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Old July 25th 05, 05:02 AM
Pars
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"T L via CarKB.com" > wrote in message
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> second is my favorite gear in my 98 civic, hehe it tops out at 110km/h.

Then
> again 3rd is good too, takes me all the way to 160km. I got her goin to

195
> in 4th the other day too. WEEEEEEEEEEEE.


Yep, 195 km/hr and then the speed limit kicks in....which is a
bummer...cause on a good day I probably could squeeze another 10km/hr out of
that DX engine. I tend to do alot of highway, so third is spaced perfectly
for 'dog fighting'.

Pars

>
> t
>
> Pars wrote:
> >> > I'm in the same boat. I went to the Honda dealership to get my clutch

oil
> >> > changed (for the 2nd time since owning the car). Turns out, that my

clutch
> >[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
> >> this is where you can teach yourself to double-clutch effectively!
> >> seriously, you can keep a shot synchro going indefinitely if you do.

> >
> >Yep, looks like I might have to become an expert at it. But for now, I'm
> >going to have to avoid drag races that requires 3rd gear. Downshifting

from
> >5 to 3 is still smooth since I'm good at rev matching....so I can still
> >squeeze some fun out of 3rd. But once third is completely gone, I'm not
> >going to be a happy camper, since it's my favorite gear.
> >
> >Pars

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