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Old 09-01-2005, 01:21 PM
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You will burn your clutch out sooner, tires quicker, brakes faster.....But that's the fun! I always assume that the clutch in a manual car is the weak link and will bear the brunt of all the Hard driving, thus really protecting the engine and tranny(unless you constantly go past redline) Drive too hard too long and make mistakes and the worst that will happen is buying a new clutch, which for me is an excuse to get a nice tilton or ACT. Just keep it safe.
Old 09-01-2005, 06:32 PM
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fresh oil fresh oil fresh oil (synthetic ofcourse)
Old 09-01-2005, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by LIdrew
You will burn your clutch out sooner, tires quicker, brakes faster.....But that's the fun! I always assume that the clutch in a manual car is the weak link and will bear the brunt of all the Hard driving, thus really protecting the engine and tranny(unless you constantly go past redline) Drive too hard too long and make mistakes and the worst that will happen is buying a new clutch, which for me is an excuse to get a nice tilton or ACT. Just keep it safe.

Not just the clutch...

The synchros, CV joints, rear diff...

There is a way to solicit a car without being hard to it. Be smooth. Fast and smooth.

Allow some time for warmup and cool down...
Old 09-06-2005, 10:31 AM
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Thanks for the advice.
Old 09-06-2005, 05:27 PM
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I spend ten minutes warming the engnie up. And then i thrash the crap out of it going "well at least the engine's warmed up"
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