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      05-15-2013, 06:25 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Spinynorman View Post
I've never had it upshift on its own. But then I've never pushed it to redline either. I think I'd be okay with that, though, since I don't really push it and it definitely can prevent damage. But on the low end, I'm not convinced. Mine seems to downshift right at 1000 rpm, which seems a little high for a 'safety'. I guess I just need to learn to downshift a little earlier.
Really? You want to lug a 4cyl around at less than 1000 RPM? a decent V8 will tolerate that pretty well (sometimes), but these engines are rough enough at 100-1300 as to not seem "happy" at that speed.

I guess if you want to be able to do stuff like that, you need a real manual trans.
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