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Originally Posted by whitert
That makes sense. The MDS ran a bit differently and with the torque the 8 had the car would pull hills at 1400 rpm hahaha so I guess that's where that habit comes from!
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I know the feeling, I drove an '06 300C and the torque from the 5.7 Hemis is addicting.
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Originally Posted by whitert
I'll definitly have to try that out, allowing the car to rev a bit more. I've been pretty much shifting asap, which I've found under light load is well, starting off in 2nd (and staying there in stop and go traffic), 3rd almost immediatly after rolling, 4th at 20 mph, and 5th at 30. So you're saying this isn't necessarily the best route to go? What about the starting out in 2nd, always seemed a bit wierd to me.
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Shifting at those points is something I'd recommend for being in a traffic jam or around low speed areas but not for stop light to stop light traffic or on elevations. For those cases I'd shift from 1-2 to at 15 MPH, 2-3 at 25, 3-4 at 35-40, and 4-5 at 50-60. Shifting at those points doesn't allow the engine to rev up and go into forced VTEC.
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Originally Posted by whitert
While I have your attention, is there anything I should keep an eye on with these cars as far as servicing or little gems of info? I was reading in a post while searching that one should depend on the oil life indicator pretty heavily and not just mileage? I usually just do every 5k.
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Thats everyone's own personal belief and practice. Some change their oils every 3k, others when the indicator tells them. However if you do your own oil changes just be sure you learn how to reset the oil life indicator and memorize or bookmark the service codes just in case they pop up.
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Originally Posted by whitert
Oh and has anyone else found the location of the pedals, ecpecially the gas, to be strange? The gas pedal seems like its floating in mid air instead of closer to the floor, I only drive the car without shoes otherwise I have to hold my foot up and my leg cramps. My only pet peeve so I guess that's a plus.
Ok that's waay to much thanks again I'm gooone
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The peddle positioning itself doesn't bug me, its just the weightless feel of the gas peddle that does. However someone made a DIY to fix that.
http://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-y...gas-pedal.html