Bad habits AFTER driving in Manual Mode
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Bad habits AFTER driving in Manual Mode
ever since i got my ISS forged Exhaust, i have gone from driving 90% of the time in Auto-mode to driving 90% of the time in Manual Mode. This is mainly due to the sound of the exhaust making it way to easy to hear it go through all 8 gears, even on a low speed limit road. I have no idea why this car thinks it needs to be in 8th gear at 35 mph when it should be in 3rd or 4th at the most, but it is what it is. So now i drive in Manual mode most of the time just to have a little control of the RPM and the sounds created as a result.
even though i roll in M mode usually now, sometimes when i am being lazy drinking coffee on the way to work, i just leave it in Auto mode and drive. I catch myself trying to shift out of habit and throwing it into neutral (using the stick not the paddles) sending my RPM's through the roof and anyone near me looking (so it seems anyway). Kinda embarrasing I do this all the time now. Does anyone else who went from auto to manual have this habit? I probably do it once every other day lol...i cant be the only one
even though i roll in M mode usually now, sometimes when i am being lazy drinking coffee on the way to work, i just leave it in Auto mode and drive. I catch myself trying to shift out of habit and throwing it into neutral (using the stick not the paddles) sending my RPM's through the roof and anyone near me looking (so it seems anyway). Kinda embarrasing I do this all the time now. Does anyone else who went from auto to manual have this habit? I probably do it once every other day lol...i cant be the only one
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ever since i got my ISS forged Exhaust, i have gone from driving 90% of the time in Auto-mode to driving 90% of the time in Manual Mode. This is mainly due to the sound of the exhaust making it way to easy to hear it go through all 8 gears, even on a low speed limit road. I have no idea why this car thinks it needs to be in 8th gear at 35 mph when it should be in 3rd or 4th at the most, but it is what it is. So now i drive in Manual mode most of the time just to have a little control of the RPM and the sounds created as a result.
even though i roll in M mode usually now, sometimes when i am being lazy drinking coffee on the way to work, i just leave it in Auto mode and drive. I catch myself trying to shift out of habit and throwing it into neutral (using the stick not the paddles) sending my RPM's through the roof and anyone near me looking (so it seems anyway). Kinda embarrasing I do this all the time now. Does anyone else who went from auto to manual have this habit? I probably do it once every other day lol...i cant be the only one
even though i roll in M mode usually now, sometimes when i am being lazy drinking coffee on the way to work, i just leave it in Auto mode and drive. I catch myself trying to shift out of habit and throwing it into neutral (using the stick not the paddles) sending my RPM's through the roof and anyone near me looking (so it seems anyway). Kinda embarrasing I do this all the time now. Does anyone else who went from auto to manual have this habit? I probably do it once every other day lol...i cant be the only one
The 8th gear thing at 40 mph is a pain in the butt.
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#8
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I'd still say I'm 50/50 on the manual mode. This is my first auto car since I was 16 and man it's freaken awesome. Its exactly what I needed coming from cars with 4 puck clutches.
Now that I've modded the exhaust it sounds even better in manual mode...but I still appreciate the wonderful automatic this car has
Now that I've modded the exhaust it sounds even better in manual mode...but I still appreciate the wonderful automatic this car has
#9
personally i like putting around in auto, never going above 1600rpm. it still sounds good and it doesnt draw any attention to the fact that my car is mean as %$^#. the burble of the exhaust only hints that it sounds like a lunatic at full throttle. this also helps against meatheads in mustangs trying to race me everytime they get along side. oh wait... no it doesnt, because they try to race everything....
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personally i like putting around in auto, never going above 1600rpm. it still sounds good and it doesnt draw any attention to the fact that my car is mean as %$^#. the burble of the exhaust only hints that it sounds like a lunatic at full throttle. this also helps against meatheads in mustangs trying to race me everytime they get along side. oh wait... no it doesnt, because they try to race everything....
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personally i like putting around in auto, never going above 1600rpm. it still sounds good and it doesnt draw any attention to the fact that my car is mean as %$^#. the burble of the exhaust only hints that it sounds like a lunatic at full throttle. this also helps against meatheads in mustangs trying to race me everytime they get along side. oh wait... no it doesnt, because they try to race everything....
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When I had the JoeZ exhaust/Sikky Header combo I too would drive around in manual mode. I could not stand the drone and besides it was just more fun. I was averaging 16-17mpg with the constant spirited driving. I later added RT cats and it removed the majority of the drone so I was comfortable driving around in either manual or automatic mode. My mpg's went up to the 19-20mpg range and I was much happier about that and the fact that the car still sounded great. Now that I have stock exhaust with Sikky headers i'm always averaging at least 23-24mpg being mostly in auto mode.
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When I had the JoeZ exhaust/Sikky Header combo I too would drive around in manual mode. I could not stand the drone and besides it was just more fun. I was averaging 16-17mpg with the constant spirited driving. I later added RT cats and it removed the majority of the drone so I was comfortable driving around in either manual or automatic mode. My mpg's went up to the 19-20mpg range and I was much happier about that and the fact that the car still sounded great. Now that I have stock exhaust with Sikky headers i'm always averaging at least 23-24mpg being mostly in auto mode.