How do ppl miss 2nd gear?
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yea, its also really helpful to leave the car in gear while going downhill as long as the RPMs arent too high. 3000 is good. becuase your tires are spinning the motor instead of the motor spinning the tires so you get better gas mileage than being in neutral
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ORIGINAL: civicexracer
basically they suck at driving and make up an excuse.
basically they suck at driving and make up an excuse.
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ORIGINAL: civicexracer
downshifting on the streets shouldnt really be needed unless u really need to stop in a hurry and u dont have abs and dont want to lock ur brakes up. it puts a good deal of stress on the engine if u dont do it properly. brakes arecheaper and easierto replace than an engine...if u wana do it the right way, u need to learn a littleheel-toe. brake slightly with toes and bring rev up with heel,then down shift once the rpms have matched. takes some time knowing when exactly to shift and how much pressure to apply but its not that difficult to do.
downshifting on the streets shouldnt really be needed unless u really need to stop in a hurry and u dont have abs and dont want to lock ur brakes up. it puts a good deal of stress on the engine if u dont do it properly. brakes arecheaper and easierto replace than an engine...if u wana do it the right way, u need to learn a littleheel-toe. brake slightly with toes and bring rev up with heel,then down shift once the rpms have matched. takes some time knowing when exactly to shift and how much pressure to apply but its not that difficult to do.
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well you know when your going a certain speed in a certain gear? you tap the gas pedal to make it line up to those rpms, so when you downshift its really smooth and doesnt jolt you forward
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ORIGINAL: civicexracer
downshifting on the streets shouldnt really be needed unless u really need to stop in a hurry and u dont have abs and dont want to lock ur brakes up. it puts a good deal of stress on the engine if u dont do it properly. brakes arecheaper and easierto replace than an engine...if u wana do it the right way, u need to learn a littleheel-toe. brake slightly with toes and bring rev up with heel,then down shift once the rpms have matched. takes some time knowing when exactly to shift and how much pressure to apply but its not that difficult to do.
downshifting on the streets shouldnt really be needed unless u really need to stop in a hurry and u dont have abs and dont want to lock ur brakes up. it puts a good deal of stress on the engine if u dont do it properly. brakes arecheaper and easierto replace than an engine...if u wana do it the right way, u need to learn a littleheel-toe. brake slightly with toes and bring rev up with heel,then down shift once the rpms have matched. takes some time knowing when exactly to shift and how much pressure to apply but its not that difficult to do.
i still down shift no matter wut ...its just a habit and its alot funner and sounds kool lol
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well you know when your going a certain speed in a certain gear? you tap the gas pedal to make it line up to those rpms, so when you downshift its really smooth and doesnt jolt you forward
well you know when your going a certain speed in a certain gear? you tap the gas pedal to make it line up to those rpms, so when you downshift its really smooth and doesnt jolt you forward
ahh. so say if i was in 5th gear drop down to 50mph b4 i downshift?