1st gear
Cat Fuсker
Joined: Nov 1978
Posts: 7,036
From: The Moon
RE: 1st gear
I compression brake all the time because this is the way I was tought to drive...(KRAZ trucks with 12 gears and no synchros), but I guess you're right about unnecessary stress on the internals. Our engines aren's designed for that really.
Cat Fuсker
Joined: Nov 1978
Posts: 7,036
From: The Moon
RE: 1st gear
never got to drive one thou
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 109
From: West Palm Beach, Fl
RE: 1st gear
my 04 civic wont let me do that either i took it to honda and they said that this is a safty feature so i dont blow my tranny, so when im driving on hills or in parking garages i just have to go slow and deal with it
Joined: Dec 2004
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RE: 1st gear
ORIGINAL: civicexboy
so when im driving on hills or in parking garages i just have to go slow and deal with it
so when im driving on hills or in parking garages i just have to go slow and deal with it
ORIGINAL: XCM828
When you rev match it's really quite easy to put it into gear. Just have it in nuetral with the clutch out, rev the engine a little, and throw it into first. Once you get the hang of it, it becomes second nature just like normal shifting.
When you rev match it's really quite easy to put it into gear. Just have it in nuetral with the clutch out, rev the engine a little, and throw it into first. Once you get the hang of it, it becomes second nature just like normal shifting.
Joined: Jan 2005
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RE: 1st gear
ORIGINAL: Kappa22
Don't try to rebuild your own tranny unless you already have a new one to use for when you f*** it up. The reason your car won't go into first when you're moving faster than about 4 mph is that Hondas have very narrow first gears, and thus they only have low-speed synchros on first gear to keep you from making a mistake. Also, why are you compression braking in the first place?
Don't try to rebuild your own tranny unless you already have a new one to use for when you f*** it up. The reason your car won't go into first when you're moving faster than about 4 mph is that Hondas have very narrow first gears, and thus they only have low-speed synchros on first gear to keep you from making a mistake. Also, why are you compression braking in the first place?
Not me i can get like 40 out of first 70 out of second 105 out of third 130 out of fourth and almost 200 out of fith if it would pull my car tht fast.
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Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 7,699
RE: 1st gear
oh yeah, and i thought of an appropriate time to use compression braking. in the rain. it keeps the tires from locking up and still slows your car. just thought id throw that out there. i was watching initial d (battle 8) when i thought about that, then i thought id go ahead and post it in here.