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Old 07-31-2002, 01:05 AM
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Question New Lightning Owner: What gear do I use when racing?
This is the first automatic I have ever owned, so excuse my ignorance. So...what gear do I use when racing my Lightning? 1st, 2nd, Drive, or a combination of the 3? Should I turn OD off?
 
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What kind of racing? Drag, Auto X, Road, Top end
 
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Old 07-31-2002, 01:57 AM
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For Drag Racing your gonna wanna just leave it in drive. Turn OD off. And work on the launch. Launch is the most important thing to it... GL.

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For drag racing, put it in drive, leave the OD on. It won't get to 4th gear anyhow.

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Put it in "R" - that stands for Racing

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Put it in "R" - that stands for Racing

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I tought R ment that the truck goes REALLY fast on that gear???
 
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hmm I want to see some of those runs in R on video
 
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Put it in N
Rev to 5200 RPM
Drop into 1st...







Noooo dont do that..LOL
 
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I thought the 'R' meant my truck was a 'type R' since it's so fast, like all the Honda kids.
 
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On the highway I use P for pass.
 
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hmm I want to see some of those runs in R on video
Hehehe I wish I got the cop car that was in R on the Belt Parkway last week. He actually passed a Dodge Neon while in R. That cop must have been going 35-45 or something.
 
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