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ported · 04-06-2008, 11:19 PM

I always use the Sportshift in town for the jack rabbit city driving.
The 08 transmission slides rather than shifts into gear. It reminds of driving a standard with the clutch slipping.
It does downshift reasonably quick in normal mode, so I keep it out of Sportshift on the highway.
At my first service I'm going to put in synthetic to try and get a bit more "shift" between gears. Our 2000 Outback had Royal Purple synthetic used after a flush and it seemed to crisp things up.

04-06-2008, 11:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
ported Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Northern BC. Canada Car: 08 Outback Touring Blue/Grey w:Alpine stereo,corrosion management,front/rear swaybars/endlinks(Whiteline), King Springs, KYB struts,LWT crank pulley,K&N air filter; 02 WRX, auto, LWT crank pulley, Rally Blue Posts: 237	I always use the Sportshift in town for the jack rabbit city driving. The 08 transmission slides rather than shifts into gear. It reminds of driving a standard with the clutch slipping. It does downshift reasonably quick in normal mode, so I keep it out of Sportshift on the highway. At my first service I'm going to put in synthetic to try and get a bit more "shift" between gears. Our 2000 Outback had Royal Purple synthetic used after a flush and it seemed to crisp things up.