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Did you try any of the PM stuff, to make it more manageable?.
HP is fun but you don't need it "during" the gear change, IMHO.
As many dumb drivers as there are, I just as soon see em in low HP econoboxes
Grumpy


>This was the power I was after when I started messin with my 727. 
>boooy did I find it.  the car was a liability to loan anyone, it was 
>really crazy powerful like 60 more HP and 80 ft lbs it felt 
>like, thats at LOW rpm. (turbo application). torque steer acted like 
>the tie rods were rubber bands.  Big brother protecting us.
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>> Power levels reduced in first gear is a thing called tourque management,
>> something GM thought up and is in their trucks as well.  It is supposed 
to make
>> shifting and driving easier, in reality, all it is is a way to make inferior
>> transmissions last and take the control away from the driver.  What good 
is 300
>> hp when the PCM won't give you acess to it?
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>~~~
>Dave Z. www.delanet.com/~tgp
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