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Old 04-06-08 | 10:14 AM
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Default Who drives with power mode?

Just out of curiosity, who here drives with power mode regularly?
Old 04-06-08 | 11:20 AM
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I just drive in regular as I don't feel any difference in power mode... and nobody races me.
Old 04-06-08 | 11:24 AM
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I ALWAYS have the power mode on.
Old 04-06-08 | 11:28 AM
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Regular for me. Feels the same anyways
Old 04-06-08 | 11:30 AM
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i keep mine on regular most of the time, i only use power once in a while becuase it shifts a little more aggresivly
Old 04-06-08 | 11:43 AM
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LOL...

GAS prices these days...I keep that baby on SNOW MODE haha
Old 04-06-08 | 11:47 AM
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Power mode all day and everyday... LOL..
Old 04-06-08 | 01:55 PM
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power mode..

if your not using it... your wasting it...
Old 04-06-08 | 02:21 PM
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power mode all the time, but to be honest, I don't feel or see a difference.
I could see and feel the difference in my first gen, but not on my 2nd gen
Old 04-06-08 | 02:30 PM
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Regular all day like Metamucil. LOL
Old 04-06-08 | 03:40 PM
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i always thought it was bad for the car???????........too much stress on the tranny if you always keep it on
Old 04-06-08 | 03:42 PM
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Old 04-06-08 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by CBRA928
i keep mine on regular most of the time, i only use power once in a while becuase it shifts a little more aggresivly
That's true, I don't notice a difference except the shifts are more responsive.

Originally Posted by DJ TANTRA
LOL...

GAS prices these days...I keep that baby on SNOW MODE haha
Werd.. It's easily over $1.30 per litre in Vancouver for premium fuel.
Old 04-06-08 | 04:26 PM
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It appears to me if the ECT is on the "power" mode that it'll shift at a higher RPM. What I did was just leave it on "power" mode and go through all the gears with like ¼ throttle. And I believe it shifted at higher RPM compare to if I didn't use "power" mode. Or maybe I'm just not consistent enough. I haven't try "power" mode at WOT tho...gas is high when I have 3½ tanks to fill in my garage. But I'm not complaining.
Old 04-06-08 | 05:27 PM
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i keep it on regular. i take off the VSC and put it on power mode when i'm at a red light..."just in case" haha



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