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R56 I finally got it!! ITS AWESOME!! couple questions

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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Mgibrace
I'm with dwjj on spirited breakin. No real need to run much over 4500-5000 rpms anyway as the power starts to taper off. Your ear/butt can be trained to not exceed 4500(by too much)! Shift @ 4500 and repeat and you'll be in lock-up speeds(if caught) anyway. Frankly, I did the same kind of initial run for over 250 mi, just kept it a little slower. Still used the right pedal really hard. Still do and am hoping to not get a ticket. You didn't hurt anything.

These cars are amazing. Keep using it, change the oil, repeat.
What I found out driving stick shift is that it is actually easier to keep it below 4500 rpm than with an automatic tranny.
 
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