Yea it does haven't you ever seen 2F2F!??!?! :P

 

lol, i expected no less from the all mighty destroyers of trannies.

bert > transmissions

 

Why would you rev match into a stop? Shouldn't you be breaking and letting the engine speed slow down?

 

rev matching to stop? that sounds like a pain in the ***..

I put it in neutral and coast or neutral and break. then i put my stunna shades on.

 

warenty...i downshift

 

for those of us who have been shifting gears practically our entire lives... downshifting/revmatching is no big deal and second nature.... along with heel-toe downshifting

I would not recommend rowing through every single gear tho, that is unnecessary unless you're road racing/raging.

Coasting in neutral is noobish... unless of course you're roughly at or below 15mph and finishing off a stop. Engine braking saves gas and gives you more control over the car should you need to accelerate or maneuver. Just don't lug the engine by letting the RPM fall too low while in gear. A typical scenario is 6th > 3rd > neutral....

Once at a stop it's best to be in neutral and release the clutch pedal so you don't put unnecessary wear on the throwout bearing. It's not good to keep the clutch pedal depressed for extended periods. When it's almost time to accelerate push the clutch in and wait for the tranny to stop spinning... then select 2nd then first...

 

I do 6th > 3rd > 2nd > neutral. The Z really does not slow down too much in 3rd gear. 2nd gear is where the engine braking is best.

Almost, but not quite. I can easily do the former without even thinking about. Not so much the later.

 

ROFL!!

 

i press the brakes

 

yeah but most of the time... by the time you get close to idle in 3rd downshifting to 2nd isn't necessary.... there are many variations... none really right or wrong...


Keep practicing.

If you're really good at revmatching, it doesn't take much to realize heel-toeing is just an extension of that.... nothing changes except the fact you have your foot on the brake and you blip the throttle with the side of your foot..... it's still basically the same exact thing.

 

im with the rev matching crowd. i do it without really thinking about it. usually i downshift to fourth and engine brake down to about 1500 rpms and put it in neutral. plus i like the sound of engine braking. i never scream it while engine braking.

at lower speed roads (25-35mph zones) i just downshift it one gear from what i was cruising in

 

You guy should be ashamed to think like this and own a Z. A proper rev match isnt hard on the tranny, its very smooth, and a proven way of slowing down. Keep on popping N when coming to a stop grandma...

 

Rev matching is not heal/toe-downshifting/braking you know

 

neutral and coast for me

 

i downshift.

 

Don't own a Z.... yet.... 01 eclipse GT, All that I was saying is its more fuel efficient to put it in neutral and every time you use your cluth it still causes wear on the throwout bearing/tranny/clutch, but by all means do what you like to do, if you enjoy down shifting go for it, where I live now there is no one to impress usually, just empty roads, which are fun... but really its pretty much personal preference.

 

Downshift once, to third or second, depending on speed, then neutral and braking.

 

I downshift to 3rd at around 40mph which is about 2500 RPM and let it come down to 1200-1500 and go into neutral, at which point the car is going pretty slow.

 

if im coming to a stop light i just clutch in neutral and sit at the light till its about to turn green then i throw her in first and off again.

 

Very helpful, thanks. Just curious though, why put it in 2nd, then 1st? Why not just right into 1st? I'm sure it accomplishes something, what is it?