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PDK question joris - Sunday, 17 June, 2012, at 3:54:32 am |
Re: PDK question KevinR-MedinaOhio - Sunday, 17 June, 2012, at 11:31:24 am |
Re: PDK question joris - Sunday, 17 June, 2012, at 1:34:52 pm |
Re: PDK question frogster - Sunday, 17 June, 2012, at 2:24:41 pm |
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KevinR-MedinaOhio
I normally shift at 3k and never above 4.5k.
Re: PDK question KevinR-MedinaOhio - Sunday, 17 June, 2012, at 6:15:34 pm |
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frogster
never? seriously? sorry if this sounds offensive but why did you buy a porsche? these motors don't even come alive until 4k rpm and it's much harder on an engine to lug it than to rev it. i'm not saying that you have to wind it out to redline on every shift but "never" is a bit extreme. IMNSHO you haven't lived until you drive a boxster through the twisties between 5 to 7k rpm.
On "never" shifting above x.x RPM... Leor ('09S, North of Boston) - Sunday, 17 June, 2012, at 9:59:06 pm |
Re: On "never" shifting above x.x RPM... KevinR-MedinaOhio - Sunday, 17 June, 2012, at 11:34:03 pm |
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Leor ('09S, North of Boston)
That said, however, there are those times every now and then (perhaps only once per every two or three outings) when the need to put my foot down hard arises, and those instances most certainly result in shift points at the upper end of the scale. So under "normal" conditions the revs stay low...but I'd wager that even KevinR puts his foot down once in a while and those revs do make it over 4.5K....am I right, Kevin?
Re: On "never" shifting above x.x RPM... Leor ('09S, North of Boston) - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 12:34:34 pm |
Might that guy in the right lane be someone you earlier didn't notice behind you in the left lane? *NM* Laz - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 2:02:28 pm |
LOL, quite possibly... Leor ('09S, North of Boston) - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 2:29:29 pm |
Yes, what we know to be a reasonable gap has to be messed up by somebody. Laz - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 4:40:50 pm |
Re: LOL, quite possibly... mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 8:04:31 pm |
On a limited access road, & excepting a left exit, the Left Lane Belongs to the Fastest vehicle. *NM* Laz - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 8:55:41 pm |
Re: LOL, quite possibly... Leor ('09S, North of Boston) - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 9:05:50 pm |
Ok. Just be wary of escalation by either party; it can ruin a great day. *NM* Laz - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 9:26:25 pm |
Re: LOL, quite possibly... Guenter in Ontario - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 11:31:14 pm |
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Leor ('09S, North of Boston)
There's no all-purpose algorithm for responsible/curteous driving.
Exactly. Cars around us on the road are Temporary Neighbors, most are good to ok, and some, bad. *NM* Laz - Tuesday, 19 June, 2012, at 8:37:04 am |
Re: LOL, quite possibly... Leor ('09S, North of Boston) - Tuesday, 19 June, 2012, at 4:17:25 pm |
With good judgement, move to the right when it's feasible. PDK will select the proper gear. *NM* Laz - Tuesday, 19 June, 2012, at 7:43:22 pm |
Re: PDK question - true manual mode or not? Bobtesa - Sunday, 17 June, 2012, at 11:55:24 am |
Re: PDK question - true manual mode or not? joris - Sunday, 17 June, 2012, at 1:42:09 pm |
Re: PDK question - true manual mode or not? Bobtesa - Sunday, 17 June, 2012, at 2:09:57 pm |
Re: PDK question - true manual mode or not? joris - Sunday, 17 June, 2012, at 3:02:18 pm |
Re: PDK question - true manual mode or not? joris - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 3:10:48 pm |
Re: PDK question Guenter in Ontario - Sunday, 17 June, 2012, at 7:23:07 pm |
Re: PDK question joris - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 3:45:58 am |
Re: PDK question Guenter in Ontario - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 8:17:19 am |
Re: PDK question joris - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 10:37:21 am |
Re: PDK question vs. manual, and why I liked pdk in manual mode Bobtesa - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 11:45:13 am |
Re: PDK question vs. manual, and why I liked pdk in manual mode joris - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 3:27:56 pm |
My lesson in Europe Bobtesa - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 3:49:57 pm |
Re: My lesson in Europe Guenter in Ontario - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 4:35:04 pm |
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Bobtesa
About 10 years ago my wife and rented a car in Milan and drove it south for about 10 days. Ended up in Rome and flew home. We were in something equivalent to say a Honda Civic. About 30 minutes out of the city on a 4 lane divided highway and without knowing or thinking, I was in the fast lane. I am pretty much always a tuned to my rear mirrors, but what came up on my ass happened soooo fast it was scary. I was doing about 80 mph (whatever that is in kilometers) and the car behind me was doing AT LEAST 140. Lesson learned. For the next 10 days I stayed in lane!
fwiw, along these lines, we were in Germany about 4 years ago riding in our German friends' car. He drove at about 160 kph (I looked at the speedo) and was passed regularly by folks doing about 180 - 200 kph or so. At one point 2 Porches flew by us. I could ID both: a GT3 and a CS4. No joke, by my estimate they were doing 150 MPH and maybe more. The GT3 was behind the CS4 by what seemed to be about 6 feet! To me it was scary.
Re: My lesson in Europe Bobtesa - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 4:58:38 pm |
Here in the USA..... Gary in SoFL - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 5:38:39 pm |
Haven't driven in Italy, but've heard there are lots of crucifixes and flowers at blind curves. *NM* Laz - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 4:43:38 pm |
Re: Haven't driven in Italy, but've heard there are lots of crucifixes and flowers at blind curves. Guenter in Ontario - Monday, 18 June, 2012, at 6:51:53 pm |