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

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[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
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In 6th gear, going from 75 to 90 is a matter of seconds.

[quote author=HouRman link=topic=67913.msg1221971#msg1221971 date=1172093624]
Setting MS3 "Egos" aside, 6th is a CRUISING gear, look at the ratio. Even in an 2006 STI, there's not much torque felt in 6th and that cars got a nice turbo.

For all those people passing in 6th... I wonder why you don't bother downshifting to make the pass quicker.

Maybe people don't realize the risk of driving side by side with somebody in a gear that doesn't allow an easy escape if needed...

I used to drive a sportbike that does 0-100mph in 6 seconds. Even then, bikers downshift to pass so that they are in powerband for safety reasons.
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Do you have the speed3? It still has a lot of torque in 6th. If I am already at 65+, there is no need for me to downshift to 5th to pass.

[quote author=proclam link=topic=67913.msg1222942#msg1222942 date=1172113799]
I was complaining to my girlfriend after having the car for a few nights back in december. She thought I was nuts. I told her the car is a blast, but not as much fun as I hoped sometimes... its like driving an auto on the highway, no freaking need to shift at highway speeds! Sixth is so much stronger than any top gear I have ever driven in before it is ridiculous.
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Seriously though! I would prefer more top end in 6th gear and less torque. Would be nice to coast at 75 with only about 2500 RPM's. As it is, that is about 3000-3100 RPM's to maintain that speed for me.

[quote author=blkms3 link=topic=67913.msg1290706#msg1290706 date=1174875316]
i'm usually to lazy too shift outta 6th but if im trying to get the best acceleration out of the car from a 75 mph roll i'd def put it in 4th....it has great pull from there....5th you still gotta kinda wait for the car to build to peak power....
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Why would you need to go to 4th in a Speed3 when you are doing 75 in 6th? In 6th at 75mph, you should be at about 3k rpm's and going down to 5th will put you over 4k where you get plenty of boost and the torque to go with it.