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    Quote Originally Posted by tom4bren View Post
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    so..Im new to all this fancy auto stuff..
    so I can push the power button while im driving down the road?
    what will i gain?
    will it mess up my trany?
    thx
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    Quote Originally Posted by don moore View Post
    so..Im new to all this fancy auto stuff..
    so I can push the power button while im driving down the road?
    what will i gain?
    will it mess up my trany?
    thx
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    Yes

    Snappier acceleration...it raises the shift points

    No

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    Quote Originally Posted by don moore View Post
    so..Im new to all this fancy auto stuff..
    so I can push the power button while im driving down the road?
    what will i gain?
    will it mess up my trany?
    thx
    Here's what I do:

    As I approach the on ramp to the highway, I grit my teeth, grasp the wheel until my knuckles go white, cringe and simply voice the command "POWER PLEASE". Then suddenly, as if my VX were listening to my order, just like Kit, a blast of power is given forth, and a whisp of thick black tar with two red glowing eyes streaks through the troposphere for just a few moments. As the force of the propulsion nearly causes a sudden release of bodily fluids, I leave the Tercels and Super Dutys of the world in a cloud of high desert dust.

    (Actually, I have been trying to train the wife to press the power button for me, when I say "POWER PLEASE", so that my rediculously childish mind can imagine the above with ease. However, I haven't quite got her to do it for me yet. :bgwg

    Bart

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    Quote Originally Posted by nfpgasmask View Post
    (Actually, I have been trying to train the wife to press the power button for me, when I say "POWER PLEASE", so that my rediculously childish mind can imagine the above with ease. However, I haven't quite got her to do it for me yet. :bgwg

    Bart
    Since the action would benefit the both of you, maybe saying something more along the lines of "Wonder Twins Power Activate!" would achieve the desired result? (Yeah, I'm a cartoon geek from way back in the day).


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    Quote Originally Posted by Y33TREKker View Post
    Since the action would benefit the both of you, maybe saying something more along the lines of "Wonder Twins Power Activate!" would achieve the desired result? (Yeah, I'm a cartoon geek from way back in the day).

    Or better yet: "GO TEAM VENTURE"!



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    Kool ..I got to train the wife to hit the power button when i say"ENGAGE"...lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by don moore View Post
    Kool ..I got to train the wife to hit the power button when i say"ENGAGE"...lol
    Or... you could just leave it on all the time.

    I've had mine on for four years + with no ill effect.

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    or even better

    Quote Originally Posted by nfpgasmask View Post
    Or better yet: "GO TEAM VENTURE"!



    Bart
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    but HE is... (George Takai)
    Last edited by SilverBullet75 : 07/09/2009 at 02:58 PM Reason: clarifying...
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    Quote Originally Posted by nfpgasmask View Post
    Or better yet: "GO TEAM VENTURE"!



    Bart
    Gawd that show is funny...got all three seasons on DVD and can't wait for the next!
    I know you believe you understand what you think I said; but what you fail to realize is that what you heard is not what I meant.

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    With power on it shifts smoother and faster in heavy traffic (both upand down). Otherwise, the normal mode is the way to go as the engine gains extra torque in this mode under the higher revs it generates. Simple?

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