How do ppl miss 2nd gear?
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ORIGINAL: Fiirkan
I am not quite sure if you were being sarcastic or not there, but top left would make it first gear, or reverse in some cars, depending on the tranny, but honda is first
ORIGINAL: Ben
Ep si's are different, mine is at the top left corner.....
ORIGINAL: windcalmer
O.K. am I missing something? In my 98 EX 2nd gear is right below 1st. There is no way to miss it. Are other civics shift patterns different? I have missed 5th gear and threw it into 3rd, but missing 2nd??? Seriously, is there something I am not getting?
O.K. am I missing something? In my 98 EX 2nd gear is right below 1st. There is no way to miss it. Are other civics shift patterns different? I have missed 5th gear and threw it into 3rd, but missing 2nd??? Seriously, is there something I am not getting?
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RE: How do ppl miss 2nd gear?
If you want to learn how to shift from 1st to 3rd; practice short shifting 2nd for a while--barely keep it in 2nd long enough to fully engage the clutch.This will give you an idea for an appropriate RPM range to engage 3rdfrom 1st. You'll need to master the "heal and toe" technique, and figure out where 3rd is.
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If you want to learn how to shift from 1st to 3rd; practice short shifting 2nd for a while--barely keep it in 2nd long enough to fully engage the clutch.This will give you an idea for an appropriate RPM range to engage 3rdfrom 1st. You'll need to master the "heal and toe" technique, and figure out where 3rd is.
If you want to learn how to shift from 1st to 3rd; practice short shifting 2nd for a while--barely keep it in 2nd long enough to fully engage the clutch.This will give you an idea for an appropriate RPM range to engage 3rdfrom 1st. You'll need to master the "heal and toe" technique, and figure out where 3rd is.
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RE: How do ppl miss 2nd gear?
what purpose would skipping from first to third serve other than bogging you down like a ****?
i miss second when i'm not really paying attention to what i'm doing i've been driving a stick for almost 7 years now. missing second doesn't mean going from first to third, but not getting the stick into second without scraping or engaging before you hit the gas again... some people are dumb
i miss second when i'm not really paying attention to what i'm doing i've been driving a stick for almost 7 years now. missing second doesn't mean going from first to third, but not getting the stick into second without scraping or engaging before you hit the gas again... some people are dumb
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After reading post after post about why you would want to switch from 1st to 3rd, the answeris beyond me.
I've tried it with a few different cars;eachhas a sweet spot that can make the gear transition better, but the pressure you put on the engine is not good at all. Using this technique ina racewould probably send you home without a car; because you lost it in a pink slip race.
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So..your at a race,
you somehow managed to blow2nd gear in mommy's LE,
"oh no!! what should I do?"
you should probably take it home a park it in the garage. This is not the time tofigure out the new strategy on how to get from 1st to 3rd, when you barely know how to change gears as it is.
Practice Daniel-san.. http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...erm=Daniel-san
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With20 years of experience of driving stick; using "heal and toe"/"double clutching" can get you into 3rd gear in under 3 seconds. The more recent hydraulic clutches can make this easier to master.
I've tried it with a few different cars;eachhas a sweet spot that can make the gear transition better, but the pressure you put on the engine is not good at all. Using this technique ina racewould probably send you home without a car; because you lost it in a pink slip race.
:
So..your at a race,
you somehow managed to blow2nd gear in mommy's LE,
"oh no!! what should I do?"
you should probably take it home a park it in the garage. This is not the time tofigure out the new strategy on how to get from 1st to 3rd, when you barely know how to change gears as it is.
Practice Daniel-san.. http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...erm=Daniel-san
:
With20 years of experience of driving stick; using "heal and toe"/"double clutching" can get you into 3rd gear in under 3 seconds. The more recent hydraulic clutches can make this easier to master.
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