WUZ GOOD STANDARD SHIFT

ACURA(TEGGY) · Post by **ACURA(TEGGY)** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 3:07 am

Hey just stopping bye to say wuz good. I just learned how to drive stick about 6 months ago I still have not fully learned how to drive stick. I can say tho I have came along way I drive a 1994 acura integra with. Over 20 thousand mile I just want some tips on how to take care of it and also I got 3 new clutches since I bout it smh idk if I'm being ripped off or my driving is horrible lolz I know I'm gonna get flammed but let me know what you guys think I'm only 20 and I love this car....

potownrob · Post by **potownrob** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 3:35 am

welcome to the SS!! no 6000rpm launches or braking with the clutch!!

theholycow · Post by **theholycow** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 7:45 am

Welcome.

Possible clutch explanations:
- You are indeed destroying it yourself
- You are being ripped off
- Your mechanic is honest but is making a mistake

On the second or third clutch did you go to a different mechanic?

What caused you to go to the mechanic for your clutch? What were the symptoms?

Tell us about your driving. Do you drive fast and hard like a common 20 year old (especially one driving a 16 year old Integra), or do you transcend your stereotype? Do you launch at 1000 RPM or 2000 (or 6000

)? Do you do street racing? Do you downshift without rev-matching and upshift at full throttle?

Don your flame-resistant apparel: A 20 year old should be more literate and eloquent than that. There is no excuse for you to type like an 8 year old.

FDSpirit · Post by **FDSpirit** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 7:49 am

^

. That. Welcome to the site. I can get my car going smoothly somewhere between 1400 and 1600rpms. Faster cars can get away with lower launch revs. Are you not rev-matching your downshifts at all? Even if your off by a few hundred, it's better than clutch braking. theholycow pretty much covered what needs to be covered, and so did potownrob. I just wanted to repeat those few things because those are pretty damn important. Also, doesn't Tony have the same car?

Rope-Pusher · Post by **Rope-Pusher** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:03 am

FDSpirit wrote:. Also, doesn't Tony have the same car?

It IS Tony's car. He's driving on third shift, when Tony is asleep. Car sharing is the new wave -tell me you're not sharing your car with the valet guy who copied your key? How would you know if he was coming over and borrowing it for the night, as long as he keeps replacing the clutches he burns out, right?

watkins · Post by **watkins** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:11 am

This is in the wrong section

Rope-Pusher · Post by **Rope-Pusher** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:16 am

watkins wrote:This is in the wrong section

Section / Smection! It's not as if we ever stay on topic.

watkins · Post by **watkins** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:17 am

Point voided. It is important to start on topic before we can get off topic. If we arent ever on a topic to begin with, it may result in a division by 0 situation.

Rope-Pusher · Post by **Rope-Pusher** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:29 am

watkins wrote:Point voided. It is important to start on topic before we can get off topic. If we arent ever on a topic to begin with, it may result in a division by 0 situation.

R U sayin oui knead sum topical antiseptic?

I happen to be quite skilled in dividing by zero. It comes easy to me, so I don't see why the big fuss. as an example:

0 gosinta 10,000,000 7 times. Am I the only ones who sees this? It's not rocket Science! It's not brane sugary! It's not even Synchronizer 101.

potownrob · Post by **potownrob** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 10:12 am

i think my brain just exploded

Rope-Pusher · Post by **Rope-Pusher** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 10:17 am

potownrob wrote:i think my brain just exploded

Don't worry, probably just your ears popping as you returned from altitude.

I'm sure it's not like that lady with the exploded dinner rolls stuck on the back of her head.

LHOswald · Post by **LHOswald** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 2:12 pm

ACURA(TEGGY) wrote:Hey just stopping bye to say wuz good.

FDSpirit · Post by **FDSpirit** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 2:56 pm

eggwich delfiero · Post by **eggwich delfiero** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 3:52 pm

Just to stay off-topic here, does anyone actually rev-match all their downshifts? I sure don't. If I'm slowing for a light, I want to slow the engine down some, so I guess it's clutch braking, but I wait for my revs and speed to fall far enough where I don't feel it's especially violent on the clutch. I see no reason to rev match up rather than bringing engine speed down. Coast, downshift, coast, downshift, etc. If doing this is bad, I don't know if I wanna be right.

And just to be on-topic for a brief second, I have no idea why you're going through clutches so fast, but yes, you're probably doing something stressful to the system. I've never had to replace a clutch on any of my cars despite putting on plenty of miles, and I haven't exactly followed every SS rule to live by. Plus, Tegs are sposedta be hecka bulletproof, no?

watkins · Post by **watkins** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 3:54 pm

I revmatch over 90% of my downshifts

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