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Old 04-15-2010, 02:44 PM   #14 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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Originally Posted by Billy_BAD_Boy View Post
You are not overtaking, are you?


About the only time I overtake is when someone raced past me to a red light. I can time it and roll through on the green, when they're just starting from a dead stop.

You will get some shakes and shudders if you try a full-throttle acceleration at such low rpm. Just downshift before you try that.
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