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#611737 - 25/06/03 05:32 PM
How not to drive a rice burner
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Posted at The Celica Files : Some dumbass kid in an RSX blows his engine and tranny while doing 75 (in a 25mph zone). For some reason decides it would be a good idea to downshift at 7500 RPM in 5th gear to 4th, misses, hits 2nd instead...BLAMMO! ![[LOL]](graemlins/lol.gif)
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#611738 - 25/06/03 05:45 PM
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![[Spit]](graemlins/spit.gif) What a moron
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#611739 - 25/06/03 05:55 PM
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That gear box is as TOIT as a TOIGER! I normally downshift through the gears just to be safe. I am getting sick of seeing all of ricers with mommy and daddies money jump into a brand new RSX... only to put stickers and fart cannons on.
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#611740 - 25/06/03 09:35 PM
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Guy with a BMW was racing, needle was in the red, but he needed more power, so he downshifted. Doesn't understand what happened, it has a computer controlled rev-limiter? Are people really that stupid?
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#611743 - 26/06/03 07:27 AM
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Yeah, upshift would've been better, damn near anything would've been better. But it worked out in the long run, he pays to have it fixed, and eventually buys a supercharged M3- so he won't have to worry about running out of power again...
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#611744 - 26/06/03 08:37 PM
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Originally posted by xoc:
I would like to know how an RSX-S pulled almost redline in 5th gear though. It had to be near sea level. Well, the RSX-S comes with a close ratio 6 speed so its entirely possible...
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#611747 - 27/06/03 10:20 AM
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Sure wish I could see the pictures.. Bunch of damn red x's.... I enjoy seeing others downfall..
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#611748 - 27/06/03 10:24 AM
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Originally posted by xoc:
5th is an overdrive gear (0.97 something) in the RSX-S. Our WRX won't hit redline in 4th (similarly geared overdrive at 0.972:1), and if it did, it would be going 140+ MPH.
I think the guy was in 3rd, and went to 2nd.
Agreed. 5th gear at 75mph with a redline doesn't add up. My 6-speed Vibe GT would have to be going about 130+mph to even approach the redline in 5th gear.
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#611749 - 28/06/03 11:03 PM
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oops 
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