[Shotimes] 7000RPM, Man , I'd have to spin a bearing

[Carl Prochilo]

Chris,  I agree with you.  If you have good brakes, I find that using the
transmission to slow down the car is not needed, so I never use
downshifting.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Wed, August 11, 2004 9:30 am, Chris \"Zap\" said:
>     I love driving the SHOs this way, but does it lead to clutch problems
> or
> are high RPM downshifts really more of the problem?  After all the clutch
> issues I've seen with the two SHOs I don't want to be doing a clutch job
> for
> a long time...(but I want to enjoy them!)
>
> -Chris
> '95 EG MTX
> Joy's "perpetually broken" '94 MB MTX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul L Fisher" <sho@paul-fisher.com>
> To: "'Ron Porter'" <ronporter@prodigy.net>; <SHOTIMES@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 9:09 AM
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] 7000RPM, Man , I'd have to spin a bearing
>
>
>> Sounds like the last time I drove the SHO!
>>
>>
>> Paul L Fisher
>>
>> 1999 Ford Taurus SHO TR 68K - Kirk'ed 2/29/04.
>>
>>  - Amsoil Series 2000 0W-30
>>  - Amsoil TS-124 Oiled Foam air filter
>>
>> Visit my website: http://www.paul-fisher.com
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>> Amsoil dealer: http://www.paul-fisher.com/oil
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
>> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
>> On Behalf Of Ron Porter
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 5:47 PM
>> To: Bobbonnit1@aol.com; SHOTIMES@autox.team.net
>> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] 7000RPM, Man , I'd have to spin a bearing
>>
>> BS!!
>>
>> Let me recount my short trip for errands that I did an hour ago.
>>
>> Pulled out of the sub unto the 55 mph road. Hit 7K in 1st & 2nd, the
> hauled
>> down to go to the Post Office.
>>
>> Pulled out of the Post Office in a 40 mph zone, hit 7K in 1st, then
> shifted
>> to 4th.
>>
>> Left the Muffler Man, where I dropped off two front rotors for turning,
> and
>> hit 7K in 1st, then shifted to 4th in the 40 mph zone. Went to the car
> wash.
>>
>> Had to make a left across traffic pulling out of the car wash in a 45
>> mph
>> zone. Did 7K I 1st and 2nd pulling out.
>>
>> After stopping for gas and pulling in to the butcher next door, I did a
>> 7k
>> 1-2 shift in a 55 mph zone getting into traffic before driving home.
>>
>> Let's see.....that's eight 7K rpm runs over the span of a 5-mile drive.
>> Pretty typical. I did this for 10 years and 182K miles on the original
>> '89
>> (which, with 200K+ miles will still beat most SHOs, plus gets 30 mpg on
> the
>> highway).
>>
>> I've been driving the three SHOs since then the same way. BTW, my last
>> speeding ticket was in 5/96.
>>
>> Ron Porter
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
>> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
>> On Behalf Of Bobbonnit1@aol.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 6:17 PM
>> To: SHOTIMES@autox.team.net
>> Subject: [Shotimes] 7000RPM, Man , I'd have to spin a bearing
>>
>>
>> I've taken my SHO to 7000 a few times........Straight up rocket
>> ship...But
>> if
>> I did it in town here, I'd be looking thru tinted windows at the West
> County
>>
>> Detention Center  !!!!  ha!  lolol
>>
>> Robert K. '89 130K OEM     Cruise Control is not like Auto Pilot!
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