Picking up my GTS MC shift on Friday
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Drive it fast and maintain it regardless of cost. You will be rewarded for both.I am picking up my 62 plate GTS MC shift on Friday and I am super excited, any hints tips and advice about driving and maintaining it would be very much appreciated.
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Get Noor to supply you am X Pipe, its cheap and doubles the fun!
Keep it Trident warrantied as long as you own it and you won't go far wrong.
Don't park it in car parks and don't drive up peoples @rses as it will stone chip.
And finally, engage SPORT, drop the front windows an inch, floor it and smile
Keep it Trident warrantied as long as you own it and you won't go far wrong.
Don't park it in car parks and don't drive up peoples @rses as it will stone chip.
And finally, engage SPORT, drop the front windows an inch, floor it and smile
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Yup, all of that! Especially the driving part. They love being driven.
And keep the battery charged. Buy a CTEK conditioner and use it often.
Last of all... send us pictures, please!
And keep the battery charged. Buy a CTEK conditioner and use it often.
Last of all... send us pictures, please!
Thanks for the responses, I will post some pictures in a few days.
I am planning to run it on VPower as much as possible but does it actually need it?
I am aware that lifting off a bit smooths out the gear changes and also that it is a good idea to slowly floor the throttle 3 times before stating up, is there anything else that I need to know about driving with the MC Shift box?
Thanks,
Robert.
I am planning to run it on VPower as much as possible but does it actually need it?
I am aware that lifting off a bit smooths out the gear changes and also that it is a good idea to slowly floor the throttle 3 times before stating up, is there anything else that I need to know about driving with the MC Shift box?
Thanks,
Robert.
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I also tend to use VPower or the BP equivalent - BP Ultimate, is it? Like you I'm not sure if it needs it.
Worth noting that although the gearbox will downshift by itself if you're slowing to a stop then it's worth dropping into neutral from second (by pulling both paddles back) rather than letting the car go from second to first. This will help preserve clutch life. You'll notice that the car is a load easier to drive smoothly in normal mode than it is in sport. The latter can be quite aggressive in the up and down changes, and certainly deliciously noisy. There's a time and a place for it and sometimes you may need to use stealth mode. But probably not often. On a similar note, the car always starts with the valves open (which sounds great, even at 4am... but your neighbours may not agree) and then they close a few seconds later. Whether the car starts in sport, stealth, manual or auto seems fairly arbitrary. Mine seems to defaul to stealth auto. Never use auto. It's rubbish and it eats clutches.
Oh, one last thing, when cold the 'box won't change up below around 2.5k revs.
Enjoy!
Worth noting that although the gearbox will downshift by itself if you're slowing to a stop then it's worth dropping into neutral from second (by pulling both paddles back) rather than letting the car go from second to first. This will help preserve clutch life. You'll notice that the car is a load easier to drive smoothly in normal mode than it is in sport. The latter can be quite aggressive in the up and down changes, and certainly deliciously noisy. There's a time and a place for it and sometimes you may need to use stealth mode. But probably not often.
On a similar note, the car always starts with the valves open (which sounds great, even at 4am... but your neighbours may not agree) and then they close a few seconds later. Whether the car starts in sport, stealth, manual or auto seems fairly arbitrary. Mine seems to defaul to stealth auto. Never use auto. It's rubbish and it eats clutches.Oh, one last thing, when cold the 'box won't change up below around 2.5k revs.
Enjoy!
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Very true, Robert. Needs 4k+ to really start singing those sweet, sweet Italian songs.