How do you guys drive the beast
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What's nice about all Beast 55K motors, is that you can drive them like slow, normal, fast and of-course Get-Away "Bullit" fast. Greatest Torque from the beloved Charger.
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I drive in S/S2 mostly, but sometimes in C/Comfort in the winter time.
BTw, in Comfort mode the tranny does start off in 2nd, then it quickly locks up the converter which can feel like a shift, especially on cold days. You can actually go WOT from a stop in C mode and take 2nd gear all the way from 0 to 80 mph if you want. As long as you don't depress the kickdown switch it will stay in 2nd. The convertor will not be hurt in the least, trust me.
BTw, in Comfort mode the tranny does start off in 2nd, then it quickly locks up the converter which can feel like a shift, especially on cold days. You can actually go WOT from a stop in C mode and take 2nd gear all the way from 0 to 80 mph if you want. As long as you don't depress the kickdown switch it will stay in 2nd. The convertor will not be hurt in the least, trust me.
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I believe it goes S-C-M, so when you press the button once it goes to C, then press it again and it goes to M. If you're stopped and go from C to S or vice-versa you can actually feel it shift while sitting still.
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99% of the time in sport-1, C when traffic-ish. S when roads are clear. Rarely manual, I feel like S-mode does the work for me. Paddle shifting is never the same as clutching it sadly
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