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Offline stealthwolf

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Improving gear changes
« on: 08 September 2008, 23:05 »
Manual ED30.

Sat in a mate's DSG ED30. That car accelerates so fast and so smoothly, I could barely catch the change in revs and didn't feel any of the gear changes. Since then, I've been moping about not having gone for DSG (I love manual too much) but still try to accelerate as quickly and as smoothly as the DSG did. Without success!

My gear changes are crap. I know it'll take practise but are there any hints and tips about improving my gear changes? It takes something like three seconds for me to change gear! That's three seconds that could have been spent accelerating.
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Re: Improving gear changes
« Reply #1 on: 08 September 2008, 23:12 »
a short shifter may help.   :smiley:
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Re: Improving gear changes
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Re: Improving gear changes
« Reply #3 on: 08 September 2008, 23:42 »
Quote from: stealthwolf on 08 September 2008, 23:05
Manual ED30.

Sat in a mate's DSG ED30. That car accelerates so fast and so smoothly, I could barely catch the change in revs and didn't feel any of the gear changes. Since then, I've been moping about not having gone for DSG (I love manual too much) but still try to accelerate as quickly and as smoothly as the DSG did. Without success!

My gear changes are crap. I know it'll take practise but are there any hints and tips about improving my gear changes? It takes something like three seconds for me to change gear! That's three seconds that could have been spent accelerating.

....You're going to love this vid!! : -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmMNRQ1GJ3o
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Re: Improving gear changes
« Reply #4 on: 08 September 2008, 23:58 »
Quote from: RedRobin on 08 September 2008, 23:42
Quote from: stealthwolf on 08 September 2008, 23:05
Manual ED30.

Sat in a mate's DSG ED30. That car accelerates so fast and so smoothly, I could barely catch the change in revs and didn't feel any of the gear changes. Since then, I've been moping about not having gone for DSG (I love manual too much) but still try to accelerate as quickly and as smoothly as the DSG did. Without success!

My gear changes are crap. I know it'll take practise but are there any hints and tips about improving my gear changes? It takes something like three seconds for me to change gear! That's three seconds that could have been spent accelerating.

....You're going to love this vid!! : -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmMNRQ1GJ3o

That vid really makes me think that i should have gone for DSG..... :sad:
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Re: Improving gear changes
« Reply #5 on: 09 September 2008, 00:05 »
Quote from: RedRobin on 08 September 2008, 23:42

....You're going to love this vid!! : -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmMNRQ1GJ3o

Way to rub it in Robin.. :grin:
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Re: Improving gear changes
« Reply #6 on: 09 September 2008, 00:14 »
Quote from: Max Q on 09 September 2008, 00:05
Quote from: RedRobin on 08 September 2008, 23:42

....You're going to love this vid!! : -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmMNRQ1GJ3o

Way to rub it in Robin.. :grin:

....Sorry, Max - I truly wasn't trying to rub it in - I just think that vid is wonderfully funny and works so well in the Japanese language - Great couple of Jap dudes :cool:
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Re: Improving gear changes
« Reply #7 on: 09 September 2008, 00:38 »
3 seconds to change a gear - are you narcoleptic or something? :shocked: :laugh:
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Re: Improving gear changes
« Reply #8 on: 09 September 2008, 00:51 »
Quote from: Hurdy on 09 September 2008, 00:38
3 seconds to change a gear - are you narcoleptic or something? :shocked: :laugh:

....I just had to look up the meaning of "narcoleptic" having never heard the word before.

Narcoleptic = A condition characterised by an extreme tendency to fall asleep whenever in relaxing surroundings.

Methinks it must be related to the word "narcotics". Get stoned and chill, man!

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Re: Improving gear changes
« Reply #9 on: 09 September 2008, 09:06 »
Hurdy is right tho, 3 seconds !!!? What are you doing?
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