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Old 07-31-2005, 07:31 PM   #113 (permalink)
Tyger
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Originally Posted by mrluky
and another comment/question:
i drove an elise yesterday and the shifts were smooth and all flawless(stayed under 6krpms). and i was really nervous. but then when i go back to driving my brothers rx-8(not nervous), i cannot get a smooth shift for the life of me. i shift around 6k rpms(9k+ redline). the clutch engages around the last 2 inches of travel(opposite of the elise, almsot) which throws me off a little. i know if i blip the throttle ~3k rpms it would be smoother, but i dont. i wasnt rev matching on the elise, just saying that it was smooth.
Are you talking about upshifting or downshifting??
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