Down Shifting Gates Locked?
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Down Shifting Gates Locked?
hey i know you cant downshift into 1st gear cuz the gate is lock and why would you wanna do that anyway 1st gear is mainly for take off, but my question is... is all the gates locked when you need to downshift and youre still going pretty fast? for example im in 4th gear and i downshift to 3rd and then im about to hit a turn so i want to be in 2nd, but when i try and downshift to 2nd it wont let me and i dont want to force it. what i mean by it wont let me is its harder to downshift into 2nd compared to other gears. is it because im still going pretty fast and the gate to 2nd is locked? because sometimes that happens when i try and downshift to 3rd gear also. is it bad to jus force it in? or should i break some more or slow down earlier and then shift downshift? need advice on this please. thanks
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u guys making fun of me?!?!?!? im a newb MT driver but took the risk of getting my car MT cuz of the 'fun' factor, but today while i was coming back from school on the highway i accidentally downshifted into the wrong gear(5-2) and my RPMS went wayyy high (not redline though, about 5k) and i seriously thought i destroyed the engine right there! do u guys think there was any serious damage done?
and yea i kno im a newb but we all have to work to play right? no one got into an MT car and instantly knew everything that was going on
and yea i kno im a newb but we all have to work to play right? no one got into an MT car and instantly knew everything that was going on
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Originally Posted by M.I.A. BlazinVQ
u guys making fun of me?!?!?!? im a newb MT driver but took the risk of getting my car MT cuz of the 'fun' factor, but today while i was coming back from school on the highway i accidentally downshifted into the wrong gear(5-2) and my RPMS went wayyy high (not redline though, about 5k) and i seriously thought i destroyed the engine right there! do u guys think there was any serious damage done?
and yea i kno im a newb but we all have to work to play right? no one got into an MT car and instantly knew everything that was going on
and yea i kno im a newb but we all have to work to play right? no one got into an MT car and instantly knew everything that was going on
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Whenever you shift into a gear, particularly downshifts.. the ideal situation is to have your engine RPM match the speed of the transmission. That will allow you to get the smoothest shifts, prolong your drivetrain life by avoiding unnecessary wear(particularly on the synchros), and allow you to go into any realisticly valid gear that you would want to get into at a given speed.
The easiest way to do this is to push the clutch in, put the car into neutral, and blip the throttle so that your RPM's rise up close to the point that they would be at if you were already in your desired downshifted gear already. So, for example... say you're driving in 5th gear at like 55 MPH, and you want to downshift into 3rd gear.... you would put the clutch in, shift into neutral for a moment(maybe let the clutch out if you want to double clutch it), blip the throttle so your RPM's raise up to about 4000 RPM's, and then(if you doubleclutched earlier, you'll want to push the clutch in again now real quick) shift into 3rd gear and let the clutch out and get on the gas so you accelerate.
The easiest way to do this is to push the clutch in, put the car into neutral, and blip the throttle so that your RPM's rise up close to the point that they would be at if you were already in your desired downshifted gear already. So, for example... say you're driving in 5th gear at like 55 MPH, and you want to downshift into 3rd gear.... you would put the clutch in, shift into neutral for a moment(maybe let the clutch out if you want to double clutch it), blip the throttle so your RPM's raise up to about 4000 RPM's, and then(if you doubleclutched earlier, you'll want to push the clutch in again now real quick) shift into 3rd gear and let the clutch out and get on the gas so you accelerate.
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Originally Posted by partyman66
Whenever you shift into a gear, particularly downshifts.. the ideal situation is to have your engine RPM match the speed of the transmission. That will allow you to get the smoothest shifts, prolong your drivetrain life by avoiding unnecessary wear(particularly on the synchros), and allow you to go into any realisticly valid gear that you would want to get into at a given speed.
The easiest way to do this is to push the clutch in, put the car into neutral, and blip the throttle so that your RPM's rise up close to the point that they would be at if you were already in your desired downshifted gear already. So, for example... say you're driving in 5th gear at like 55 MPH, and you want to downshift into 3rd gear.... you would put the clutch in, shift into neutral for a moment(maybe let the clutch out if you want to double clutch it), blip the throttle so your RPM's raise up to about 4000 RPM's, and then(if you doubleclutched earlier, you'll want to push the clutch in again now real quick) shift into 3rd gear and let the clutch out and get on the gas so you accelerate.
The easiest way to do this is to push the clutch in, put the car into neutral, and blip the throttle so that your RPM's rise up close to the point that they would be at if you were already in your desired downshifted gear already. So, for example... say you're driving in 5th gear at like 55 MPH, and you want to downshift into 3rd gear.... you would put the clutch in, shift into neutral for a moment(maybe let the clutch out if you want to double clutch it), blip the throttle so your RPM's raise up to about 4000 RPM's, and then(if you doubleclutched earlier, you'll want to push the clutch in again now real quick) shift into 3rd gear and let the clutch out and get on the gas so you accelerate.
1. Clutch in
2. Blip throttle once clutch is pushed in
3. Begin selecting new gear while blipping throttle.
4. Once new gear is select, release clutch smoothly
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Originally Posted by redlude97
5k won't do any harm, I redline the car at least once usually every time I drive it, albeit I only drive it on the weekends though
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