I have a question on downshifting. Sometimes when I'm about to turn into a corner, my revs will be about 3,500 and I'll heel-toe and downshift into the lower gear and rev to about 4,500 - 5,000.

Is this too hard on the car to do on a daily basis? Most of my driving is non-hwy and non-city, so I find myself doing this quite a lot.

 

Your car is built to be driven this way.

 

+1

And she likes it.

 

I've been doing the same thing, and I asked myself the same question.....for all of about a second! These cars were designed and built to be driven this way. Much like women, the fact that they're beautiful, too, shouldn't lead you into a false sense of how to treat them. I threw mine around some canyon roads tonight and gathered my first paint chips into the bargain. In many ways I'm glad: that's one less thing to be concerned about. Drive!

 

When downshifting there is no rev limiter so you can over rev the car. Do it, but be carefull! On the track I downshift just about to the max rpm but it takes practice.

 

This is a race car. You can't hurt it downshifting through corners. I do it all the time so I have instant torque coming out of a corner, and if you hit it just right, the rear will run out just a tad--bad ***.

 

Some like it rough, that's for sure.

I'm picturing Angelina Jolie for some reason.

 

I asked this same question before and I was told it would wear out the clutch? becuase I enjoy the ovr rev of a downshift into the 5,000 rpm range.
any thoughts?

 

Ridiculous. This is the way the car was meant to be driven.

 

Bad only if your downshifting to safe your brake pads. Much cheaper to replace your brake pads. However, if your performance driving the need to downshift is necessary to stay at the power curve, especially when exiting the apex.

 

If revs are matched, there is little additional wear to the clutch. I drive all manual cars with engine braking. One of those cars has almost 200,000 miles on the orginal clutch. You'll also get 60,000+ out of the brakes and have a better driving experience.

 

Queram, my friend... how are those Potenzas holding up? Are you still happy with your purchase?

-don

 

Agreed... I was always taught you should have your car in the gear where you can get out of a tight spot quickly... hence downshift as you come to a stop.

My old Saab had 145K on the original clutch when I sold it.

 

Agreed, I also drive all manual cars with engine braking. All I am saying is, I will abuse the brakes more for the sake of a perfect rev match unless performance driving... my tolarance for a perfect rev match will decrease by 10% more focus on the line and getting the perfect brake while charging in deep. Don't want to come in too hot... the holy **** factor.

 

Don,

I am quite happy with the Potenzas. Actually since they came on the car I did not purchase them. They still hold up pretty well to my driving. However I cannot drive alot lately since I am always on a trip.