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Old Oct 30, 2007 | 09:57 PM
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You guys with A4s do you let the car shift it self or do you pull it all the way to 1?
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Old Oct 30, 2007 | 11:15 PM
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You guys with A4s do you let the car shift it self or do you pull it all the way to 1?
I let computer do the shifting, but I have tuner adust shift point for optimal shifting. But you have to have a transmission and Diff that can handle the hard shifting of a properly tuned car.
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I just put in D drag race.. But NO I don't shift it, I let the controler do that... Too much of a chance to hit the rev limiter.

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Put it in '3' and let the computer shift it; i'm guessing it does i much better job than I
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 10:33 AM
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for controlling/ governing wheelspin on the street, i manual shift.
At the track, i leave it in 3rd, then manually put into 4th ( my car's setup - w/ nitous and big converter ).
As everyone has mentioned, leaving it in D will give you the best results.
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Yup, let the computer do the shifting.

3rd gear not overdrive. OD will work but will cause and extra shift right at the end of the run
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Thanks for the info fellas
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