It depends in part on how well your car shifts, but more often than not
downshifting will cost you time. That's been my experience, at least.
Scot
'91 CS Miata
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Debbie Cunningham" <bartsmom@mindspring.com>
To: "BayArea Team.Net" <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 7:56 PM
Subject: Shifting Question
> Hi again! Let me preface this question by saying that I am in the process
of
> "relearning" how to autox...I am generally NOT braking early enough and
only
> starting to remember how to slow down early enough to accelerate through
> turns...(AAACCCKKK!!! VERY frustrating ;)...
>
> I also have a turbo which causes the dreaded "turbo lag". So it seems
that I
> am either bogging or pushing horribly in tight turns. I noticed some
people
> last weekend who tended to downshift into first quite frequently...Do you
> think that that might be productive or more trouble than its worth?
>
> Debbie
> '95 Talon TSi...almost stock
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