downshifting
03-16-2007, 02:49 PM
#11
Gentleman's Relish
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: AZ
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RE: downshifting
Whatever you're comfortable with. The only reason I HATE being in neutral or not down shifting is that if you have to accelerate you either have to figure out which gear is the correct gear or accelerate really slow because you're in too high of a gear. That to me is dangerous.
here's a good example. You have two lanes doing 60-70. Your lane starts to slow down to 30mph so you want to get over to the other lane still moving at 60-70. If you don't down shift, you may end up having someone up your **** because you didn't accelerate fast enough. It could be argued depending on how much room you had to merge into, that you cut the person off or impeded the flow of traffic.
here's a good example. You have two lanes doing 60-70. Your lane starts to slow down to 30mph so you want to get over to the other lane still moving at 60-70. If you don't down shift, you may end up having someone up your **** because you didn't accelerate fast enough. It could be argued depending on how much room you had to merge into, that you cut the person off or impeded the flow of traffic.
03-16-2007, 02:59 PM
#12
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: SW Missouri
Posts: 889
RE: downshifting
You drive 5spd long enough you know what gear you need to be in like second nature. I usually dont have a problem with accelerating fast enough compared to most other car on the road. It dont take but 1/2 second to put it in gear.
ORIGINAL: Derf00
Whatever you're comfortable with. The only reason I HATE being in neutral or not down shifting is that if you have to accelerate you either have to figure out which gear is the correct gear or accelerate really slow because you're in too high of a gear. That to me is dangerous.
here's a good example. You have two lanes doing 60-70. Your lane starts to slow down to 30mph so you want to get over to the other lane still moving at 60-70. If you don't down shift, you may end up having someone up your **** because you didn't accelerate fast enough. It could be argued depending on how much room you had to merge into, that you cut the person off or impeded the flow of traffic.
Whatever you're comfortable with. The only reason I HATE being in neutral or not down shifting is that if you have to accelerate you either have to figure out which gear is the correct gear or accelerate really slow because you're in too high of a gear. That to me is dangerous.
here's a good example. You have two lanes doing 60-70. Your lane starts to slow down to 30mph so you want to get over to the other lane still moving at 60-70. If you don't down shift, you may end up having someone up your **** because you didn't accelerate fast enough. It could be argued depending on how much room you had to merge into, that you cut the person off or impeded the flow of traffic.
03-16-2007, 02:59 PM
#13
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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RE: downshifting
the onyl time down shifting is bad is if u do it improperly. early cars talkin liek 60's and earlier and older trucks, had straigth cut gears. no synchros at all. sum had synchros in each gear except 1st, so u couold shift "normally" into each gear u just had to double clutch to get back into first. in a car with synchros it doesnt matter becasue the synchros all ow the gears to mesh, witht he straight cuts u would have to put the clutch in, put it in neutral, let the clutch out to match the revs, and then clutch again to put it in the next gfear, hence the term double clutching. so unless u have straigth cut gears and u dont kno how to double clutch, downshifting isnt bad. but yeah the blipping the throttle to match the revs when u down shift is a good idea to, less stress on the synchors
03-16-2007, 02:59 PM
#14
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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RE: downshifting
ORIGINAL: Derf00
Whatever you're comfortable with. The only reason I HATE being in neutral or not down shifting is that if you have to accelerate you either have to figure out which gear is the correct gear or accelerate really slow because you're in too high of a gear. That to me is dangerous.
here's a good example. You have two lanes doing 60-70. Your lane starts to slow down to 30mph so you want to get over to the other lane still moving at 60-70. If you don't down shift, you may end up having someone up your **** because you didn't accelerate fast enough. It could be argued depending on how much room you had to merge into, that you cut the person off or impeded the flow of traffic.
Whatever you're comfortable with. The only reason I HATE being in neutral or not down shifting is that if you have to accelerate you either have to figure out which gear is the correct gear or accelerate really slow because you're in too high of a gear. That to me is dangerous.
here's a good example. You have two lanes doing 60-70. Your lane starts to slow down to 30mph so you want to get over to the other lane still moving at 60-70. If you don't down shift, you may end up having someone up your **** because you didn't accelerate fast enough. It could be argued depending on how much room you had to merge into, that you cut the person off or impeded the flow of traffic.
03-16-2007, 07:30 PM
#20
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: OC, Cali
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RE: downshifting
ORIGINAL: AdderMk2
+1 but $100 brakes.... my pads have a lifetime warranty... I just bring them back and get new ones.... FREE
ORIGINAL: PX429
I rather spend the money on $100 brake pads then rebuild my trans
I rather spend the money on $100 brake pads then rebuild my trans