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Shiftin' Question

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Female Driver, Mar 8, 2012.

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  1. Mar 11, 2012 #81
    American-Trucker

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    hate to pop your bubble their but Corvettes have a normal transmission and clutch....thats why most of the NASCAR experiances use them in the cars so people like your freind can actully make it off pit road :biggrin_2559:



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  3. Mar 11, 2012 #82
    AZS

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    What? No seriously maybe it's too early for me but how do you avoid down shifting
     
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  4. Mar 11, 2012 #83
    Peterbeatinit

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    You shouldn't avoid downshifting..EVER..when empty just learn how to skip shift both going up and down..

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  5. Mar 11, 2012 #84
    DrtyDiesel

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    If I'm Bob tailing or empty and say I'm in 10th about to get on an off ramp then ill start slowing down on the ramp. When i get down to about 25mph I push the clutch in and put it in neutral. Then just use the brakes to stop. If I'm coming up on a red light and it changes to green then ill just put it back in gear and go on. Its just how I was taught to save fuel.

    If I'm loaded then like I said I downshift all the time. Even from 5th to 4th and to 3rd.



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  7. Mar 11, 2012 #85
    Mommas_money_maker

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    DONT DO THIS IN SCHOOL, ON YOUR TEST, OR AT YOUR NEW EMPLOYER.

    THIS IS A QUICK WAY TO FAIL THE TEST

    THIS IS SOMETHING YOU DO IN YOUR OWN TRUCK IF YOU CHOOSE.

    The reason for this is that you always have to be in gear for the test or they will instantly fail you. Just do things the way the school has taught you and you will be fine.
     
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  8. Mar 11, 2012 #86
    Female Driver

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    May I interject my funny story about downshifting in a regular 4 wheeled vehicle?

    I was riding with my husband one day, and I had just then noticed that he'd push and hold the clutch in while coming to a stop, yet go from 5th, to 4th, to 3rd, to 2nd. I thought "well, maybe it was just some sorta one time thing" and sat and further observed him doing it over, and over, and over.

    Finally, I asked him what he was doing. Why on earth would he go down through the gears if he's not going to pull out the clutch each time? He said "That's called downshifting.". I'm like "Uh, no it's not". He said that he could pull out the clutch each time, to slow the vehicle, but he was taking the easy way and just coasting to a stop. I'm like "That's all well and good, but why are you moving the shifter through the gears while doing it. Furthermore, why not just put it in neutral and skip holding down the clutch?". He said you HAD to go down through the gears like that.

    So, after a good hour of me trying to convince him he was on crack, we finally got the opinions of others. To this day, I'm in awe at him doing such a thing, and him insisting he was right about the whole ordeal.

    I love my husband, and he's normally the smartest person in any room, but gawd, that was just silly.
     
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  9. Mar 11, 2012 #87
    dirtyjerz

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    Rolling in neutral is a bad idea. Yeah, most of us have done it a time or two but dont get into the habit of that.

    As far as shifting, i float the 13 speed i drive. 2x clutch rarely and only if needed. I find im a lot smoother floating. And smooth means let wear and tear.
     
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  10. Mar 11, 2012 #88
    dirtyjerz

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    Fixed..... No more double post
     
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  11. Mar 11, 2012 #89
    American-Trucker

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    Heard ya the first time....:biggrin_25525:




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  12. Mar 11, 2012 #90
    DrtyDiesel

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    Whys is this? Its not like I'm rolling in neutral at 50+MPH or even 25+. Leaving it in gear isn't going to stop you any faster than coasting in neutral if your brakes suddenly stop working.

    My trainer was an o/o so he taught me a lot of things to do to save fuel. Its a miniscule amount saved but it adds up over time.

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