Which gear for a good performance
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Racer
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Which gear for a good performance
Hi all,
I was wondering which gear to drive with if I want good acceleration and good top speeds...Like say driving sportly on a winding road...Drive or Overdrive ?
Thanks
I was wondering which gear to drive with if I want good acceleration and good top speeds...Like say driving sportly on a winding road...Drive or Overdrive ?
Thanks
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Racer
Joined: Dec 2002
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From: The wrong side of the Atlantic ocean
Re: Which gear for a good performance (bogus)
I'm asking that cause I am used to manual clutch (I live in France)...
To summarize : I use OD to cruise and D to have fun...Isn't this right?
Thanks
To summarize : I use OD to cruise and D to have fun...Isn't this right?
Thanks
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Re: Which gear for a good performance (Dudule)
Definitely use 3rd gear for cruzin the curves.
BTW, if you are handy with a Dremel tool you can cut some steps into your stock A4 shift gate to add shift feel. Then you can up/down shift with more confidence.
There are some pics of my modified shift gate on my site. Now I must use the button to down shift into 2nd or 1st; on up shift there is shift feel as the detent moves to each step. With my mod there is no step between 3rd & 4th but there is the indent stop at 2nd to tell me when I"m in 3rd.
This setup is nice if you like to approach sharp curves in the proper gear for maximum pull comming out.
[Modified by 65Z01, 3:19 PM 4/13/2004]
BTW, if you are handy with a Dremel tool you can cut some steps into your stock A4 shift gate to add shift feel. Then you can up/down shift with more confidence.
There are some pics of my modified shift gate on my site. Now I must use the button to down shift into 2nd or 1st; on up shift there is shift feel as the detent moves to each step. With my mod there is no step between 3rd & 4th but there is the indent stop at 2nd to tell me when I"m in 3rd.
This setup is nice if you like to approach sharp curves in the proper gear for maximum pull comming out.
[Modified by 65Z01, 3:19 PM 4/13/2004]
