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Old 05-24-2013, 11:00 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by spdfreak View Post
I definitely beat on this motor more than I did my mazdaspeed6. Just to get it to move similarly in traffic I tend to get it up to 6k rpm in 1st otherwise I'll hit that torque dip in 2nd.

That's not necessarily a bad thing. It's just a different style of driving. The thing really moves when you hit those upper rpm. I swear this car rewards abuse.
That drives me crazy to no end (having to shift as 6000 in first gear to avoid the torque dip). The only way to avoid the torque dip effects are to shift really low and just cruise around or shift really high and really zip along. No inbetween.
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