Down Shifting
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Racer
Joined: Nov 2005
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From: St.Louis Missouri
My biggest concern at the moment was at 70 mph I would drop it into 4th and it felt like a dog.My duramax has more kick (with the edge juice).I may never want to drop it into 1st or even 2nd as low as I stated but it's nice to know what it can take.I do at least want to be able to down shift to a low enough gear to make it feel like an automatic kicking into passing gear.Thanks!
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Raleigh / Rolesville NC
Originally Posted by bobbss
My biggest concern at the moment was at 70 mph I would drop it into 4th and it felt like a dog.My duramax has more kick (with the edge juice).I may never want to drop it into 1st or even 2nd as low as I stated but it's nice to know what it can take.I do at least want to be able to down shift to a low enough gear to make it feel like an automatic kicking into passing gear.Thanks!
The brakes should be used to stop you not the tranny. Engines are a lot more expensive than brake pads. 
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Bay Area CA
I have always been a "downshifter" ... and I have never had tranny or clutch issues. Rev matching helps a ton .... hell even a small blip of the throttle helps. Granted I have never kept my cars for a long time but I have never replaced a clutch or tranny or had to replace brake pads for that matter (38k on my WRX that I bought new and the pads look almost new). 95% of my driving is street based with the occasional autoX and spirited canyon run. Shifting into first at anything more than a low mph roll seems like more wear and tear than it might be worth but to each their own. Guess I have always owned manuals and I like to be active 
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