Makaveli

http://www.happytogether.com/318ti/n...ing/index.html

There ya go, hope you like it

I enjoyed reading it, very easy to understand

Identity_X

pretty interesting, but very long.............I got to about half way and I gave up.....................will finish it some other time

THEGOLDPRO

good reading, im gonna start practicing.

B8 Turbo

Good reading and nice to have the knowledge, but makes the eyes go

knightrider

nice execellent source now i just have to go and pratice, the heel and toe, ill try it in a dead parking lot, abandoned with no cops.

Protege52003

I took the time to read this article last week. I was taught how to drive stardard in the early 90's from my father before I had my permit. After getting my permit, I drove a 5 speed from them on except for when I had my park avenue for a short time period.

I pretty much knew the mechanics of the engine/clutch/transmission set up and knew about abusing them vs. driving hard vs. babying them. When I drove my saab 900 turbo in HS, my friend taught me the double clutch technique for initial cold weather driving, to make the shifting easy in older transmissions. It worked well, but I only had to do it on the saab.

I feel as though I drive my cars hard now, but are not abusing them. I loved my '01 ES 2.0 which I drove for 18 months before getting my '03 Protege5 one month ago. I just turned 2500 miles on her allready and have to get her oil changed soon.

Then I can start driving her a little harder and seeing how she will handle. I imagine that the Protege5 will handle like my ES 2.0 (maybe a little better)? I am looking forward for the spring so I can put the Dunlops back on, which I think are great tires for the dry pavement. Have to use snow tires in Mass, especially since I do a lot of driving for work in all conditions and can't afford to get stuck. I also think the Dunlops suck in the snow......

Well, getting off track here.....just wanted to say that that article was good and I enjoyed reading it. I hope others have, too.

pcguy2k1

I get an error getting to the page.

Makaveli

works for me...... try it again

Anarchy

i read this yesterday so i figured i would try it out today and i can tell a big difference in how smooth the shifts are when u do what it says.


jeremy

pcguy2k1

OK, now it works, after not working for like a week or so, my luck

Buddha

Great info!!!!!!! thanks much, IM sure that its gonna help my driving

beach doc

Pretty cool article. I had discussed this before with a car enthusiast who used to race SCCA type races. He used to talk about "clutchless" shifts. If you match revs just right, you need almost no clutch to go from one gear to the next. I've only been able to do it at very low speeds, but it is an interesting concept. The idea is that you better understand your car and where the gears mesh up and master the smooth shift. It's a bit of an art.

jersey_emt

Shifting without the clutch isn't that hard...it just takes practice. I don't have it down 100% yet (3rd to 4th gives me trouble sometimes).

You just have to figure out how much pressure to put on the shifter at the right time...and it just slides in.

The first time you do it without touching the clutch pedal it feels awesome.

I don't do it regularly, just to impress friends, and if I'm stuck in traffic constantly switching from 2nd to 3rd and back. (Yes you can downshift without the clutch too by blipping the throttle).

BlackSand

anyone seen the acticle elsewhere , link seem broken again

gotaphatprotege

heres the same site for those of you that cant get the other one to work cause i cant either

http://www.xmtp.net/cgi-bin/piki/MoreShiftingTechniques