Well maybe for a while. You guys are extremely helpful and the drunk cow made my day.
i read the numerous posts about shifting and when to add gas, In my car the revs dont fall like a brick they are slow unless the air is on, then they fall in a second.
Shifting 1st to 2nd
1st leaves at 2500 starts to fall,
2nd enters 1700 or so. and rpms drop like a brick and car jerks.
since im already above the rpms that second comes in does that mean I dont add gas until after the clutch is all the way out?
I always seem to be smoother if i add gas AFTER the shift.
With the A/C though this is all screwed up and once i push in the clutch my rpms are at idle, so thats when i add gas during the shift?
One last new thread, questions about shifting?
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Re: One last new thread, questions about shifting?
Correct on all counts.
Trust yourself, you know better than you think you do.
Trust yourself, you know better than you think you do.
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Re: One last new thread, questions about shifting?
His drunken holiness speaks the truth.theholycow wrote:Correct on all counts.
Trust yourself, you know better than you think you do.
Also, keep asking questions if you have any. Obviously, we're not shy about sharing opinions, for better or worse.
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Re: One last new thread, questions about shifting?
Generally throttle is fed in while the clutch is released. This sounds rather ambiguous, but that's because it is. Every car is different and the timing will also be different in the same car under different circumstances, etc. As you practice, you'll figure it out by process of elimination of the bad shifts. It's far more subconscious that people realize and most over-think what they need to do.
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Re: One last new thread, questions about shifting?
yeah the more i think about it the worse i am. when i blast the music and no worry about a thing, I dont even realized i shifter 6 gears lol
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Re: One last new thread, questions about shifting?
This is a very true statement. Once you've learned it, let your muscle memory take over.unitednations161 wrote:yeah the more i think about it the worse i am. when i blast the music and no worry about a thing, I dont even realized i shifter 6 gears lol
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