315,000 miles on original clutch!!!
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315,000 miles on original clutch!!!
Yowzer, this guy must drive like grandma or M TYPE X to make an Integra clutch last this long !!!! 
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That is just awesome. I miss my integra 
I'm going on 139K so far on my first clutch on the CL. And I don't baby my car all the time. But I'm sure it will need to be replaced sometime. I'm hoping to milk it for at least 200K miles
I'm going on 139K so far on my first clutch on the CL. And I don't baby my car all the time. But I'm sure it will need to be replaced sometime. I'm hoping to milk it for at least 200K miles
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Originally Posted by Whiskers
American Love affair with a Japanese car 
Yeah, what's the world coming too? Almost as blasphemous as an American Expat driving a French car in the UK!!!
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Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
Great, he saved $700 
A clutch aint that big of deal....
A clutch aint that big of deal....
Oh, he ain't no player like you - if you live w/ the 'rents, you too can drop clutches like they're going out of style.
Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
What a waste of fun driving.
But damn that was a fun car to drive.
Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
Good point, his car aint even worth $700. 
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Originally Posted by Sly Raskal
You find me an integra that's $700 and in running order like his and I'll be on top of that like Yum on a fembot.
I cant find any that have that kind of mileage. I saw one with 225k miles for $2k.
$700 for 315k miles aint that far off.
Ok fine, 315k for the stock clutch is impressive. Happy kids.
which doesn't require much shifting, but still pretty sweet to get that much life out of it.
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Frankly gentlemen, most people (contrary to what they might believe) do NOT know have to properly operate a manual transmission. There are basically only three things that affect the life of a clutch assembly: the design, the installation, and the operation of the components. Almost without exception, it is number three that is is the culprit in the early demise of a clutch.
Ask yourself this.. or better yet tell all of us here. Describe in detail how you downshift. This one lone little thing will tell me a lot about how you operate a manual transmission.
BTW, over 300,000 miles on a clutch does not surprise me. Read the article. The guy used this car in his daily commute.
Ask yourself this.. or better yet tell all of us here. Describe in detail how you downshift. This one lone little thing will tell me a lot about how you operate a manual transmission.
BTW, over 300,000 miles on a clutch does not surprise me. Read the article. The guy used this car in his daily commute.
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Originally Posted by SouthernBoy
Frankly gentlemen, most people (contrary to what they might believe) do NOT know have to properly operate a manual transmission. There are basically only three things that affect the life of a clutch assembly: the design, the installation, and the operation of the components. Almost without exception, it is number three that is is the culprit in the early demise of a clutch.
Ask yourself this.. or better yet tell all of us here. Describe in detail how you downshift. This one lone little thing will tell me a lot about how you operate a manual transmission.
BTW, over 300,000 miles on a clutch does not surprise me. Read the article. The guy used this car in his daily commute.
Ask yourself this.. or better yet tell all of us here. Describe in detail how you downshift. This one lone little thing will tell me a lot about how you operate a manual transmission.
BTW, over 300,000 miles on a clutch does not surprise me. Read the article. The guy used this car in his daily commute.
Props on the car mileage on top of the clutch!
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Originally Posted by SouthernBoy
....Ask yourself this.. or better yet tell all of us here. Describe in detail how you downshift. This one lone little thing will tell me a lot about how you operate a manual transmission.
Rev engine
Downshift and release clutch
^^Am I doing something wrong? Should I be double clutching?
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Originally Posted by SouthernBoy
Ask yourself this.. or better yet tell all of us here. Describe in detail how you downshift. This one lone little thing will tell me a lot about how you operate a manual transmission.
Since brakes are easier to change then the clutch, I'd should be putting it into neutral, and coasting to a stop, using the brakes to slow down and not using the engine/clutch as a brake...
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To SpeedyV6, Dem1K, and GreenMonster;
SpeedyV6 and Dem1K are close, but they left out one more step in the process. Let's say you're downshifting from 4th to 3rd gear. The steps are;
o Let up on the throttle.
o Depress the clutch pedal and start the shift to 3rd gear.
o As you enter the neutral gate and pass through it (do not stop the shifting motion here), release the clutch enough to engage while at the same time blipping the throttle to raise engine speed.
o Depress the clutch again and complete the shift to 3rd.
o Release the clutch.
Yes, this is also known as double clutching and is commonly called rev-matching in today's parlance. The reason that you want to release the clutch while at the same time blipping the throttle in the neutral gate is to spin up the drive gears so that when the shift is actually made, the work the synchronizers must do is minimized. This prolongs their life considerably and makes the downshift very smooth. Keep in mind that when shifting gears, in reality, you are not actually shifting any gears at all. What you are doing is moving collars into hubs and meshing dog teeth. The gears themselves are constant mesh.
To SSMTL01;
I, sir, am not your master. Just a member like yourself trying to offer suggestions in areas where I have a bit of experience as an aid to other members in perfecting their own techniques.
SpeedyV6 and Dem1K are close, but they left out one more step in the process. Let's say you're downshifting from 4th to 3rd gear. The steps are;
o Let up on the throttle.
o Depress the clutch pedal and start the shift to 3rd gear.
o As you enter the neutral gate and pass through it (do not stop the shifting motion here), release the clutch enough to engage while at the same time blipping the throttle to raise engine speed.
o Depress the clutch again and complete the shift to 3rd.
o Release the clutch.
Yes, this is also known as double clutching and is commonly called rev-matching in today's parlance. The reason that you want to release the clutch while at the same time blipping the throttle in the neutral gate is to spin up the drive gears so that when the shift is actually made, the work the synchronizers must do is minimized. This prolongs their life considerably and makes the downshift very smooth. Keep in mind that when shifting gears, in reality, you are not actually shifting any gears at all. What you are doing is moving collars into hubs and meshing dog teeth. The gears themselves are constant mesh.
To SSMTL01;
I, sir, am not your master. Just a member like yourself trying to offer suggestions in areas where I have a bit of experience as an aid to other members in perfecting their own techniques.
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Originally Posted by Dem1K
^---southernboy
that is exactly what I do...I just didn't explain my steps thorougly...I suppose I DO do it right
that is exactly what I do...I just didn't explain my steps thorougly...I suppose I DO do it right
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From: Alpharetta, GA
Originally Posted by SouthernBoy
To SpeedyV6, Dem1K, and GreenMonster;
SpeedyV6 and Dem1K are close, but they left out one more step in the process. Let's say you're downshifting from 4th to 3rd gear. The steps are;
o Let up on the throttle.
o Depress the clutch pedal and start the shift to 3rd gear.
o As you enter the neutral gate and pass through it (do not stop the shifting motion here), release the clutch enough to engage while at the same time blipping the throttle to raise engine speed.
o Depress the clutch again and complete the shift to 3rd.
o Release the clutch.
Yes, this is also known as double clutching and is commonly called rev-matching in today's parlance. The reason that you want to release the clutch while at the same time blipping the throttle in the neutral gate is to spin up the drive gears so that when the shift is actually made, the work the synchronizers must do is minimized. This prolongs their life considerably and makes the downshift very smooth. Keep in mind that when shifting gears, in reality, you are not actually shifting any gears at all. What you are doing is moving collars into hubs and meshing dog teeth. The gears themselves are constant mesh.
To SSMTL01;
I, sir, am not your master. Just a member like yourself trying to offer suggestions in areas where I have a bit of experience as an aid to other members in perfecting their own techniques.
SpeedyV6 and Dem1K are close, but they left out one more step in the process. Let's say you're downshifting from 4th to 3rd gear. The steps are;
o Let up on the throttle.
o Depress the clutch pedal and start the shift to 3rd gear.
o As you enter the neutral gate and pass through it (do not stop the shifting motion here), release the clutch enough to engage while at the same time blipping the throttle to raise engine speed.
o Depress the clutch again and complete the shift to 3rd.
o Release the clutch.
Yes, this is also known as double clutching and is commonly called rev-matching in today's parlance. The reason that you want to release the clutch while at the same time blipping the throttle in the neutral gate is to spin up the drive gears so that when the shift is actually made, the work the synchronizers must do is minimized. This prolongs their life considerably and makes the downshift very smooth. Keep in mind that when shifting gears, in reality, you are not actually shifting any gears at all. What you are doing is moving collars into hubs and meshing dog teeth. The gears themselves are constant mesh.
To SSMTL01;
I, sir, am not your master. Just a member like yourself trying to offer suggestions in areas where I have a bit of experience as an aid to other members in perfecting their own techniques.
Thank you for the tips- i did learn something
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