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Originally Posted by DavidZ370 I SWEAR i looked up for 25 minutes and couldnt find anything what do you consider driving hard? i have a 7at and never go over

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Old 11-07-2013, 09:50 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I SWEAR i looked up for 25 minutes and couldnt find anything what do you consider driving hard? i have a 7at and never go over 6500 rpms only have hit that mark 2x im on my 550th mile lmfaoo... i cant not have fun with this car especially after that crappy *** civic si i had for a good year. give me some advice as i am new to the whole Z driving thing. ALSO SORRY IF THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP i couldnt find it and after i ended up in the honda forum searching via google i gave up ]=
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So we've decided to ignore the break-in procedure in the manual?

And if you're so upset about the 7at, why did you buy it?
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Out of curiosity, what are the effects if you shift over 4 k
Perhaps a new short block.

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And you should've gotten the 6MT. So much more fun IMO.
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I might have to do this. I just got a speeding ticket... my second of 2013. Before getting the Z, my most recent citation happened in early 2006.

To answer OP's question, I think driving hard in this car is kind of impossible on the street without entering felony territory. Full throttle at 6.5 revs can be terrifying, especially with the vibration in the manual gear lever.
Why is this terrifying? How does the vibration of the gear lever play in? I hope you are not looking at the stick while driving at terrifying speeds.

A poll may be in order. "Who is terrified at 6500 rpm's"
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Why is this terrifying? How does the vibration of the gear lever play in? I hope you are not looking at the stick while driving at terrifying speeds.

A poll may be in order. "Who is terrified at 6500 rpm's"

I don't track the car (or at least haven't yet) and I don't take it above 6k revs too frequently. I mentioned the vibration to indirectly reference how the car's character changes in high revs. If I didn't have a tach, or shift light, I probably would shift between 5.5 and 6 because it starts to feel like a different car.


I said nothing about terrifying speeds, I hope you didn't take that to mean I'm speeding while admiring the stitch work on my gear lever. I haven't made myself out to be that much of an idiot, have I?


Perhaps rather than "terrifying" I should've used a word with less connotation in the vernacular.. I find it alarming. How's that?
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I don't track the car (or at least haven't yet) and I don't take it above 6k revs too frequently. I mentioned the vibration to indirectly reference how the car's character changes in high revs. If I didn't have a tach, or shift light, I probably would shift between 5.5 and 6 because it starts to feel like a different car.


I said nothing about terrifying speeds, I hope you didn't take that to mean I'm speeding while admiring the stitch work on my gear lever. I haven't made myself out to be that much of an idiot, have I?


Perhaps rather than "terrifying" I should've used a word with less connotation in the vernacular.. I find it alarming. How's that?
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