View Poll Results: Downshift or neutral
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Downshift or neutral??
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Downshift or neutral??
well ive heard a bunch of opinions on waht 2 do so im taking a poll..... When coming to a red light do u downshift to help brakes or put in neutal 2 help clutch cause brakes arent as expensive as a clutch
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well if u role up to a stop light all the time with the clutch in.. u will wreck ur throw out bearing .. and thats pricy.. i was tought in a defensive driving course i took at road america.." sweet ass road course that when you slow up to a stop u should down shift..
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you should never be in neutral when you are movin if something happens, you are not in gear to be able to move out of the way quickly.
I have been racing with my street cars for years and I have never had to replace a clutch, much less throw out bearing...I get 50k miles out of stock brake pads. I do have a problem with tires though...i usually get 10k miles to a set
If you drive right, you can drive hard and not tear anything up
race car drivers must make there car last the race, we (street drivers) have to get at least 75,000k on our rides before dumping in the $$$$
I have been racing with my street cars for years and I have never had to replace a clutch, much less throw out bearing...I get 50k miles out of stock brake pads. I do have a problem with tires though...i usually get 10k miles to a set
If you drive right, you can drive hard and not tear anything up
race car drivers must make there car last the race, we (street drivers) have to get at least 75,000k on our rides before dumping in the $$$$
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you should never be in neutral when you are movin if something happens, you are not in gear to be able to move out of the way quickly.
I have been racing with my street cars for years and I have never had to replace a clutch, much less throw out bearing...I get 50k miles out of stock brake pads. I do have a problem with tires though...i usually get 10k miles to a set
If you drive right, you can drive hard and not tear anything up
race car drivers must make there car last the race, we (street drivers) have to get at least 75,000k on our rides before dumping in the $$$$
I have been racing with my street cars for years and I have never had to replace a clutch, much less throw out bearing...I get 50k miles out of stock brake pads. I do have a problem with tires though...i usually get 10k miles to a set
If you drive right, you can drive hard and not tear anything up
race car drivers must make there car last the race, we (street drivers) have to get at least 75,000k on our rides before dumping in the $$$$
I have 36K on my car and my clutch is good with probably 35 launches at the track. That drive it like you stole it theme gets a lot of little kids.
Got me and my last car. Not getting this one.
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Depends how you downshift I guess. I never downshift above 2000rpms. It's easier on the clutch and still helps slow you down even though its not as drastic as doing it from a higher rpm. The point is to have the car in gear as you slow down. Coasting to a stop in neutral will definitely take longer than letting the car slow itself down in 2nd or 3rd gear.
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Depends how you downshift I guess. I never downshift above 2000rpms. It's easier on the clutch and still helps slow you down even though its not as drastic as doing it from a higher rpm. The point is to have the car in gear as you slow down. Coasting to a stop in neutral will definitely take longer than letting the car slow itself down in 2nd or 3rd gear.
but crap, when racing (road course) I downshift while braking at 4000 rpms and its like throwing and anchor out the back
and the freakin SC's have great brakes
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I roll to the light with the car in neutral and the clutch out. I just make sure I am aware of the fact that the car is not in gear, if I have to avoid something I will use brakes. 99% of the time it is better to break then accelerate to avoid an accident anway!
Just watch out for people cutting you off, that's the only time you need the power to switch lanes and avoid accident.
I like to coast in neutral, however if I come to merging roads I will downshift the car into gear just incase.
Ryan
Just watch out for people cutting you off, that's the only time you need the power to switch lanes and avoid accident.
I like to coast in neutral, however if I come to merging roads I will downshift the car into gear just incase.
Ryan
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i use the brakes until 1200 rpm. I find this helps preserve the clutch (use the brakes to fight the momentum). Then at 1200, while braking still, I pop it to neutral, or if it's a stop sign, just clutch in and go to 1st to be ready. The reasoning I use to brake until 1200 then go to pure brake power is that the car idles just under 1000 and I don't want to make the brakes fight the engine as it tries to keep revs high.
Anyway, that seems to work for me. No down-shifting to save the clutch and neutral/clutch-in to save the brakes. The car stops faster using that method too, for me.
Anyway, that seems to work for me. No down-shifting to save the clutch and neutral/clutch-in to save the brakes. The car stops faster using that method too, for me.
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I do what the manual says, If you look it says use the brakes, and keep the car in the gear you were in when starting to apply the brakes untill the last few feet of the stop, then pull it out of gear.
I've done this since day one, have no problems with getting cut off, round here if you get cut off, and you hit them at an angle, it is their fault, if you hit them from the rear, your screwed, so just hit the brakes if your gonna get hit.
Also, if you drive around here and expect to downshift to a stop, GOOD LUCK...traffic is 55mph, or stopped, there is no coasting to a stop while downshifting. You're either on the gas or on the brake.
But you people that insist on downshifting saying that saves the brakes, I'd love to see you Downshift to a complete stop without using the brakes except when you get to first gear, ALL while doing a 55-0mph stop in 100 yards!
I do what the manual says, it is in your manual...RTFM!!!
I've done this since day one, have no problems with getting cut off, round here if you get cut off, and you hit them at an angle, it is their fault, if you hit them from the rear, your screwed, so just hit the brakes if your gonna get hit.
Also, if you drive around here and expect to downshift to a stop, GOOD LUCK...traffic is 55mph, or stopped, there is no coasting to a stop while downshifting. You're either on the gas or on the brake.
But you people that insist on downshifting saying that saves the brakes, I'd love to see you Downshift to a complete stop without using the brakes except when you get to first gear, ALL while doing a 55-0mph stop in 100 yards!
I do what the manual says, it is in your manual...RTFM!!!
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you should never be in neutral when you are movin if something happens, you are not in gear to be able to move out of the way quickly.
I have been racing with my street cars for years and I have never had to replace a clutch, much less throw out bearing...I get 50k miles out of stock brake pads. I do have a problem with tires though...i usually get 10k miles to a set
If you drive right, you can drive hard and not tear anything up
race car drivers must make there car last the race, we (street drivers) have to get at least 75,000k on our rides before dumping in the $$$$
I have been racing with my street cars for years and I have never had to replace a clutch, much less throw out bearing...I get 50k miles out of stock brake pads. I do have a problem with tires though...i usually get 10k miles to a set
If you drive right, you can drive hard and not tear anything up
race car drivers must make there car last the race, we (street drivers) have to get at least 75,000k on our rides before dumping in the $$$$
I do what the manual says, If you look it says use the brakes, and keep the car in the gear you were in when starting to apply the brakes untill the last few feet of the stop, then pull it out of gear.
I've done this since day one, have no problems with getting cut off, round here if you get cut off, and you hit them at an angle, it is their fault, if you hit them from the rear, your screwed, so just hit the brakes if your gonna get hit.
Also, if you drive around here and expect to downshift to a stop, GOOD LUCK...traffic is 55mph, or stopped, there is no coasting to a stop while downshifting. You're either on the gas or on the brake.
But you people that insist on downshifting saying that saves the brakes, I'd love to see you Downshift to a complete stop without using the brakes except when you get to first gear, ALL while doing a 55-0mph stop in 100 yards!
I do what the manual says, it is in your manual...RTFM!!!
I've done this since day one, have no problems with getting cut off, round here if you get cut off, and you hit them at an angle, it is their fault, if you hit them from the rear, your screwed, so just hit the brakes if your gonna get hit.
Also, if you drive around here and expect to downshift to a stop, GOOD LUCK...traffic is 55mph, or stopped, there is no coasting to a stop while downshifting. You're either on the gas or on the brake.
But you people that insist on downshifting saying that saves the brakes, I'd love to see you Downshift to a complete stop without using the brakes except when you get to first gear, ALL while doing a 55-0mph stop in 100 yards!
I do what the manual says, it is in your manual...RTFM!!!
Last edited by N8s07SS; 05-14-2007 at 12:55 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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I do what the manual says, If you look it says use the brakes, and keep the car in the gear you were in when starting to apply the brakes untill the last few feet of the stop, then pull it out of gear.
I've done this since day one, have no problems with getting cut off, round here if you get cut off, and you hit them at an angle, it is their fault, if you hit them from the rear, your screwed, so just hit the brakes if your gonna get hit.
Also, if you drive around here and expect to downshift to a stop, GOOD LUCK...traffic is 55mph, or stopped, there is no coasting to a stop while downshifting. You're either on the gas or on the brake.
But you people that insist on downshifting saying that saves the brakes, I'd love to see you Downshift to a complete stop without using the brakes except when you get to first gear, ALL while doing a 55-0mph stop in 100 yards!
I do what the manual says, it is in your manual...RTFM!!!
I've done this since day one, have no problems with getting cut off, round here if you get cut off, and you hit them at an angle, it is their fault, if you hit them from the rear, your screwed, so just hit the brakes if your gonna get hit.
Also, if you drive around here and expect to downshift to a stop, GOOD LUCK...traffic is 55mph, or stopped, there is no coasting to a stop while downshifting. You're either on the gas or on the brake.
But you people that insist on downshifting saying that saves the brakes, I'd love to see you Downshift to a complete stop without using the brakes except when you get to first gear, ALL while doing a 55-0mph stop in 100 yards!
I do what the manual says, it is in your manual...RTFM!!!
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Originally Posted by N8s07SS
Another thing people should think about is gas mileage. You're going to get better gas mileage coasting than you are downshifting. I don't think that it would be the clutch I would be worried about. Does downshifting at higher rpms hurt the engine at all?
Originally Posted by N8s07SS
It seems like it would, why don't automatics do it?