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|  2nd or 3rd gear? | 
|  Apr 18 2010, 10:28 PM 
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				I've been autoxing my TA for a couple of years now, I have a full Strano Setup on it now.  Here's the issue,  I'm having a hard time with "throttle management"  seems that I can smoke the rear tires at will and I can't get the car to hook up.  One of my buddies suggested that I try and run in 3rd gear instead of 2nd.  Anybody ever tried this?   Our courses are typically 60-70 mph max.  It's not unheard of to bump into the reve limiter in 2nd gear depending on the course layout.   Any thoughts?  The car has factory 3:42's and a 120K mile torsion with 315 A6's
				
				
				
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 Beach Cruiser   2nd or 3rd gear?   Apr 18 2010, 10:28 PM
 Beach Cruiser   2nd or 3rd gear?   Apr 18 2010, 10:28 PM 
  trackbird   Run it both ways one day and see what's faster...   Apr 19 2010, 03:30 AM
 trackbird   Run it both ways one day and see what's faster...   Apr 19 2010, 03:30 AM 
  mitchntx   Blowing the tires off in 2nd gear with 3.42s shod ...   Apr 19 2010, 10:32 AM
 mitchntx   Blowing the tires off in 2nd gear with 3.42s shod ...   Apr 19 2010, 10:32 AM 
  Beach Cruiser   Well, that's part of it.  It's by far the ...   Apr 19 2010, 11:11 AM
 Beach Cruiser   Well, that's part of it.  It's by far the ...   Apr 19 2010, 11:11 AM 
  mitchntx   Your course is set up next to the beach, right?
C...   Apr 19 2010, 11:33 AM
 mitchntx   Your course is set up next to the beach, right?
C...   Apr 19 2010, 11:33 AM
 
  TSHACK   QUOTE (mitchntx @ Apr 19 2010, 04:33 AM) ...   Apr 19 2010, 02:59 PM
 TSHACK   QUOTE (mitchntx @ Apr 19 2010, 04:33 AM) ...   Apr 19 2010, 02:59 PM

 
  Beach Cruiser   QUOTE (TSHACK @ Apr 19 2010, 10:59 AM) QU...   Apr 19 2010, 03:12 PM
 Beach Cruiser   QUOTE (TSHACK @ Apr 19 2010, 10:59 AM) QU...   Apr 19 2010, 03:12 PM 
  sgarnett   A neighboring region has a site with asphalt that ...   Apr 19 2010, 01:04 PM
 sgarnett   A neighboring region has a site with asphalt that ...   Apr 19 2010, 01:04 PM
 
  Todd   QUOTE (sgarnett @ Apr 19 2010, 09:04 AM) ...   Apr 19 2010, 02:02 PM
 Todd   QUOTE (sgarnett @ Apr 19 2010, 09:04 AM) ...   Apr 19 2010, 02:02 PM 
  rocky   You could up the gear ratio if you wanted to run i...   Apr 19 2010, 04:17 PM
 rocky   You could up the gear ratio if you wanted to run i...   Apr 19 2010, 04:17 PM 
  dailydriver   It's a T2R, right?? (NOT a factory T2?)   Apr 19 2010, 08:16 PM
 dailydriver   It's a T2R, right?? (NOT a factory T2?)   Apr 19 2010, 08:16 PM 
  Beach Cruiser   Factory T2, with 120K miles   Apr 21 2010, 08:20 PM
 Beach Cruiser   Factory T2, with 120K miles   Apr 21 2010, 08:20 PM
 
  dailydriver   QUOTE (Beach Cruiser @ Apr 21 2010, 04:20...   Apr 21 2010, 11:39 PM
 dailydriver   QUOTE (Beach Cruiser @ Apr 21 2010, 04:20...   Apr 21 2010, 11:39 PM

 
  SuperMacGuy   On a cold day in PA at the last AX I had my rear t...   Apr 22 2010, 04:56 PM
 SuperMacGuy   On a cold day in PA at the last AX I had my rear t...   Apr 22 2010, 04:56 PM|   | 
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