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Old Wed., Apr 02, 2008
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so you liked the vid huh lol
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wow that civic was quick!
he dominated!
ok enough props for the civic
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oh my goodness
that sukkah is a MONSTAHHHHHH !!!
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tell me about it im going to run him again ina week with 12lbs and a better tune but he will still dominate but im curious by how much lol.the funy thing is i post a better 1/8mile time than him : ) so ha
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funny thing happend i was driving on a highway and i pulled up next to a scion and a guy was driving in and i told him lets go and i eaven let him take off firs and in the end i smoked him about 3 car lengths and all i got is a CAI how is that possible to beat him so much any ideas
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Poor driving ability.
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you think, personaly i think its because it was a automatic but eaven if it was automatic i still let him take off first and all i got is a CAI lol whis i had someone to tape it
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my first one was an automatic and believe me it was a huge difference..
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well it must be then i mean usualy the difference between an automatic and standard is only in the take off or on the line
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the autos are garbage no offence you automatic guys i was there too. it just seems like the transmission is way too safe like it will kick into third instead of you jammin it in second i dont know how to really explain it but it SUCKS lol
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Honestly, it really depends on the auto transmission.

The subaru 4EAT auto tranny is like a crotch rocket off the line.
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sweet but i dont like autos no offence to anybody but i used to have a 99 honda accord coupe two door v6 auto and i raced my bros acura rsx on the freeway and my trany shifted back and it took forever i was allready like 4 cars behind him lol dont like autos at all and its good to c that tc's are out there racing first tc i raced yet haha eaven if i lost it would be all good loosing to a tc
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lol .. i was determined to get a manual .. no more autos until im old and forget how to shift hahahaha .. they suck SOOOOOOO bad .. no offense
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yeah i agree but i dont eaven know if ill drive a auto eaven then lol hahaha
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Yes, Autos do suck. I have one... actually, I'm kind of embarrassed. Its ok though I still smoke evrything around here in my class.
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no worries man i was there with you
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autos are so restrictive. i cant imagine tryin to race when the car shifts when it wants to!
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Nah, It doesnt really **** when it wants to. somehow it knows when im racing and shifts at like 6 grand. All other times it basically shifts when it wants to.
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hmm thats cool
maybe wen u really get on it it shifts to race mode
do u use the gear box the d1 d2 or w/e it has ??
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Is the tC's auto tranny a sports shifter?

Where you're able to control the gear you're in?
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