Best Time to Shift Into Neutral During Decel
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I don't doubt you've seen the bad parts. But I'm not clear on how you can tell from the damage that the cause is "all due to skip shifting," rather than for example just "shifting hard and fast" all the time. Or racing (formal or informal), track days, autocross, etc.
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Originally Posted by Billman250' timestamp='1406573669' post='23262857
I have plenty of gear sets, and burnt syncros, that are hammered beyond use and they are all due to skip shifting.
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Originally Posted by Billman250' timestamp='1406573669' post='23262857
I have plenty of gear sets, and burnt syncros, that are hammered beyond use and they are all due to skip shifting.
Racing, tracking, and autocross (done properly of course) does not do the type of damage that skip shifting does. They all cause accelerated wear on gear teeth and bearings, but on a small scale.
Skip shifting hammers the leading edge of the cog (gear collar), pushing burrs to the trailing edge.
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Originally Posted by Gregg Lee' timestamp='1406591660' post='23263337
[quote name='Billman250' timestamp='1406573669' post='23262857']I have plenty of gear sets, and burnt syncros, that are hammered beyond use and they are all due to skip shifting.
Racing, tracking, and autocross (done properly of course) does not do the type of damage that skip shifting does. They all cause accelerated wear on gear teeth and bearings, but on a small scale.
Skip shifting hammers the leading edge of the cog (gear collar), pushing burrs to the trailing edge.
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I have seen on Youtube where people do a quick acceleration, say, through 3rd gear and then position the shifter to 4th and then 5th without releasing the clutch and then finally 6th. Would this be considered skipping?
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Originally Posted by Sir Cone Killington' timestamp='1406081488' post='23255282
just my .02, use your gears, engine braking uses no gas, saves from your using your brakes as much. i revmatch downshift every gear. if im in 6th going to a stop i go all the way to second downshifting to every gear and only go to neutral when at almost idle about to stop. being in gear at all times is a good practice, never know when you need to put power down. saved me a few times. and double clutching, ugh meh ill stay out of that one.
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Sarcasm and perhaps some irony? Isn't ironic, don't you think, to worry about saving gas when coming to a light, only to sit and the light wasting gas? Perhaps if you're late for a wedding date it might be worth it in case it goes green, perhaps it's good advice I just can't take. Who would have thought.
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Sarcasm and perhaps some irony? Isn't ironic, don't you think, to worry about saving gas when coming to a light, only to sit and the light wasting gas? Perhaps if you're late for a wedding date it might be worth it in case it goes green, perhaps it's good advice I just can't take. Who would have thought.
