How to pass someone on the interstate in our ms3's

[quote author=k4hscorpion link=topic=67913.msg1169987#msg1169987 date=1169818786]
If your going to pass someone on the interstate with our cars (doing 75 mph in 6th gear), what gear do you guys drop down to? A friend of mine told me to drop down to 4th skipping 5th gear. Does anyone do that or do you guys just drop down to 5th. Sorry for the dumb question as I have only been driving a standard for a month now. I'm guessing I should be rev matching before letting the clutch out when downshifting from 6th to 4th or should I just drop the clutch immediatly? I'd like to get more input from you guys before trying it. I looked up shifting tutorials but non of them explain how to pass someone on the interstate (quickly). Oh and my friend can't show me since he's in Iraq now.
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I keep it in 6th and use the torque and already-built boost to launch me down the highway.
SOMETIMES if it's tight I drop it to 5th but NEVER had the need to go all the way down to 4th yet.
my 2 cents

[quote author=WangsHatch link=topic=67913.msg1170377#msg1170377 date=1169836318]
MS3's 6th gear acceleration at highway speeds impresses me. My WRX had nothing in top gear, always had to downshift. I'll wait until breakin is over before I experiment with downshifting to 4th. I bet it will be fun. Muahaha
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You wanna know what's fun? Drop it to 4th from 6th while revving it up to 5k; then let off the clutch fast (do not let go off it!). YOU'LL BE PUSHED AGAINST YOUR SEAT LIKE IF YOU WERE IN THE SHUTTLE. :shock:

Try it from 4th to 3th, it's even better at slower speeds.