shifting tricks
#26
Lol... you posted in the internet... you opened your crazy ideas for judgement... I prefer to "show off" while driving by not blowing my truck up and safely getting myself and my passenger to the destination w/o incident... lol
#27
I don't have any tricks but a reason why diesels are easier to shift clutchless. Diesel motors run at a lower rpm, so the whole driveline is moving slower. I've done it on my dad's f150 inline 6, '93 or so, and the only time i'm successful is going from 3rd to 5th at around 25mph. Hope this is useful for you!
#29
I'll shift without the clutch from time to time. It's all about matching RPM's with the gear ratio. Won't do any damage if you don't grind. I did it all the time in my old 2wd ranger.
I ALWAYS use the tranny to slow me down. Regardless of the situation. Saves my brakes and I know the tranny like the back of my hand from having to take it out and put new ones in from time to time. They were designed to be able to up shift when slowing down, so why not take advantage of it. My roommate swears up and down it's horrible for a tranny to slow you down.... Yet I have yet to come across a situation where someones tranny has broken or parts of it have broken from using it to slow you.
My .02
I ALWAYS use the tranny to slow me down. Regardless of the situation. Saves my brakes and I know the tranny like the back of my hand from having to take it out and put new ones in from time to time. They were designed to be able to up shift when slowing down, so why not take advantage of it. My roommate swears up and down it's horrible for a tranny to slow you down.... Yet I have yet to come across a situation where someones tranny has broken or parts of it have broken from using it to slow you.
My .02
#30
I'll shift without the clutch from time to time. It's all about matching RPM's with the gear ratio. Won't do any damage if you don't grind. I did it all the time in my old 2wd ranger.
I ALWAYS use the tranny to slow me down. Regardless of the situation. Saves my brakes and I know the tranny like the back of my hand from having to take it out and put new ones in from time to time. They were designed to be able to up shift when slowing down, so why not take advantage of it. My roommate swears up and down it's horrible for a tranny to slow you down.... Yet I have yet to come across a situation where someones tranny has broken or parts of it have broken from using it to slow you.
My .02
I ALWAYS use the tranny to slow me down. Regardless of the situation. Saves my brakes and I know the tranny like the back of my hand from having to take it out and put new ones in from time to time. They were designed to be able to up shift when slowing down, so why not take advantage of it. My roommate swears up and down it's horrible for a tranny to slow you down.... Yet I have yet to come across a situation where someones tranny has broken or parts of it have broken from using it to slow you.
My .02
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#32
So say 65mph, 31s, 5th gear, 2500rpm. Then 55mph, 35s, 5th gear, 2000rpm (just a guesstimate)
Unless you're saying you don't have the power to go any faster??
#36
GRIND IT TILL YA FIND IT BABY!!!!!!!!!
..its about time for another slave and clutch :(
n00b.
that is all.
18.45 with 33s and 4.10s
i still need to run with 35s and 5.13s
..its about time for another slave and clutch :(
that is all.
i still need to run with 35s and 5.13s
#37
Eh? Sounds backwards since the taller tires add to the final drive ratio, so it'd be higher..So you'd do the same speed, but in a lower gear than you used too when increasing tire size with stock gears.
So say 65mph, 31s, 5th gear, 2500rpm. Then 55mph, 35s, 5th gear, 2000rpm (just a guesstimate)
Unless you're saying you don't have the power to go any faster??
So say 65mph, 31s, 5th gear, 2500rpm. Then 55mph, 35s, 5th gear, 2000rpm (just a guesstimate)
Unless you're saying you don't have the power to go any faster??
bigger tires(WITHOUT REGEARING) would allow you to get a higher top speed if you had the power.
#38
Rangers are programmed to shut down the injectors when you let off of the gas and slow down. I'm not sure what year they started doing that but I know mine does it.
#39
best way to show of while driving a stick is to make the ride even smoother than an automatic car does. that everyone that sits can belive that a manual car could be so smooth. and when they try to drive it feels like beeing offroad everythime they shift.
yeah^ me 2 i always slow down the car downshiffting.. dont like hitting alot the breakes.. also this helps alot when driving with a trailer or heavy loads.. another reason i love manual cars to tow or haul....
yeah^ me 2 i always slow down the car downshiffting.. dont like hitting alot the breakes.. also this helps alot when driving with a trailer or heavy loads.. another reason i love manual cars to tow or haul....
#40
That thinking is backasswards. Larger tires w/o changing gears equals more wear on the disc and more strain on the engine....so if you were going 35 in 5th gear before, then you put on 33's, you'd be in lugging in 4th at 35....
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#43
Ranger was always a little weird to do clutchless shifting....my chevy on the otherhand, was a breeze!
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