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MN6 down shift speeds
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St. Jude Donor '06-'10, '13
MN6 down shift speeds
as the title says..I am curious to know at what speeds you down shift at..for example.. going 72mph to really drop the hammer I downshift to 3rd and 
what if you were doing a rolling shot, say @40, would you shift down in to 2nd?
what if you were doing a rolling shot, say @40, would you shift down in to 2nd?
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Originally Posted by baldy26
as the title says..I am curious to know at what speeds you down shift at..for example.. going 72mph to really drop the hammer I downshift to 3rd and
what if you were doing a rolling shot, say @40, would you shift down in to 2nd?
what if you were doing a rolling shot, say @40, would you shift down in to 2nd?
... how about 1st at a 30 roll?
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Read your owner's manual?
That has the gear limits in it.
For example, 2nd is good to 73 mph....3rd is good to 103 mph...
So the question is, at what speed is 2nd still justified? If you go for 2nd at 50 mph, is that enough headroom?
And what do you do when the car squirrels into the ditch?
That has the gear limits in it.
For example, 2nd is good to 73 mph....3rd is good to 103 mph...
So the question is, at what speed is 2nd still justified? If you go for 2nd at 50 mph, is that enough headroom?
And what do you do when the car squirrels into the ditch?
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St. Jude Donor '06-'10, '13
Originally Posted by Paladin
Read your owner's manual?
That has the gear limits in it.
For example, 2nd is good to 73 mph....3rd is good to 103 mph...
So the question is, at what speed is 2nd still justified? If you go for 2nd at 50 mph, is that enough headroom?
And what do you do when the car squirrels into the ditch?
That has the gear limits in it.
For example, 2nd is good to 73 mph....3rd is good to 103 mph...
So the question is, at what speed is 2nd still justified? If you go for 2nd at 50 mph, is that enough headroom?
And what do you do when the car squirrels into the ditch?
I love 70+ and then dropping into 3 
and saying buh by 
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well I am just returned from Carlisle geez what a gathering
You can down shift from any speed if you double clutch
I am kind of brain dead at the moment from the trip and do not mean to preach
figure out by experimenting the RPMs you are going to need in a gear at the speed you are anticipating running when you down shift
That will be fun for you out on some lonely road
when you double clutch you use the clutch and put the shifter in neutral and then hit the gas to bring the engine up to a predetermined RPM from you experimenting
Then you can shift without the dreaded aftermath of going from 4th to 1st
if you get the drift you can go have fun at any speed but there are limitations
you can get very proficient and that is what road racers do when they go from 180 to 30 and have to shift
You can down shift from any speed if you double clutch
I am kind of brain dead at the moment from the trip and do not mean to preach
figure out by experimenting the RPMs you are going to need in a gear at the speed you are anticipating running when you down shift
That will be fun for you out on some lonely road
when you double clutch you use the clutch and put the shifter in neutral and then hit the gas to bring the engine up to a predetermined RPM from you experimenting
Then you can shift without the dreaded aftermath of going from 4th to 1st
if you get the drift you can go have fun at any speed but there are limitations you can get very proficient and that is what road racers do when they go from 180 to 30 and have to shift
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
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whatever speed you drop a gear, always kick the throttle when clutching it, that way your rpms are at the right spot.
its called "rev-matching"
its called "rev-matching"
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down shifting
I had a guy in a 98 Z28 LS1 try to give me a run the other night. We were doing about 40mph and I down shifted into 2nd. The Camaro was left in the dust, it wasn't even a race.
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what if you were doing a rolling shot, say @40, would you shift down in to 2nd?
thats when the car feels the best!! i usually go from about a 55 roll and throw it back into 2nd... gets a little chirp out of the tires and really throws you back! keep it there for a second, then hit 3rd and say byebye!!
i usually do around 75 to go into 3rd... anything less drops the rpms too low in my opinion.
its also going to depend on your gearing. the higher the gears the lower the speed you can downshift into a lower gear... if that makes any sense!?
go out and give it a try... you will come back with a smile!
