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Old 10-07-2009, 02:20 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Moderate your Moderation.
 
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You may be able to lock just out of 1st gear, as long as you're not accelerating like a mad man, and keep it locked through the other 2 gear changes, gaining some serious efficiency that would otherwise be lost to heat generated due to TC slip.
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