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MetroMPG · 10-15-2008, 10:44 PM

After watching your acceleration vids, I've changed my technique when I want to accelerate quickly. If I'm starting from a stop, I'll use 2nd or 3rd and upshift to 4th pretty early. I think I'm doing much better than 25s to 30 mph now. Hard to believe I'm still figuring the car out.

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