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redpoint5 · 12-03-2019, 06:35 PM

I often skip 3rd to 6th. The acura has silly close gearing, and people tend to accelerate slowly, so if I'm limited to the acceleration of the guy ahead, then I'm skipping some gears and loading the engine a little more.

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