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ToySub1946 · 01-30-2016, 11:13 PM

From Ultramaroon: "Here's my take. I'll guess he's used to driving his R8 which has a gated shifter. His muscle memory is settled pretty hard into it."

Yes I can relate. I'm used to the 6 speed in my FRS.

Drove my 5 speed Mustang the other day, to the dealership for Takata airbag replacement.
Had not driven the Mustang for about two months.

Upon exiting the dealership in the Mustang, getting up to speed, freeway onramp, went for 6th gear in the Mustang and found a grinding reverse instead. Never done that before in 50k miles on the Mustang. The brain gets locked into what it's used to (the FRS).

No more 5 speed trannys for me.

Oh shit, guess there's even more to learn...Tremec TR6070 (Vette) and ZF MT11 or 7MT (exact designation ?) (Porsche).

01-30-2016, 11:13 PM	#23
ToySub1946 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Drives: 15FRS, 05MustangGT, 85Toyota truck Location: Eureka, Ca. Posts: 573 Thanks: 672 Thanked 590 Times in 279 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	From Ultramaroon: "Here's my take. I'll guess he's used to driving his R8 which has a gated shifter. His muscle memory is settled pretty hard into it." Yes I can relate. I'm used to the 6 speed in my FRS. Drove my 5 speed Mustang the other day, to the dealership for Takata airbag replacement. Had not driven the Mustang for about two months. Upon exiting the dealership in the Mustang, getting up to speed, freeway onramp, went for 6th gear in the Mustang and found a grinding reverse instead. Never done that before in 50k miles on the Mustang. The brain gets locked into what it's used to (the FRS). No more 5 speed trannys for me. Oh shit, guess there's even more to learn...Tremec TR6070 (Vette) and ZF MT11 or 7MT (exact designation ?) (Porsche). Attached Images Last edited by ToySub1946; 01-31-2016 at 04:29 PM.