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Old 07-16-10, 02:29 PM
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Rarely drive past 5k... unless I need to take off fast on the freeway.
Old 07-16-10, 02:30 PM
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3-5k goes by pretty quickly with a turbo. I've taken it past 7k many times... (standalone ftw)
Old 07-16-10, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by T4-Teg
Uhhh, are you talking about your car, or.....?
Both lol I kid I kid but yea both.
Old 07-16-10, 04:15 PM
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I baby the hell out of mine lol, but...there are times when I run through the gears like a mad man.
Old 07-16-10, 05:00 PM
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Since putting the W58 into the SC400 over 5k regularly, but then I did that with the auto box a lot when passing.
Old 07-16-10, 05:17 PM
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i drive mines hard i would have to say..super fun to drive on the streets.
Old 07-16-10, 05:34 PM
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I hardly go above 5k unless im racing. But during daily drive I do alot of rev matching and downshifting to corners.. its so fun.
Old 07-16-10, 06:02 PM
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I beat on it everyday. lol
Old 07-17-10, 12:57 AM
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Originally Posted by viciousjam
I beat on it everyday. lol
+1...I bought it to beat on it because these cars can take it.
Old 07-17-10, 01:07 AM
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your lucky you didnt get a ticket Klaus. Back on maui I was driving home kkinda pissed of so i was driving a little fast and i overtook a cop going 120 in a 45 mph zone. lmao
Wasnt such a good idea. kinda hard to tell at midnight and at 120. lol
Old 07-17-10, 02:45 AM
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when i had my NA 5 speed SC i drove it like a grandma, taking it to redline felt like a waste of time cause it was so slow lol..

now my old 1jz auto car, mashing the gas and letting it **** at redline was a blast with boost.. I'm boosted now but drive it like a grandma now basically to get better gas mileage, i average low to mid 20's with my na-t auto
Old 07-17-10, 08:22 AM
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i mash on mine often, but when i just cruise i get almost 30mpg!!
Old 07-20-10, 01:13 AM
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casual driving around 3k on the street, but i push it as hard as i can on the track. n/a 2jz with 137k
Old 07-20-10, 02:16 AM
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Haven't had an SC yet but all manual trans from the Toyota family here, I'd have to say with my turbo supra it was almost a daily ritual to touch 120-130mph after work on the freeway just to relax and feel the speed. around the city I would rev out to 5k in 1st and 2nd sure but it was never full throttle type of thing to attract attention from cops.

I even remember my buddy letting me drive his mk3 supra for the first time with only a 60-1, he said he never felt his car go so fast lol, even chriping the tires shifting into 4th
Old 07-20-10, 02:17 AM
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Only when I feel like breaking the tires loose...other wise I take it easy


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