watch them Big Blocks !!!!!!! ...it can be vewee scare-weee ! :p:
Burning Brakes
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From: South San Francisco CA
Re: How often do you floor it? (Jvette73)
You tend to get smarter as you get older. At 25 I stood on that sucker often and really am amazed I'm still alive. Now, at 56....it's not that often but if the situation is just right....let's just say....the car still runs good.
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From: A 12/8 man in a 4/4 world
Re: How often do you floor it? (Jvette73)
gotta love a 4-speed. love to run it thrugh the gears. here is SE michigan its tough to do. forkin stoplight every 300 yrds.
caught my wife looking thru the zip catalogue. "what you going to by me?" she said nothing... im looking for a passenger side wife brake kit! :jester
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