View Poll Results: D4, D5, or SS?
D4
6
14.29%
D5
24
57.14%
SuperShift
12
28.57%
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D4, D5, or SS?
Bitten.
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Philly
Originally Posted by mattg
D5 is :gheylaugh:
i'm in SS 99.9% of the time, even if i only move my car a 100' i move the shifter over. it's a habit.
i'm in SS 99.9% of the time, even if i only move my car a 100' i move the shifter over. it's a habit.
I was just about to say that.
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Drifting
Joined: Dec 2002
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From: Lehigh Valley, PA
I used to keep it is D4 when i first got it, but found that i got better gas mileage in the city when i kept it in D5(i think). I use the SS once in a while, but its not the same as a manual. so for the most part, D5.
Registered Big Dog
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Los Angeles, Ca
i picked d4 .... it really depends... sport shift half the time (also during racing) ...... d4 on the freeway if i'm just cruising , i hate how the auto tran takes me all the way to fifth gear by 40 mph...
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2001
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From: Long Island, NY
Originally Posted by mattg
D5 is :gheylaugh:
Yeah i hate saving gas.
Your telling me on the highway if your just cruising along at a steady speed you'll hold it in 3rd or 4th? Now thats :ghey:
Pro
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Kensington, Maryland
my brother and i noticed a feelign of a 6th gear while in sport shift, unless the display doesnt exactly say the right gear. while in 5th with SS after releasing the gas you feel a little slight gear change, i doubt its anything but it deffinitely feels liek a gear change while it stays in 5th
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Joined: Nov 2001
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From: OR
Originally Posted by Chaptorial
Yeah i hate saving gas.
Your telling me on the highway if your just cruising along at a steady speed you'll hold it in 3rd or 4th? Now thats :ghey:
Your telling me on the highway if your just cruising along at a steady speed you'll hold it in 3rd or 4th? Now thats :ghey:
i get pretty good mileage too. i got 340 miles (pre-gas light) out of the tank i burned during the WC meet.
Devil's Advocate Returns
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Earth
SS -- saving the tranny. Old news...
SS.
If you use it to change gears all the time, count of having your gearbox wear out quickly.
If you use it to MINIMIZE the number of gear shifts, count on it to help save your clutch packs. The less you use them, the less wear there is on them.
This is not a fix for the tranny problems However, the clutch packs see wear during gear changes. If you use SS to reduce the number of gear changes, you are going to help with wear.
D4 and SS will reduce mileage, but can also help to reduce tranny shifts are wear at the expense of gas mileage.
If you use SS to do nasty engine braking, count on having more wear.
YMMV
If you use it to change gears all the time, count of having your gearbox wear out quickly.
If you use it to MINIMIZE the number of gear shifts, count on it to help save your clutch packs. The less you use them, the less wear there is on them.
This is not a fix for the tranny problems However, the clutch packs see wear during gear changes. If you use SS to reduce the number of gear changes, you are going to help with wear.
D4 and SS will reduce mileage, but can also help to reduce tranny shifts are wear at the expense of gas mileage.
If you use SS to do nasty engine braking, count on having more wear.
YMMV
were you in SS or D5?
Audi S4 driver
Joined: May 2003
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From: Forked River NJ
Originally Posted by gingerbread
my brother and i noticed a feelign of a 6th gear while in sport shift, unless the display doesnt exactly say the right gear. while in 5th with SS after releasing the gas you feel a little slight gear change, i doubt its anything but it deffinitely feels liek a gear change while it stays in 5th
Originally Posted by sixgearcl
well in my car... i drive with 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, & then 6th... 
"Get a Rope!"
Just Kidding...I enjoy rowing my gears too...just can't with this ride!...
Cajun Gumbo Man
Joined: Oct 2000
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From: California
Originally Posted by darrinb
d4 in the city, d5 only for high way cruising, gate shift when i race or feel like pushing the car to the limits, never use ss