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      06-01-2011, 01:03 PM   #15
landau88
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Originally Posted by Dr. Nate View Post
So is all DS Mode doing is changing the shift points of the transmission or does it change the valve timing too? I've noticed it doesn't really like to shift in sixth gear (is that normal).

-Nate
I'm fairly certain that the transmission will never shift to sixth gear is DS mode (unless maybe you're at redline in 5th gear, but at the point the limiter would kick in).

BTW, I noticed that not many people use DS or Manual Mode a lot. I use manual mode approx. 90% of the time, DS 5%, and D 5%, and operate in the range of 3k-5k RPM fairly often. Aside from wasting gas, am I going to see any negative effects from this (if proper maintenance is assumed)?
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