11-21-2020, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by carma143
I often drive 35 mph in 6th gear, cruising only. Anything below that and the car shudders and fails trying to achieve positive acceration. Any realistic acceleration is done in 5th, 4th, 3rd, or 2nd (If I really need to 'go').
I've heard that applying gas at low rpms can hurt the engine.
I have this friend in college who is always complaining how I drive my car, telling me things like "keep the rpms between 1-2k when cruising, never go above 3k when accelerating". Everytime I just have to tell him "It's a sports car. It drives differently." Funny thing is that he once tried to drive it, stalled 6 times driving down a block, and called quits.
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Anything lower then 6th causes the car to shudder? Something dreadfully wrong with that statement.
Applying gas at low RPMS hurts the engine? Only if you are in too high a gear and lugging it. Such as 6th at 35MPH.
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