Quick racing question.....
02-21-2006, 12:19 AM
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Quick racing question.....
So my cousin got a hot shot BMW M3 this morning (used haha), so he tells me let's go for a quick highway spin. We call a few friends one with a G35 and one with a BMW 330i.
So now we're cruising we agreed no one passes over 95 mph. So the M3 and the g35 go at it blah blah blah. So i'm side by side with the 330 in 3rd gear around 45mph and shift into 4th and around 5k rpm (the 330 never had a chance) the engine just clicked and slowed down to about 3k before it started moving again WTF??.
What the hell happened? I pulled off to the next exit, I let it idle shut it off for a little while and it seemed fine. Anyone have this problem before? (my first time actually pushing the rx8)
Thanks guys
So now we're cruising we agreed no one passes over 95 mph. So the M3 and the g35 go at it blah blah blah. So i'm side by side with the 330 in 3rd gear around 45mph and shift into 4th and around 5k rpm (the 330 never had a chance) the engine just clicked and slowed down to about 3k before it started moving again WTF??.
What the hell happened? I pulled off to the next exit, I let it idle shut it off for a little while and it seemed fine. Anyone have this problem before? (my first time actually pushing the rx8)
Thanks guys
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02-21-2006, 04:59 AM
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your 8 sensed that you were on a public U.S highway about to kill some pedestrian crossing the road and decided to save *** alot of future grief and expense. 
02-21-2006, 05:29 AM
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Not the wisest title to a thread unless you are simply looking to get it closed. If you were doing 45 mph and shifted into 4th gear, than yes... your tach would have dropped to 3k rpm.
Here's a tip tho, read the forum rules before starting another "racing" thread.
Here's a tip tho, read the forum rules before starting another "racing" thread.
02-21-2006, 10:16 AM
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Alright sorry I wasn't aware of it, but getting off the phone with the dealer he said it was traction control kicking in(morons). I know it wasn't but I'll leave it at that. 
02-21-2006, 11:46 AM
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donate your car to someone who knows how to drive, & can do so responsibly...
eat my shorts grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
i hate school
eat my shorts grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
i hate school
02-21-2006, 12:56 PM
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what the hell??? Downshift to get to the powerband (5K-9K), not upshift!!!!
And for the other people who suggested any other solution, learn to read!
Funny thing is I know alot of people who think upshifting makes the car "go faster"...
And for the other people who suggested any other solution, learn to read!
Funny thing is I know alot of people who think upshifting makes the car "go faster"...
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