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Old 11-11-2016, 03:17 PM   #43
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Originally Posted by strat61caster View Post
Depending on where you are in CA odds are that to keep up or beat others off the line (like you did in an AT) rolling off at ~1.5k won't do it unless you nail it, higher revs on takeoff will help.

Someone will say 'but it's increased wear!' yeah, like Tcoat said above, 99,999 miles instead of 100,000.
Surprisingly I haven't been honked at yet.

I'm usually around 2k if there are cars behind me. Otherwise I'll practice getting a smooth & quick start at around 1.5k
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