Finally installed dinan intake,throttle body, exhaust, stage 3
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Originally Posted by sleeper50' post='740634' date='Dec 8 2008, 12:21 PM
5k shift point? wow! what tranny do you have? With a manual that would make sense for the 'fun' factor, but for an auto that might be a bit harsh for a daily driver.
My car is equipped with SMG.
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Originally Posted by uheenada' post='740697' date='Dec 8 2008, 01:10 PM
sleeper50, I guess you missed something on my thread.
My car is equipped with SMG.
My car is equipped with SMG.
Sorry uheenada I am still new to this forum business...I actually made an effort to go back and look at your original post but missed it. I now read everbody's sig...and post title
Is the shift point only after 5k? Or is the upshift after 5k becaue you are shifting later? I don't have SMG and am thinking a 5k shift point with an automatic tranny would be too harsh on some occasions (eg driving through a parking lot or school zone...)
Steve Dinan is giving a presentation at my dealer on Thursday which I was very much looking forward too, but wouldn't you know it, One of my boys school christmas show is the same day. It was a search for "dinan" which led me to your original post.
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Originally Posted by sleeper50' post='740805' date='Dec 8 2008, 04:56 PM
Sorry uheenada I am still new to this forum business...I actually made an effort to go back and look at your original post but missed it. I now read everbody's sig...and post title
Is the shift point only after 5k? Or is the upshift after 5k becaue you are shifting later? I don't have SMG and am thinking a 5k shift point with an automatic tranny would be too harsh on some occasions (eg driving through a parking lot or school zone...)
Steve Dinan is giving a presentation at my dealer on Thursday which I was very much looking forward too, but wouldn't you know it, One of my boys school christmas show is the same day. It was a search for "dinan" which led me to your original post.
Is the shift point only after 5k? Or is the upshift after 5k becaue you are shifting later? I don't have SMG and am thinking a 5k shift point with an automatic tranny would be too harsh on some occasions (eg driving through a parking lot or school zone...)
Steve Dinan is giving a presentation at my dealer on Thursday which I was very much looking forward too, but wouldn't you know it, One of my boys school christmas show is the same day. It was a search for "dinan" which led me to your original post.
And for the auto tranny, I'm not sure. I guess there's should be more wear and tear and more expensive to fix it when somthing goes wrong. Usually with MT, aggressive driving means new clutch sooner. So I expect to replace my clutch sooner than people who drives gently.
I change my engine oil every 5k miles and mix with lubro moly Engine Protect which reduces engine friction, smoothness, etc(check on bavauto.com).
Plus I change MT fluid every 30k miles. I basically follow the old school maintenance. So I really don't feel sorry for occasional high revving.
P.S I drive cars gently 90% of the time. After purchased my car since October 2004, I have put 44k miles so far and I believe I redlined the engine more past few week(after dinan parts installed) than my entire ownership so far(before installing mods).
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