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Discussion in 'Powertrain' started by MovieSTAR, Jul 25, 2007.

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    MovieSTAR i hurd u liek?

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    noob question

    ok so i kinda fell asleep in the middle of posting this earlier bcuz ive been up for nearly 24 hours now....

    but anyway i was driving to mcdonalds to get a jolt of premium roast iced coffee and i noticed...in 2nd and 3rd gear around 3500-5000 rpms it kinda jolts me back into my seat...and i was with my friend and we both kinda laughed bcuz *enter ricer* vtech just kicked in yo!!* anyway i was wondering why it does that there rather than anywhere else.

    i came the the conclusion that thats where the majority of my power is..but since ive never seen a power graph of my chart i have really no clue. anyway just wondering wht causes it
    MovieSTAR, Jul 25, 2007
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    SaberJ2X Lurk MOAR

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    GSE21tuner Formerly rollatuner110. Representing AZLexus.club

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    Yeah, I've noticed the 8th gens have a really strong 2nd gear.
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    MovieSTAR i hurd u liek?

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    i could barely read that graph, but it makes sense now

    rollatuner is yours a 5spd as well?
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    No, its a four speed auto but even in a manual the majority of power wouldl be in the 2nd and 3rd. The 2nd gear on the 4 speed auto is longer so it would overlap on the 5 speed manual.
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    MovieSTAR i hurd u liek?

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    yeah, i was mainly asking bczu i was wondering if when u shifter from 1st-2nd than 2nd-3rd if you feel like your gear box cant handle fast shifts like that....ive driven an auto corolla before and i noticed like when u floored it it would shift rly smoothly for being floored...
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    supermann423 word.

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    yeah rollatuner i got 4 speed auto and 1st until 40 is good decent fast but when it changes to second it takes forever to get to 70 cuz its so long so i would say my first is the strongest haha
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    For acceleration I agree the first gear has power but for passing and downshifting, the 2nd gear is like "vtec just kicked in yo!" LOL
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    lol hell yeah it is specially if you keep it in the powerband when you shift up
    MovieSTAR, Jul 27, 2007
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