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Originally Posted by Packofcrows
Just remember this car dont like being shifted down to first unless you @ around 5mph. Shifting into 2nd is best at high rpms.
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That's definitely not true if the car is warmed up - at 25mph it'll glide right into first at 5000rpm when doing a heel-toe with stock trans fluid (probably even more buttery with good fluid). I don't have to force it or push any harder than I would for any other downshift as long as I am properly rev-matching. Sure, it's easier to screw up a heel-toe into 1st compared to 2nd because of the ratio, but requiring driver precision doesn't mean the car doesn't like something.
Downshifting into 1st is one of the most fun things you can do in this car - sliding the ass out at low, safe speeds with power (as opposed to a handbrake)
requires you to do this. I've had plenty of ass-out time in my car and haven't touched the handbrake for anything besides parking and I like my drivetrain so I don't clutch kick.
If you can't shift it into first when you are in the powerband and you are sure that you are doing it properly, you should take the car in to be checked out since it should have absolutely no problem doing this.