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      07-15-2014, 03:01 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Slimjim8201 View Post
Guilty as charged.

I think the moral of the story is that both transmissions are well suited to the car. The engine's torque curve will make it very easy to drive very fast without the need to nail a maximum RPM shift. If someone is trying to set a record at the track, they might want to shift a bit early in gears 3 and 4.
It's all good. Every board needs their technically inclined, engineer based evaluations of a car that just hauls ass.
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