Testing warranty theory
06-13-2015, 11:42 PM
#31
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15 mph in 1st gear isnt high rpm's, second shifting like an idiot ruins clutches. however for the op he may have just gotten a defective unit, it happens
06-16-2015, 01:51 AM
#32
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Also I regularly engine brake as I see it as a perk of a manual. Usually nothing over the next gear down and gradually slowing down that way. Is that something I should be avoiding?
06-16-2015, 07:12 AM
#33
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Excuse my ignorance, and a quick Google turned nothing up, but what exactly is "second shifting." Do you simply mean the actual shift into second?
Also I regularly engine brake as I see it as a perk of a manual. Usually nothing over the next gear down and gradually slowing down that way. Is that something I should be avoiding?
Also I regularly engine brake as I see it as a perk of a manual. Usually nothing over the next gear down and gradually slowing down that way. Is that something I should be avoiding?
First: 15 mph in 1st gear isn't high
Second: shifting like an idiot ruins clutches
and not "second shifting"
06-16-2015, 07:44 AM
#34
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If you're doing this for performance into a turn, great, enjoy. If you're using the engine too much to actually slow down the car I'm just going to say this: brakes are cheaper than clutches.
06-16-2015, 06:02 PM
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06-16-2015, 06:54 PM
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06-17-2015, 09:03 AM
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