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Old 09-21-2015, 01:39 PM   #46
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Originally Posted by brandonblt2 View Post
Well these cars are drag limited for top speed so gearing does not come into play unless you had some more power. And sure on the track it may be faster do to it being easier but I was talking about just spiritedly driving the car or a quick race between lights while commuting to work, the manual would be quicker off the line since we can dump the clutch. And mpg I get auto numbers or higher usually on highways. I usually average 33 mpg using rural backroads
yea and that can be. It is just not as cut and dry as people like to make it. And I have no idea why you would want to dump your clutch. That is just asking for it to blow.
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