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Old 06-27-2010, 10:54 PM   #30 (permalink)
brucey
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With the automatic in the subie: I've found that accelerating quickly(1/2~3/4 throttle) (at least to 30 mph or so) is no more harmful than accelerating slowly. It gets you into the wonderful top gear much quicker that, at least according to the scan gauge, it makes no real difference.

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