07-28-2013, 03:44 PM
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San Diego Boxster
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Location: San Diego
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What's your favorite gear shift?
Hey all
What's your favorite gear shift?
When on the freeway I love dropping from 5th to 4th to accelerate past the slow pokes. Or going into a turn droppong into 3rd as I accelerate into the curve.
What about you?
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07-28-2013, 05:40 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Little Rock,Ar
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3rd to 4th and back.So much flexibility with the 6 speed and the 3.2 motor.
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07-28-2013, 05:49 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Buffalo NY
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Definitely 3rd to 4th
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07-28-2013, 06:22 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2010
Location: UK
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3rd to second heel and toeing hard on the brakes. It's trickier to get right than any other H&T downshift and so more satisfying when you get it just right.
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07-28-2013, 06:33 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Riverside, CA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by drbodzin
Hey all
What's your favorite gear shift?
When on the freeway I love dropping from 5th to 4th to accelerate past the slow pokes. Or going into a turn droppong into 3rd as I accelerate into the curve.
What about you?
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Don't you mean 4th to 3rd to accelerate OUT of the curve and then back to 4th? (Race style type 1 apex)
Thats my favorite on the twisties.
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2001 Boxster S, Top Speed muffler, (Fred's) Mini Morimotto Projectors, Tarret UDP,
Short Shifter, Touch Screen Dual Din Radio, 03 4 Bow glass Top (DD & Auto-X since May 17,2012)
Last edited by jb92563; 07-28-2013 at 06:36 PM.
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07-28-2013, 07:53 PM
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Reverse to 1st. From backing out of the garage to getting ready to drive!
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07-28-2013, 09:09 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
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4th to 3rd and 3rd to 4th
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07-29-2013, 01:30 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Chicago
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kenny Boxster
Reverse to 1st. From backing out of the garage to getting ready to drive!
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Totally agree, but I back into my garage, so it's neutral to 1st!
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07-30-2013, 07:32 AM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Miami florida
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4th to 2nd heal and toe downshift on turns 6 and 8 at Homestead. The approach is near 100 mph followed by fairly slow second gear turns. I just skip the downshift to third, concentrate on late braking and then downshift to second right before I start to ease off on the brakes at the corner entry. One less downshift lets me concentrate on late braking and getting the conger enntry speed right.
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1973 Opel Manta
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1985 Alfa Romeo Graduate
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1989 Porsche 944
1981 Triumph TR7
1989 (?) Alfa Romeo Milano
1993 Saab 9000
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07-30-2013, 08:13 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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1-2nd gear on the autocross course!
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07-30-2013, 08:59 AM
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Location: Torrance, California
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4 to 3 and hit the gas!
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07-30-2013, 05:41 PM
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jakesbox
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Charlotte NC
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All of them!
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2003 996 Twin Turbo X50, PCCB, polar silver / 2004 996 Carerra Cabriolet, midnight blue, cinnamon leather, IMS Pro / 2003 Artic Silver Boxster - Short Throw Shift, IMS Upgrade, Carerra Light Wheels, De-Snorked with Evoms Cold Air Intake, GHL Exhaust (Sold) / 2002 Seal Grey Boxster - Fabspeed Exhaust, Black powder coated wheels, Porsche stripes (Sold) / 2 -1957 356 A Speedsters (signal red and seal grey) (Sold) / 1989 944 Turbo (m030 S options)
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07-30-2013, 08:29 PM
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4th - 2nd turning onto the street I live off of late at night. got a ticket here 
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07-30-2013, 08:29 PM
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: St Charles IL
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Any change that puts me into third gear. Love third gear.
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07-31-2013, 06:04 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: O.C. CA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by drbodzin
Hey all
What's your favorite gear shift?
When on the freeway I love dropping from 5th to 4th to accelerate past the slow pokes. Or going into a turn droppong into 3rd as I accelerate into the curve.
What about you?
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Since enhancing my engine to 3.6L it's doing what you describe by flooring the gas while leaving it in 6th. 
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07-31-2013, 06:20 AM
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jakesbox
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Charlotte NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BYprodriver
Since enhancing my engine to 3.6L it's doing what you describe by flooring the gas while leaving it in 6th. |
Is that 3.6 just absolutely scary with power?
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07-31-2013, 06:42 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: O.C. CA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trimer
Is that 3.6 just absolutely scary with power?
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Only if you forget about how quickly it builds speed because of how smooth it is.
After installing a louder muffler & Cayman airbox I get a audio reminder that startled me the 1st time. I have no plans to increase the power further.
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08-09-2013, 05:48 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2013
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I was driving along one day, I think the PDK had gotten it up to 5th, but I decided to floor it (I tend to do that when I see clear road ahead). The PDK took it down to 3rd and I zoomed off. It was fun.
I didn't realize it could do that, so now I do it more than I should.
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08-10-2013, 03:18 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: New Jersey
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Quote:
Originally Posted by drbodzin
Hey all
What's your favorite gear shift?
When on the freeway I love dropping from 5th to 4th to accelerate past the slow pokes. Or going into a turn droppong into 3rd as I accelerate into the curve.
What about you?
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In 60,000 miles of driving the Boxster, I am pretty sure that I never used 5th gear...not once.
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08-10-2013, 07:35 AM
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Rennzenn
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Virginia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Perfectlap
1-2nd gear on the autocross course!
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Gets my vote! And the shift I like the least is2-1 downshift into a really slow corner.
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