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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 05:23 AM
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Default n00b question: what does "blip" mean?

whether someone talks about in downshifting or rev matching, what does it mean when they talk about "blip" the gas/engine? I tried googling it and reading the stickings, nothing came up.

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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 05:44 AM
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It's pretty much an onomatopoeia. All it is is a quick little tap of the throttle to raise the engine speed up a few hundred rpm to help rev-match your downshifts.
 
Old Jun 2, 2010 | 05:55 AM
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lol, you had to use a word I had to google again right?

thx for the info tho, now I know
 
Old Jun 2, 2010 | 06:11 AM
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Onomatopoeia? It's a word that sounds like what it means.... like "nom nom nom"... or "fap"
 
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