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To: lacrew
I’ve given up downshifting,

That's your problem. Starting off in high gear every time is murder on the clutch, you've got no torque multiplication from the trans.

182 posted on 06/01/2012 9:13:58 AM PDT by nascarnation
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To: nascarnation

“That’s your problem. Starting off in high gear every time is murder on the clutch, you’ve got no torque multiplication from the trans.”

?...what I mean is, when I come to a stop light for example, I don’t sequence through the gears. I just put it in neutral, and use the brakes.


188 posted on 06/01/2012 9:31:23 AM PDT by lacrew (Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
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