Re: Clutch
I dont downshift into 1st gear when stopping at a light; Used to do it when I was younger cause I thought I was Emmo Fittipaldi. Good practices: 1) I would down shift to 3rd and get off the gas then dump it into - N - when the revs lug to 1200 or so. back-torquing through the tranny will cause premature wear on the gears and the CV joints beacuse they are moderately-highly loaded when stopping. 2) I would also not let the car rev higher than 3000 rpm when you dump from 4 to 3 and 3 to 2. Now if you're racing, all bets are off - you got to do what you gotta do to stay on the track ( ;->
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