No kidding-I went to go pick up lunch, and I whacked it to get around someone. When it upshifted into 2nd, there was a bit of a tire bark. Not much, but enough that it was unmistakable. I know barking the tires during a shift doesn't make you go any faster, but I was still impressed that it had the nuts to do it with torque management still in full effect. I guess it's because it's the lightest hemi truck you can get.

 

Heck, if you got it stomped with those hard Goodyear tires, it will do it at the 2-3 shift as well.

 

Thats cool... theres nothing like grabbing second gear. It would be really cool if there was a way to shut off the esp completly.

 

The truck is literally getting stronger every day, and the mileage is going up as well.

 

i still want to see if i can break them loose in second, but don't want try it on a public road.

 

Why not? Just find a road where the speed limit is above the speed at which it shifts to 2nd and whack it. As long as you don't do anything dumb you won't be breaking any laws.

 

"Dumb" is left very open to the interpretation of the law in many places. It'll be one officer's interpretation as to whether it was "reckless driving" or not.

I'm not saying I don't break the law (according to some officers' interpretations) almost every day.... but I'm just letting you know there may be consequences.

 

Consequences of what? Not exceeding the speed limit, or not fishtailing wildly while the tires are ablaze? Seriously, what law would one be breaking by whacking it while not speeding in an area with little or no traffic? I fail to see what you could get a ticket for.

 

I thought I made that pretty clear...

It's up to the officer's interpretation as to whether barking the tires and accelerating at full throttle was "reckless driving". Now I'm not saying it'll happen where I live or you live, but when I lived in CA that was enough to give you a ticket and I saw it happen to more than one person. I myself was once pulled over for what the officer called "accelerating too rapidly" even though I hadn't even chirped my tires. I talked my way out of that one b/c it was pretty ridiculous, but it can happen and I've seen people get tickets for it. I'm just trying to point out a possible scenario.

 

Oh, I see now. I had forgotten that cops have the latitude to be that retarded, but they really do now that you mention it.

Ok, I'll modify my advice: Go find some stretch of road somewhere where there is nobody else around. It needn't be terribly long, less than 1/8th mile will suffice. Come to a stop or a near stop and floor your truck. Let off after it shifts to 2nd gear. Barring Barney Fife popping out from an unseen hiding place like a jack in the box, you'll probably be alright.