- May 19, 2003
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I've caught myself on occasion on the highway in 5th or 6th gear and slowing down really quickly, but havent really had the chance to downshift as fast as the braking motion... In order to for me to gain proper speed, I know I need to be in 3rd or 2nd, when the car is still in 5th, so I just go to that gear and rev match. It usually goes in smoothly, and no jerking or thumping occurs.
How bad is this? As long as I revmatch the downshifts I should be ok right? I've caught myself going from 4th to 2nd a few times also, but again, I revmatch perfectly and all goes well. (And never > 3000RPM, if its higher, I will downshift normally to 3rd.)
Am I killing my car?
EDIT: Also, a friend of mines swears that slowing the car down with gears is the best way to slow it down. I think that's retarded...doesn't it cause more wear to the gears if you do that, even if it's done properly?
Me and him have developed 2 totally different personalities when it comes to driving manual cars. I kinda like that though.
How bad is this? As long as I revmatch the downshifts I should be ok right? I've caught myself going from 4th to 2nd a few times also, but again, I revmatch perfectly and all goes well. (And never > 3000RPM, if its higher, I will downshift normally to 3rd.)
Am I killing my car?
EDIT: Also, a friend of mines swears that slowing the car down with gears is the best way to slow it down. I think that's retarded...doesn't it cause more wear to the gears if you do that, even if it's done properly?
Me and him have developed 2 totally different personalities when it comes to driving manual cars. I kinda like that though.