Do you down shift while daily driving?

[xDJ DUBx]

My understand is, to engine brake, you have to not rev match? Is this correct or did I get something mixed up?

 

[Wagonbacker9]

My understand is, to engine brake, you have to not rev match? Is this correct or did I get something mixed up?

engine braking = braking with the engine... not braking with the clutch. so yes, you're confused. you can rev match your downshifts and use the engine to decelerate the car, while causing minimal to no noticable additional wear. saying that it is "boy racer" is ignorant, as is saying that it is significantly harmful to any wear items on the car (when done properly).

 

[xDJ DUBx]

Ahhh, so rev matching is engine braking when u let off the gas which isn't harmful and not rev matching is clutch braking when u left off the clutch and its really hard on the trans and components.

Got cha

 

[Knox Joe]

Usually when you are braking you will normally be going down a gear or two, so as you downshift you heel toe, to brake the car with your toe, and match the engine revs to the gear you're going into with your heel.

Both ways are engine braking actually, if you are going to need to slow down, and you just let off the gas, don't use the brake, leave it in the same gear, and let the engine wind down as you slow that is also engine braking.

 

[oaklandopen]

I own all 4, lol

There was a fast'n furious 2?

 

[xDJ DUBx]

The Fast And The Furious
2Fast 2Furious
The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift
Fast & Furious

Thats 4

 

[oaklandopen]

Yeah i must have thought it was still 2001

 

[zoomdoom]

leave it in the same gear, and let the engine wind down as you slow that is also engine braking.

Thats what I do unless there is a serious change in speed like exiting the highway and stopping ahead then I will re-gear lower. Never usually lower than 3rd.

 

[HondaEat-R]

Wow, this thread again, haha... "When done properly" is the key to this, like most things. If you rev match properly, when you let out the clutch (softly or just dump it) you will feel NO jerking at all when engagement happens, which equals minimal wear on all parts involved.

 

[mr_mazda329]

Wow, this thread again, haha... "When done properly" is the key to this, like most things. If you rev match properly, when you let out the clutch (softly or just dump it) you will feel NO jerking at all when engagement happens, which equals minimal wear on all parts involved.

Wow, this had to be repeated? This is the best way to do it.

 

[matsuda]

Can someone explain why downshifting is bad?

There is nothing wrong with downshifting if done properly.

Example of bad downshifting: Slowing down to stop at a red light and downshifting to 2nd (bad), or 1st (buy an automatic).

 

[iracer7]

Dumb question perhaps but how do you properly engine brake and rev match? If you need to slow down pretty quickly you would need to have your left foot on the clutch when downshifting, your other foot (your heel) on the brake, and your right leg's toes on the gas? I just put it in neutral and cost to stop signs and lights.

 

[Knox Joe]

Toe on the brake, and use your heel to blip the throttle to match revs.

 

[HondaEat-R]

Wow, this had to be repeated? This is the best way to do it.

Yes, it did have to be repeated. See how some people still have questions about it ?

 

[iracer7]

The dealer I bought the car from said he just put it in neutral and let it cost to stop. Not sure how I would know how to brake otherwise. This is the first manual transmission car I've driven. I've just coasted in neutral for the first 5,000 miles when coming to a stop. Gonna be hard to change now.

 

[8.5MS3]

The dealer I bought the car from said he just put it in neutral and let it cost to stop. Not sure how I would know how to brake otherwise. This is the first manual transmission car I've driven. I've just coasted in neutral for the first 5,000 miles when coming to a stop. Gonna be hard to change now.

thats bad for seating the rings but too late now. also being out of gear is dangerous if you need to do an emergency manouver and need power.

why the **** is this thread still open. No i dont downshift, if i go on the highway and go into 6th i never take it out, even if stopped and leaving from a light after getting off the highway. does that answer the op (gah) lol

 

[MSP1060]

See red light, put in neutral, stop car.

See turn, apply brake when nessicary, rpm match to desired gear, hammer out of turn.