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Old 08-19-2003, 07:43 PM
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throttle hard in sixth and my RPMs spiked but the speedometer was not moving. Eventually it felt like it grabbed and I accelerated.
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DOH!
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I know I'm just letting it sink in the weird thing is that it seams to be fine with hard launches.
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Same exact thing happened to me. It will gradually get worse.
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LOL! If it is slipping in 6th, why the hell would you try doing hard launches? *sigh*
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I launched hard getting onto the highway just prior
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thats always good inspiration
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Burning clutches make baby Jesus cry...
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