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Old May 17, 2011 | 10:21 PM
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I start in fourth gear...


























































...because race car
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Old May 17, 2011 | 10:48 PM
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I drive with my cool shades and pimp hat on.
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Old May 17, 2011 | 10:50 PM
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Z, ok, GF, no way!

http://www.cl.ly/0z0d2n1c3U1V1a1Y0p1w
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Old May 17, 2011 | 10:53 PM
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the wheels. THE WHEELS!
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Old May 17, 2011 | 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Duckeee
the wheels. THE WHEELS!
Maybe thats why you can hear the road eh?!
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Old May 17, 2011 | 11:02 PM
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Someone ban this noob for all the failz he brings.
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Old May 17, 2011 | 11:06 PM
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That was rude. I've reported your post.

In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[2] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[3] The noun troll may refer to the provocative message itself, as in: "That was an excellent troll you posted". While the word troll and its associated verb trolling are associated with Internet discourse, media attention in recent years has made such labels subjective, with trolling describing intentionally provocative actions outside of an online context. For example, mass media uses troll to describe "a person who defaces Internet tribute sites with the aim of causing grief to families."[4][5]

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Old May 17, 2011 | 11:08 PM
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"Do not feed the trolls"
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Old May 17, 2011 | 11:53 PM
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Lol at cool shades and a pimp hat
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Old May 17, 2011 | 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by sportbiketed


Someone ban this noob for all the failz he brings.


Pics of the girlfriend, or she doesn't exist...
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Old May 18, 2011 | 03:57 AM
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Chrome wheels.....

And parking sideways in a disabled spot? I give $300 tickets to people like you
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Old May 18, 2011 | 04:21 AM
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Originally Posted by vtax
Thanks for your replies.

I can barely get anywhere in any amount of time when going through all the gears. Tons of shifting! Plus going 1/2/3 goes so slow, and i feel like the guy behind me is going to ram me....

Also, when going through the first three gears, then seem to top out very quickly...]
Are you a woman?



Did you know that the Z gets better gas mileage when cruising at 3000rpm vs 1500? Shift those gears. More load = worse gas mileage.
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Old May 18, 2011 | 05:53 AM
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From a dead stop I start in first. For a rolling stop (come on, we all do it) I just drop to second.

As for the rest of the gears, I don't cruise at more than ~2500 RPM so if I am over that, I shift. It's all just common sense.

EDIT: Ignore what I said. I didn't read the second page before posting. This thread is clearly not about shifting anymore. Flame on!

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Old May 18, 2011 | 05:58 AM
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why would you start in second????

From a dead stop you are supposed to use first gear. It is designed to get the car moving since it takes on alot of load. I can't believe you would even ask a question like this!!
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Old May 18, 2011 | 06:05 AM
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use all the damn gears. it's a 6 spd not a 5 spd!!
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Old May 18, 2011 | 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by vtax
That was rude. I've reported your post.

In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[2] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[3] The noun troll may refer to the provocative message itself, as in: "That was an excellent troll you posted". While the word troll and its associated verb trolling are associated with Internet discourse, media attention in recent years has made such labels subjective, with trolling describing intentionally provocative actions outside of an online context. For example, mass media uses troll to describe "a person who defaces Internet tribute sites with the aim of causing grief to families."[4][5]
Not going to get you anywhere but the stomach of wolves.
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Old May 18, 2011 | 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by _STEVEO_01


Pics of the girlfriend, or she doesn't exist...

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Old May 18, 2011 | 07:35 AM
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It's normal to start in 2nd gear and skip a gear here and there, just like it's normal to start reading a book at page 20 and then skip pages as you go.
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Old May 18, 2011 | 07:36 AM
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Why isn't 5th or 6th gear an option in the poll?? Sometimes I get mad at my car and start off in 5th to hurt it. Gotta smack a ***** every now and then right??
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Old May 18, 2011 | 07:43 AM
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Had to drive my SUV today to haul a guitar to FedEx. Driving an automatic sucks. I typically just go through all the gears. If you feel like shifting through 1-3 is so slow someone is going to ram you from behind, give it more gas and learn to shift faster. It's easy to pull away in a Z (though I have an '05 with 300hp and HR engine).
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