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Old 02-17-2009, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 1.3L
I think I figured out your slow 0 to 60. It's a sequence problem:

1. rev to 7000 or so
2. feather in clutch
3. make 1st to 2nd shift as fast as possible
4. release parking brake

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Old 02-17-2009, 05:19 PM
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rev it to 10k and hold it there for 20 min, when your smell plastic, that means its fixed
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The poor kid who started this thread.....
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Just a comment from the peanut gallery - you may want to settle down with all the 2 Fast 2 Furious driving. Your 8 is going to get very expensive very fast if you keep drifting, doing 0-60 pulls, and other activities that are equally hard on the car. If you're prepared to put the money into new transmissions, clutches, differentials, tires, etc. then feel free to disregard this post.
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Originally Posted by 1.3L
I think I figured out your slow 0 to 60. It's a sequence problem:

1. rev to 7000 or so
2. feather in clutch
3. make 1st to 2nd shift as fast as possible
4. release parking brake

-1.3L
you're doing it wrong...
Old 02-17-2009, 07:42 PM
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do 2k clutch drops
Powershift 1st to 2nd
Press Brakes

You are asking to get flamed....
But you do what 1.3L said and you would get 6 seconds flat to 0-60.
Old 02-17-2009, 07:43 PM
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yep - you almost have to destroy your clutch to get a decent time (sub 6s) but a slow 1-2 will kill you as well . Try different oil before you blame the trans .
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Originally Posted by Brettus
yep - you almost have to destroy your clutch to get a decent time (sub 6s) but a slow 1-2 will kill you as well . Try different oil before you blame the trans .
a slow 1-2? whats that mean
Old 02-17-2009, 08:07 PM
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1-2 = 1st gear to 2nd gear shift
Old 02-17-2009, 08:11 PM
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yes - what paul 'no monkey spanking' said ...
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Originally Posted by Brettus
yes - what paul 'no monkey spanking' said ...
god kills a kitten every time....
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oh noes - there wouldn't be ant left if that were true ....
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so your telling me that shifting to slow in 1st to 2nd will mess up the cluch?
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um no , it will mess up your 0-60 time
Old 02-17-2009, 10:00 PM
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if it takes 7k then i'll stick to soft launches. i'll see what the dealership can do with the 1-2 shift. and if nothing or something and no difference, i will go with new oil.

i'll stick to high 6's opposed to low 6's and a bad clutch. i can nail low 7's with my shifting problem.

thanks to real responses. helped a lot.
Old 02-17-2009, 10:14 PM
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i had the same problem shifting into 2nd gear, until i got a act clutch and now it shifts in perfect everytime

and i still have the problem going back to 2nd gear from like 45mph idk why
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Originally Posted by alz0rz
you're doing it wrong...
I'm clueless. What part is wrong.

-1.3L
Old 02-18-2009, 11:47 AM
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I never understood the relavance of obtaining a perfect 0-60 times on the street. Just drive the car and know your car is "capable" of doing 0-60 in 5.9 seconds. lol, its not like someone is gonna be driving next to you from a stop light and make fun of you at the next stoplight for doin 0-60 in 6.8 seconds instead of 6.0
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