Neutral A Bad Thing?
#31
07-15-2006, 04:12 PM
RE: Neutral A Bad Thing?
lol well I fortunatly have a manual car and therefore all this information has helped me a lot... I bought the car not knowing a single thing about driving stick but I've got used to it and - let me say - that matching rev's isn't the easiest thing to a newbie just learning to drive a standard car....
#34
07-16-2006, 03:49 AM
RE: Neutral A Bad Thing?
I'll put the car in neutral at a light (drive an auto). But only when its level so i don't have to have my foot on the brake.
#36
07-16-2006, 07:08 PM
RE: Neutral A Bad Thing?
Lol - when I had an automatic I did the same thing sometimes... placed the car into park and left it there until the light turned green... But now I have a standard so neutral is the easiest way to go!
#37
07-17-2006, 04:14 PM
RE: Neutral A Bad Thing?
thank you for teaching me something new also.
ORIGINAL: SovXietday
If you've ever noticed when you're driving, your speed directly correlates with your RPMs in each gear. For instance, the stock 2nd gear on an EX tranny will take the car to 60mph (actually just before). So, if you were to be driving at 45 mph and decided to downshift into second, the last thing you want to do is pop the clutch in from a higher gear (at a lower RPM), let the RPM fall even further while you put your shifter into 2nd... and just let out the clutch.
If you've ever done this, right about here is where you kiss your steering wheel because your car got mad at you and stopped abruptly... right? Actually, you have what are called synchro's in the transmission. The job of the synchro's is to match engine speeds with the gear speed so that you don't blow up the transmission with a bad shift. Revmatching is simply doing the job of the synchro, matching engine speed with the gear speed (so at 45mph, about 5000rpms in 2nd gear) and taking the load off your synchro's. This also happens to allow for a much smoother ride as well. So learn how to rev match and smile... because you are no longer bashing your teeth into your steering wheel.
If you've ever noticed when you're driving, your speed directly correlates with your RPMs in each gear. For instance, the stock 2nd gear on an EX tranny will take the car to 60mph (actually just before). So, if you were to be driving at 45 mph and decided to downshift into second, the last thing you want to do is pop the clutch in from a higher gear (at a lower RPM), let the RPM fall even further while you put your shifter into 2nd... and just let out the clutch.
If you've ever done this, right about here is where you kiss your steering wheel because your car got mad at you and stopped abruptly... right? Actually, you have what are called synchro's in the transmission. The job of the synchro's is to match engine speeds with the gear speed so that you don't blow up the transmission with a bad shift. Revmatching is simply doing the job of the synchro, matching engine speed with the gear speed (so at 45mph, about 5000rpms in 2nd gear) and taking the load off your synchro's. This also happens to allow for a much smoother ride as well. So learn how to rev match and smile... because you are no longer bashing your teeth into your steering wheel.
#39
07-17-2006, 07:07 PM
RE: Neutral A Bad Thing?
ORIGINAL: rdss
I rev match on my CBR but not in the car, I have had the rear end slide a little with out rev matching on the bike. I have actually never really rev matched in anything with 4 wheels.
I rev match on my CBR but not in the car, I have had the rear end slide a little with out rev matching on the bike. I have actually never really rev matched in anything with 4 wheels.
#40
07-17-2006, 07:54 PM
RE: Neutral A Bad Thing?
ya i usually try and not press my brakes..i usually downshift all the way to second then at the last minit put it in neutral and press the brakes, and i dont hold the clutch in at a stop light..no point, but ya..i try and touch the brakes as little as possible
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