Subject	you people that downshift 4th->3rd->2nd whatever r insane
Posted by	AntiHero on June 14, 2006 at 10:02 PM
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In Reply To	Question About Downshifting in the Z... Like Coming to a Sto posted by Farkel on June 14, 2006 at 06:35 PM
Message	When comming to a complete stop on the street, leave in whatever gear you were in, and use the breaks. pop out of gear and into neutral when RPM's get low. whatever you do, do not make a habit of "slowly letting out the clutch" to match revs. when you downshift you have to give it gas so you dont have to let the clutch out slow to shift smoothly. riding the clutch is what you are doing and it puts a ton of wear on your clutch. downshifting to "save your brakes" is INSANE and thats the most common reason i hear. you are putting way more wear and tear on your trans and clutch. brake pads are 50 bucks a pair and 30 minutes...... a typical clutch job is $400 and more then a few hours. Antihero These 2530's ain't half bad ;)
Follow Ups	Question About Downshifting in the Z... Like Coming to a Sto - Farkel 18:35:07 06/14/06 LOL!!! - natottz 18:39:22 06/14/06 I downshift through every gear - Ebola (Edm'ish) 18:39:54 06/14/06 I usually go through all the gears - FairladyZ4U2NV 18:44:48 06/14/06 I just put it in neutral and use brakes... Is this bad??? - DaRealDefaulTT 18:48:23 06/14/06 The reason why i like it in gear - Ebola (Edm'ish) 19:05:49 06/14/06 No its not bad.Its what I do and I've been driving a manual - wiZardZ 19:08:25 06/14/06 BIG 2nd! (n/m) - apudapus 18:27:09 06/15/06 I usually try to shift mid corner - dogpile 18:54:59 06/14/06 Your reply to "how do I go back where I came from" - RSR 15:14:57 06/15/06 ??? (n/m) - dogpile 20:01:15 06/15/06 N/A or TT? - CDBZ 18:59:15 06/14/06 I downshift through the gears - Mickie 19:00:48 06/14/06 here's what i do... - ForceFedTT 19:01:51 06/14/06 Re: here's what i do... - Farkel 19:07:30 06/14/06 not all gears-- 2nd gear is lowest i go. (n/m) - ForceFedTT 19:20:48 06/14/06 Re: Question About Downshifting in the Z... Like Coming to a Sto - SactoTodd 19:08:00 06/14/06 That's about what I do on the street as well, - TT XTZ 22:48:46 06/14/06 throw-out bearing (n/m) - Guapo 22:51:39 06/14/06 Ah - thanks again, InfoMan. =) (n/m) - TT XTZ 22:53:53 06/14/06 On the track, you always want to be in a gear. - Guapo 19:15:59 06/14/06 I downshift on anything I drive that has a manual trans - ENVYMYZ 20:02:45 06/14/06 i never downshift. ever.. lol - PiotrC70 20:15:00 06/14/06 You should stop at 4-way stops. (n/m) - PennStateZ 11:06:31 06/15/06 When stopping for a light, I leave it in gear - TTFairladyZ 20:44:22 06/14/06 "Say you're in... 4th going like 50mph on the track" - Evan(CA) 21:21:07 06/14/06 better gas mileage, DUH! ;) (n/m) - Waco300zx 07:14:42 06/15/06 Depends how fast I want to stop. - Z U N L 21:45:24 06/14/06 you people that downshift 4th->3rd->2nd whatever r insane - AntiHero 22:02:45 06/14/06 and i think your insane, so there, we're even. (n/m) - Guapo 22:18:06 06/14/06 2nd - CollegeBoy (Back in Kauai) 22:28:49 06/14/06 "...and it puts a ton of wear on your clutch." - PennStateZ 11:08:02 06/15/06 I use brake; when rpms get to like 1-1.5 I put in clutch and - CollegeBoy (Back in Kauai) 22:27:29 06/14/06 Re: Question About Downshifting in the Z... Like Coming to a - Black300zx 23:41:12 06/14/06 Downshift and rev match everytime... - Jon'sZ 01:00:31 06/15/06 I try to keep the car in gear if possible, and downshift - Technomancer 09:08:17 06/15/06 i pop it in reverse. - RedSER13 09:51:59 06/15/06 I just leave it in D and use the brakes. ;) - pallen 11:15:34 06/15/06 What a stupid thread (n/m) - dream Z (MD) 11:27:43 06/15/06 I use the ebrake. That way I save wear on my clutch and pads (n/m) - Rule12b 16:05:39 06/15/06 i used to just throw it into neutral. - apudapus 18:28:55 06/15/06
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