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shadoquad · 10-07-2011, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

You should know the gear you are going to shift to before you begin to do it. It shouldn't take you 1-2 seconds to analyze whilst out of gear.

I should, but I don't always. And why should I anyway? If I shift into the wrong gear, I'll just be shifting back anyway, but that process may take 5 seconds, all told. I'd rather take a self-caused delay than a misshift.

I've never been big on the "always be in gear" philosophy. I think it's ok to drift in neutral as long as you're in control of the vehicle.

m4a1mustang · 10-07-2011, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

I should, but I don't always. And why should I anyway? If I shift into the wrong gear, I'll just be shifting back anyway, but that process may take 5 seconds, all told. I'd rather take a self-caused delay than a misshift.

I've never been big on the "always be in gear" philosophy. I think it's ok to drift in neutral as long as you're in control of the vehicle.

I coast SOMETIMES, but I'm a believer in always being in gear, and in the power band. I want to be able to move right away if I need to. I would never coast in traffic, for instance.

Red__Zed · 10-07-2011, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I coast SOMETIMES, but I'm a believer in always being in gear, and in the power band. I want to be able to move right away if I need to. I would never coast in traffic, for instance.

Not to mention that clutch in coasting brings the mainshaft bearing a little closer to seizing every time....

shadoquad · 10-07-2011, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I coast SOMETIMES, but I'm a believer in always being in gear, and in the power band. I want to be able to move right away if I need to. I would never coast in traffic, for instance.

I almost never fully downshift when slowing to a stop. And I may coast in traffic, but only if the foot is over the clutch, hand on shifter, ready to shift.

I'm a defensive driver. There's almost never a need for me to accelerate right away at this vehicle's limit.

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Not to mention that clutch in coasting brings the mainshaft bearing a little closer to seizing every time....

I don't hold the clutch in while coasting if it's for any significant amount of time. If I'm coasting to a stop, car in neutral, clutch out. If I'm dithering on a shift, again, that's maybe a second or two.