shutterbug

73k for one set of front pad and all city driving seems to be high but it depend on how you brake.  If you always brake lightly, then the brake force may be distributed to the back more and wear out your rears first.

shutterbug

Downshifting to stop is really unnecessary and I don't do it myself.  Brakes are cheaper.  Only use engine brake when I go down long steep hills where I could possibly overheat my brakes.  Otherwise, brake all the time!

Downshifting to turn, I do either heel-toe or "HK taxi driver style", which is downshift just before I accelerate out of a turn.

Cabin filter is actually a useful thing besides cleaning the air.  It also protects your blower motor from dirt and debris.

shutterbug

heel toe in city with pedestrians gonna be dangerous because of the noobs(who think they are good), i guarantee.

Haha...why not do heel toe in city?  Waste gas?  I think a lot more people waste more gas than I do, especially the ones driving high power cars and driving excessive speed in stop and go traffic.  Get attention from others?  LOL...I'm pass that stage already lor.  Actually, heel toe helps with smoothness so it's not only for track.  Of course I don't do it every turn, I normally do it when I want to "catch" the yellow left turn light, so I speed up until right before the turn then heel toe.

shutterbug

原帖由 字典仔 於 2008-10-13 13:57 發表
do u guys actually know what heel toe is? there is no point to do so around the city unless u always keep ur car in 1st or 2nd, at the most 3rd gear ~ without enough rpm unless ur brake stops like *** ...

Huh...what do you mean?

Just a random search:
"Heel-toe or heel-and-toe double-declutching is used before entry into a turn while a vehicle is under braking, preparing the transmission to be in the optimal gear to accelerate out of the turn. One benefit of downshifting before entering a turn is to eliminate the jolt to the drivetrain, or any other unwanted dynamics. The jolt will not upset the vehicle as badly when going in a straight line, but the same jolt while turning may upset the vehicle enough to cause loss of control if it occurs after the turn has begun. Another benefit is that "heel-and-toeing" allows you to downshift at the last moment before entering the turn, after you have started braking and the car has slowed, so the engine speed when the lower gear is engaged will not be too high."

It's not really "needed" in the city...but at the same time a lot of "performance cars" are not "needed" too.

shutterbug

在市內駕駛﹐上限時速50。駕駛於紅線轉數範圍相對唔會太多。猙趾﹐可以﹐
但沒必要。因為轉左轉右隨時有行人或小童跑出來。練猙趾徒中﹐加個行人過馬路
=頗為危險

I think more than half of the people won't drive 50km/h in city!  But what piss me off is some people drive at 40 something and still step on the brakes... Of course heel toe is not for the average joe driver...if you can't do an emergency stop during heel toe you shouldn't do it at all cuz you cannot control the car!  You don't need to drive near redline to use heel toe, you can use this technique for smoothness too, do you see the point?  I've been driving stick for so many years now everything comes as second nature.  Did your driving instructor tell you to check for pedestrians way before you turn?  That's driving 101.

拖波會整爆波箱嗎﹖RETARD駕駛者會如果行緊時速100以上拖1﹐2波=遲早爆硬。
正常拖波唔會整爆波箱。拖波是有邏輯的。TRANNY本身亦沒甚麼熱力IMO,和ENGINE溫
度比較的話,ENGINE OIL TEMP 遠高於TRANNY OIL TEMP。

  The tranny won't blow up right away but eventually you wear the clutches inside much quicker than normal.  Even the slightest downshift, say 2000rpm diff, there will be wear and tear.  Tranny is not hot?  Man...you should feel the tranny fluid coming out a car after it's been drove around.  Of course it won't be close to engine oil temp but still it's pretty warm.  What do you think tranny fluid coolers are for?  Heat is big killer for auto trans, and if you don't change the fluid often, it's even hotter with more friction.

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