View Poll Results: What's your favorite shift?
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What's your favorite shift?
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Suzuka Master
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What's your favorite shift?
To me, this is a totally separate question from "What's your favorite gear?" and I think people were confusing the two. This should make it more clear. Everyone please post! 
Mine's 5-4. Blip it, pull the shifter straight back, and I'm gone!
Edit: I didn't include double-upshifts (because those are boring
) or triple-downshifts (does anyone really do that?), or double-downs into 1st (does anyone really NEED to do that?). Hopefully I've got everyone covered.
Edit again: This thread isn't just for MT snobs. You AT guys can shift too, when you want!
Mine's 5-4. Blip it, pull the shifter straight back, and I'm gone!
Edit: I didn't include double-upshifts (because those are boring
) or triple-downshifts (does anyone really do that?), or double-downs into 1st (does anyone really NEED to do that?). Hopefully I've got everyone covered. Edit again: This thread isn't just for MT snobs. You AT guys can shift too, when you want!
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Old fart
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From: Rockford, IL
Originally Posted by ClutchPerformer
Ooooh, that's a good one. How do I edit this poll thing?.... 
Quattro in.....
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From: NYC
Originally Posted by TSX 'R' US
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From: Portland, OR
Back when I had my TSX...6th to 3rd was the best. Nice cruising in 6th around 55 mph on the slow-ass Oregon highway. I see an opening....RWWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR, thunk (4th), RWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR, "oh crap oh crap I'm going to get nailed", thunk, (6th).
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Suzuka Master
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Originally Posted by phirenze
If 1>3 was available I would have picked that. Basically what I do everytime i'm at the front of a red light and in city traffic.
My second gear doesn't get too much love.
My second gear doesn't get too much love.
I didn't think many people would like that one....I'd think that 3rd is too high to get good engine braking in traffic....
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From: STL MO
I didn't think many people would like that one....
I'd think that 3rd is too high to get good engine braking in traffic....
I'd think that 3rd is too high to get good engine braking in traffic....
either way..rock on.
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Suzuka Master
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Originally Posted by phirenze
I'm not sure I undertand your reply. Basically what I meant was that I like flooring it in 1st (which takes me to about 35 mph) and then settling down into 3rd gear so I can drive the speed limit.
either way..rock on.
either way..rock on.
If I could edit the poll for you, I would...
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Suzuka Master
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Originally Posted by gfxdave99
Come on if you double clutch an rev match are you really doing that much damage?
Instructor
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From: Northern Cali
hmm maybe I'm not following, I don't do it all the time, but when I do do it the car seems fine with it. Please explain how I'm destroying my sycros? when I'm crusing at like 75-70, dropping to forth doesn't put me into the sweet spot. It's not like I shift from 6, then rev it hard, and then shift to 3rd. I just take it out of 6, and then drop it to third and hold on.
6MT Snob
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From: Chicagoland
Originally Posted by sho-one
hmm maybe I'm not following, I don't do it all the time, but when I do do it the car seems fine with it. Please explain how I'm destroying my sycros? when I'm crusing at like 75-70, dropping to forth doesn't put me into the sweet spot. It's not like I shift from 6, then rev it hard, and then shift to 3rd. I just take it out of 6, and then drop it to third and hold on.
Manual transmissions in modern passenger cars use synchronizers to eliminate the need for double-clutching. A synchro's purpose is to allow the collar and the gear to make frictional contact before the dog teeth make contact. This lets the collar and the gear synchronize their speeds before the teeth need to engage, like this:
The cone on the blue gear fits into the cone-shaped area in the collar, and friction between the cone and the collar synchronize the collar and the gear. The outer portion of the collar then slides so that the dog teeth can engage the gear.
Every manufacturer implements transmissions and synchros in different ways, but this is the general idea.
The cone on the blue gear fits into the cone-shaped area in the collar, and friction between the cone and the collar synchronize the collar and the gear. The outer portion of the collar then slides so that the dog teeth can engage the gear.
Every manufacturer implements transmissions and synchros in different ways, but this is the general idea.
If you just jam it into third without rev matching you can see by the diagram that it wouldnt be very good now would it?
If this doesnt make sense go back to http://auto.howstuffworks.com/transmission1.htm and read through the entire thing
Photography Nerd
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From: Toronto
I wouldn't worry about the double clutching part, rev-matching should be good enough. If you want to get to third from sixth, you really should go to fith and fourth first. You need to get your transmission up to speed before you get on the gas.
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From: Toronto
Originally Posted by ricecake
So many choices. I've narrowed down between shifting from 1 to 2 and downshifting from 5 to 4. I can't decide...
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Suzuka Master
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
.....If you want to get to third from sixth, you really should go to fith and fourth first. You need to get your transmission up to speed before you get on the gas.
I think FF ruined the reputation of double clutching for everyone. Stupid movies...
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Suzuka Master
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
Come on ricecake, all the cool kids voted for 5-4.
C'mon, Rice! Everybody ELSE like 5-4.... How could an upshift possibly be more fun than a downshift?!
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From: Northern VA
Originally Posted by ClutchPerformer
Peer pressure at its finest!
C'mon, Rice! Everybody ELSE like 5-4.... How could an upshift possibly be more fun than a downshift?!
C'mon, Rice! Everybody ELSE like 5-4.... How could an upshift possibly be more fun than a downshift?!
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Originally Posted by sho-one
hmm maybe I'm not following, I don't do it all the time, but when I do do it the car seems fine with it. Please explain how I'm destroying my sycros? when I'm crusing at like 75-70, dropping to forth doesn't put me into the sweet spot. It's not like I shift from 6, then rev it hard, and then shift to 3rd. I just take it out of 6, and then drop it to third and hold on.
if i really need to pass someone, all i have to do is downshift to fifth...
why would you downshift to third going 70? ouch! when you pass someone, do you floor it too? goodness, it's not neccessary.
Shift_faster
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From: Queens, NY
Originally Posted by dzuy
i feel for your tranny
if i really need to pass someone, all i have to do is downshift to fifth...
why would you downshift to third going 70? ouch! when you pass someone, do you floor it too? goodness, it's not neccessary.
if i really need to pass someone, all i have to do is downshift to fifth...
why would you downshift to third going 70? ouch! when you pass someone, do you floor it too? goodness, it's not neccessary.