rev match?
09-24-2009, 11:27 PM
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rev match?
Well I've been rev matching for 2 weeks ( very helpful ). But a friend of mine told me to not do it consistently because it will burn oil??? Is this true? From what I've been told rev matching is supposed to be easier on the car.
09-25-2009, 12:14 AM
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Always rev match or else your clutch will wear out faster than its anticipated lifetime.
Think of 2 boats traveling at the same speed, and you are on one of them. If you want to jump to the 2nd boat, you better hope it's at the same speed (same rev) or you're gonna fall in the water (burn the clutch).
Think of 2 boats traveling at the same speed, and you are on one of them. If you want to jump to the 2nd boat, you better hope it's at the same speed (same rev) or you're gonna fall in the water (burn the clutch).
09-25-2009, 01:26 AM
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the more u down shift the more you wear out your synchro's and that is wearing your clutch faster.
the more rates your engine makes, the more it wears the piston rings.
the more rates your engine makes, the more it wears the piston rings.
09-25-2009, 07:26 AM
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is rev match really necessary when you're driving on the street? at the track i can understand, but really... is it necessary on the street? there's no trophy, money, or hoes, at the end of your trip down to the market... lol.
op... i don't think there's any serious ill effects from rev matching, the engine is ok with taking some more revs, but not constantly at the redline. i would say just save the rev matching for the track.
boba, your *** would never make it on the other boat... hahaha.
op... i don't think there's any serious ill effects from rev matching, the engine is ok with taking some more revs, but not constantly at the redline. i would say just save the rev matching for the track.
boba, your *** would never make it on the other boat... hahaha.
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09-25-2009, 03:42 PM
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I don't really know. He said he did it for a while in his civic hatch and when he checked the oil it seemed to be burning it. He assumed it was caused by the consent rev matching. Didn't make any sense to me. And i only rev match when i need to down shift entering a turn...or to scare away people who want to race me ^_^. But thanks guys for your input.
09-26-2009, 02:33 AM
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proper rev matching lengthens the life of your clutch and tranny.. Please don't tell me you are doing this all the time though? Just put the car in neutral and coast to the stop light you will lenthen the life your drive terrain greatly the only time you need to be downshifting is when you are racing or if you can't get up a hill.. a Z has plenty of torque to be in high gears and not be forced to downshift when slowing down
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09-26-2009, 03:12 AM
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I don't really know. He said he did it for a while in his civic hatch and when he checked the oil it seemed to be burning it. He assumed it was caused by the consent rev matching. Didn't make any sense to me. And i only rev match when i need to down shift entering a turn...or to scare away people who want to race me ^_^. But thanks guys for your input.
09-26-2009, 08:00 AM
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proper rev matching lengthens the life of your clutch and tranny.. Please don't tell me you are doing this all the time though? Just put the car in neutral and coast to the stop light you will lenthen the life your drive terrain greatly the only time you need to be downshifting is when you are racing or if you can't get up a hill.. a Z has plenty of torque to be in high gears and not be forced to downshift when slowing down
Do it right, and you'll wear your brake pads less as well, since the engine compression will partially slow the car for you.
09-26-2009, 07:37 PM
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I was rev matching and it caused global warming.
Your friends a ding dong. shift w/o rev matching and listen to how much the thud sound your tranny makes... that's not good when that happens.
Your friends a ding dong. shift w/o rev matching and listen to how much the thud sound your tranny makes... that's not good when that happens.
09-27-2009, 03:17 PM
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Correct LOL. Yeah man, I hate the feeling my tranny makes when I did not rev the engine to the desired rpm range. When I do rev correctly, its smooth as butter. Took my almost a year to learn to drive and shift appropriately in the Z (first manual car for me). Now I'm working on heel/toe shifting/braking into and out of turns.