Premature Gear Shift

[Ken_au]

hehee thanks bro kalaplus.. just wanna look see look see oni... me not a racecar driver... hehee... but do u noe of ppl who always use heel toe technique on singapore roads???

[Yc86]

Sry to barge in on this thread like this..

 

But is it normal for the first gear to be hard to engage when the car is moving slowly at say.. 10-15km/h?

 

Like something is blocking it until the speed goes down to way below 10, then the 1st can slot in...

 

or is this a sign.....

[Shull]

i think all manual tranny is like that leh..coz when i learning driving, the civic also liddat..

 

drive my relative's jimny/wira/saga in msia, also the same..

[Holysniper]

a safety feature i tink.. while learnin on a lancer i was slowing at a red light den it turns green so since i downshifted to 2, i tried engaged 1 to move den realised cant so juz continue onto gear 2.. i tot wat happened sia.. speed was ard 15km/h..

 

Edited May 4, 2007 by Holysniper

[Huggable]

Yes, in fact the gear ratio is very low, hence it should not be shifted-into at higher speeds.

[Yc86]

so des ne..

 

Was just worried cos i just changed gearbox frm a scrapped vehicle,

how come so fast spoil, thought it was because of my horrible driving

[Yc86]

Even if i rev match the rpm to the gear speed?

 

10+km/h shouldnt be fast for 1st gear...

 

read maybe it's a sign that the synchros are wearing out...

[Ccssgm]

or you mean change to 5th gear at 50km/h. norm is 70km/h for me

 

Better Be.....80km/h and above.....More Save On FC.....

[Ccssgm]

For Manual Drive.....20km/h @ 2nd Gear.....40km/h @ 3rd Gear.....60km/h @ 4th gear.....

 

80km/h @ 5th Gear..........

[Lucien]

I dunno, my manual shift is

 

1st gear 0km/h

2st gear 40km/h

3nd gear 60km/h

4rd gear 80km/h

5th gear 100km/h

 

this is normal?

Edited May 4, 2007 by Lucien

[Yc86]

wah, your 1st gear go until 40km/h.. won't that be v.noisy?

 

but can you downshift from 2nd to 1st easily?

[Lorbinhoot]

Wah ur friend is like "Kan Chiong Spider" leh.

Change so fast . . . he step permanent on the clutch & finish the gear change from 1st to 5th at one go issit? hehe j/k only pls don't mind

 

Anyway I change gear base on the Engine sound or Gear feel.

 

Once the Sound at that Gear level change to "harsh" I switch gear.

Or when I feel the Gear is pulling then I switch.

[Octopus]

[reply]

I dunno, my manual shift is

 

1st gear 0km/h

2st gear 40km/h

3nd gear 60km/h

4rd gear 80km/h

5th gear 100km/h

 

this is normal?

For me I note the rpm instead of the speed of the car.....try to maintain rpm between 2k and 3k. So depending on traffic condition, I may up-shift when rpm reach 3k if want to go faster, or up-shift when rpm exceed 2k it is rather smooth transition but not much power.

[Dumb]

Hi guys

 

I have a friend, who has the habit of changing gear before the car reaches enough rpm. It will cause a slowdown in picking up speed in the next speed in the next gear. In fact, for every gear, he does the same thing. When he reaches only 50, he changes gear to the 5th.

 

Apart from increasing the FC, what will other impact be? A faster wearing out of cluth disc?

 

Any advice?

 

 

Once you are one with the car, there is no need to look at the speed or rpm to change gears. It becomes so natural like breathing.

 

I only look at the tacho when I want to change gears at redline. So far never reached redline in 5th gear even at 190+

[Ommph]

Side-track a bit....i m driving an auto conti car...n i realised that when my speed is only abt 50km/h, my gear is alrdy in the 5th gear...sometimes even 6th gear...normal or not ah?

Edited May 4, 2007 by Ommph

[Dumb]

If yours auto, how come you know which gear you are on?

[Mmatrix]

Can count when accelerating from stop?

[Ommph]

My display will show the gear engaged. It is tiptronc.