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Driving a manual car???

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Hey am new at driving stick shift and I have one question. how long can I leave my rx8 on a single gear? For example, on the highway if I am going at a constant speed of 60mph on gear 6 and my rpm stays at around 4000 can I just leave it there for a long time? Or do I have to bring it back to neutral and then back to gear 6 again?
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you can leave it in gear. your engine is higher revving than a regular car engine, and it is designed to run at and handle higher revs (as long as it has enough oil).
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Keep it out of the redzone for extended periods and you're golden. Engines are designed to revolve; it's their only job.
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thecoolkid213 wrote:Or do I have to bring it back to neutral and then back to gear 6 again?
I'm curious where such an idea would come from, if you don't mind indulging my curiosity.
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theholycow wrote:
thecoolkid213 wrote:Or do I have to bring it back to neutral and then back to gear 6 again?
I'm curious where such an idea would come from, if you don't mind indulging my curiosity.
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I think my folks made me divert away from the TV every so many hours so my eyes could focus on things at a different distance and I wouldn't end up wearing glasses.
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potownrob wrote:you can leave it in gear. your engine is higher revving than a regular car engine, and it is designed to run at and handle higher revs (as long as it has enough oil).
Thank you this was helpful
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Rope-Pusher wrote:
theholycow wrote:
thecoolkid213 wrote:Or do I have to bring it back to neutral and then back to gear 6 again?
I'm curious where such an idea would come from, if you don't mind indulging my curiosity.
I honestly don't know. Like I said I am new so that idea just popped into my head. Anyway thank you for your comment it was helpful.
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Rope-Pusher wrote:I think my folks made me divert away from the TV every so many hours so my eyes could focus on things at a different distance and I wouldn't end up wearing glasses.
Well? Did it work?
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Squint wrote:
Rope-Pusher wrote:I think my folks made me divert away from the TV every so many hours so my eyes could focus on things at a different distance and I wouldn't end up wearing glasses.
Well? Did it work?
It worked for about 27 years....until when I started working at a CAD terminal.

I guess I can't really blame needing to wear glasses on the CAD work, but that is when I noticed that my distance vision wasn't so good anymore.
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Rope-Pusher wrote:
Squint wrote:
Rope-Pusher wrote:I think my folks made me divert away from the TV every so many hours so my eyes could focus on things at a different distance and I wouldn't end up wearing glasses.
Well? Did it work?
It worked for about 27 years....until when I started working at a CAD terminal.

I guess I can't really blame needing to wear glasses on the CAD work, but that is when I noticed that my distance vision wasn't so good anymore.
Seems like if it worked for 27 years, you could have watched a lot more TV as a kid... :lol:
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Squint wrote:
Rope-Pusher wrote:
Squint wrote: Well? Did it work?
It worked for about 27 years....until when I started working at a CAD terminal.

I guess I can't really blame needing to wear glasses on the CAD work, but that is when I noticed that my distance vision wasn't so good anymore.
Seems like if it worked for 27 years, you could have watched a lot more TV as a kid... :lol:
Yanno, a good portion of that time away from the TV was spent on "hopping-up" slot cars, I actually enjoyed coaxing speed and handling out of them more than I enjoyed racing them. Probably a good background for someone to go on to become an engineer from.
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Rope-Pusher wrote:Yanno, a good portion of that time away from the TV was spent on "hopping-up" slot cars, I actually enjoyed coaxing speed and handling out of them more than I enjoyed racing them. Probably a good background for someone to go on to become an engineer from.
You hooner.
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Squint wrote:
Rope-Pusher wrote:Yanno, a good portion of that time away from the TV was spent on "hopping-up" slot cars, I actually enjoyed coaxing speed and handling out of them more than I enjoyed racing them. Probably a good background for someone to go on to become an engineer from.
You hooner.
In what sense?
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Rope-Pusher wrote:
Squint wrote:You hooner.
In what sense?
A jest in regards to your tricked out slot cars.
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Squint wrote:
Rope-Pusher wrote:
Squint wrote:You hooner.
In what sense?
A jest in regards to your tricked out slot cars.
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