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How do you decelerate?
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From: Dry Branch
Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Apr 5 2008, 11:47 PM
Yes.
The method used to decelerate the car depends entirely on the reason WHY you are decelerating the car and the situation WHERE you are doing it. You use different methods for just brushing off a bit of speed in order to weight the front wheels, coming to a stop at a stop sign, slowing down for a stoplight that might turn green, panic braking because a deer just jumped into the road, coming off the front straight at 130 and heading into a 70 mph sweeper, slowing down on an icy road, etc., etc.
The method used to decelerate the car depends entirely on the reason WHY you are decelerating the car and the situation WHERE you are doing it. You use different methods for just brushing off a bit of speed in order to weight the front wheels, coming to a stop at a stop sign, slowing down for a stoplight that might turn green, panic braking because a deer just jumped into the road, coming off the front straight at 130 and heading into a 70 mph sweeper, slowing down on an icy road, etc., etc.
Beyond that, I'm sure glad my cars wear out according to reality, rather than the stuff some of these guys have dreamed up.
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From: Dry Branch
Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Apr 5 2008, 11:53 PM
Not that your answers weren't entertaining and IMO generally correct. It's just that ill-posed questions are frustrating.
I generally don't see most questions as stupid, because they generally reflect a desire for understanding.
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Originally Posted by qbmurderer13,Apr 5 2008, 11:52 PM
And a good percent people have explained what they would do in each situation, or what should be done in situation X.
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Besides calling it a petal instead of a pedal.
The article says that shifts shouldn't be felt by the passenger. Is it even possible for the passenger to not feel the shift? I don't believe so since the weight shifts forward when you step on the clutch.
The article says that shifts shouldn't be felt by the passenger. Is it even possible for the passenger to not feel the shift? I don't believe so since the weight shifts forward when you step on the clutch.
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From: Cleveland, OH
Originally Posted by RED MX5,Apr 6 2008, 12:15 AM
I read the entire article, and find no flaw.
LOL, it's officially RED MX5 approved.
At one time or another we have discussed everything this article discusses, right here on S2kI, but here, we have it all in one place. Nice find.
I'm adding this one to my favorites.
LOL, it's officially RED MX5 approved.
At one time or another we have discussed everything this article discusses, right here on S2kI, but here, we have it all in one place. Nice find.
I'm adding this one to my favorites.
. I remembered this post AFTER I posted the first time in this thread. The guy who posted it is kind of the "go-to" guy for MT use on that part of Acurazine. I should probably ask his permission to repost in full here....as I said, there is much confusion/little clarity in this thread and I REALLY want to learn how to shift correctly.My plan is to keep my S2K as long as possible, and if I can stay on the original clutch, all the better.
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From: Orlando, FL
Originally Posted by hguerrero,Apr 6 2008, 10:02 AM
i always use the brakes. it's a lot cheaper to replace brake pads than it is to replace a transmission.
