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Apr 5, 2003

obtix

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Shifting

I have a 2003 Civic EX 5-speed coupe. I know this must sound like a stupid question but what is the "proper" way to power shift. Slam the clutch slam the gear and leave your foot on the gas the whole time? I'm not trying to race my civic because i know theres no shoot in hell of me beating anyone worth while. Just in general question to get better shift times.

Apr 5, 2003

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i think thats pretty much it..

but er... boy. heh.

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That suonds good, except that isnt a good idea for 2 reasons (that I know of).... I think you get better response if you lift the throttle a little bit, also our tansmission dont react that fast anyway. I'm not sure if that will break anything in the long run either.

Apr 5, 2003

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Yea, that's great if you want to tear up the car as fast as possible. Lift your foot off the gas when shifting.

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well get a short shifter....

Apr 5, 2003

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Slam the clutch slam the gear and leave your foot on the gas the whole time?

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Yeah, if you really hate your synchros...

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DON'T DO IT!!!

you'll have to replace your clutch in like a month or two if you keep doing that...

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2003 ex 5speed too..

dont do it!

Apr 6, 2003

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ive been slamming my gears like that from about 5,000miles on my car...i now have 40,000miles on the car with no problem with the clutch, or synchros.
Honda did a good job on my car...
I dont really care about my synchros anyways anymore...im doin my swap in a couple months,
Cheers~

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Originally posted by NoBottleJustThrottle
ive been slamming my gears like that from about 5,000miles on my car...i now have 40,000miles on the car with no problem with the clutch, or synchros.

Who would like to lend their to this guy?