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5Th Gear Uphill, 50Kms?

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Hey guys.

I remember when I was about 11yrs old going to a friends house.

His older brother had an R33 gtst or GTR, I'm not sure.. But I remember he used to brag about being able to go uphill in 5th hear doing about 50ks or so..

I did witness this in the car not just him saying it, this is what got me into these amazing cars :)

So my question is, is this possible? And if so, how is it done? Different diff ratio? More compression? :/ or?

Cheers guys, sorry if this has been covered, I tried searching.

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what a question.

just cos it can be done doesnt mean it should. uphill in 5th will put savage loads on your transmission and drivetrain. terrible idea. i have a huge v8 and even i dont go up hill in 5th.

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That is why I asked the question..

I wasn't sure if it was normal or not for a powerful car..

I do also remember reading a build thread where the guy said he could go up hill in 5th quite slow..

But yeah if it's too much load on the engine, then that's my question answered..

Is there a way WITHout putting so much load?

Cheers for the replies.

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Bleh, just delete this post. I don't want a diesel and didn't want to do this in my own car..

Was Just curios to see if it was possible with out any real strain in the motor, obviously not...

Sorry for posting a stupid question.

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