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Regarding a manual v-8 sports car, is it okay to run it at higher rpm's alot?

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Old 12-17-2008, 06:19 PM   #1
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My cars redline is at 6500 so my thinking is that shifting at between say 4500 and 5500 rpm's should be no problem. Make sense?
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Old 12-17-2008, 07:17 PM   #2
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Why the heck not. gas stations will love you. hehehe that is most definetely the way to get good economy although you may go faster that way. doing that too much may be rough on your clutch.
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