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i got off my school and went to bodyshop to get my new paint cleaned..
when i got there..one guy came by my car and asked me..
"did u brake it really hard or something?"
i said no..but i saw some smoke was coming from my pass. rear wheel..and bad smell..
i was like oh shiet!!
oooops..i didnt push down my handbrake and i drove it like about 3-5 miles or so at highest 60mph..
how do u think about this?
would it hurt my brake or something really badly?
or something burnt so its not good but just okay?


i ve been driving for about 9months and only 2weeks for manual car..
even if its 2weeks i drove only 200miles so my clutch control is horrible..
would it hurt my transmission badly?
i sometimes get stalled..sometimes i put 2nd at kinda high speed so it can make engine brake happens..sometimes i put 3rd at kinda low speed..
but i never rev over 3.5k
give me some advices

 
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if ur ebrake was up, then ur brake shoe might have burned a little bit. But the positive of having a brake shoe (drum brakes) vs. disc brake is that brake shoes have more surface area to clamp on to than disc...and the shoe itself should last longer than brake pads. At least in terms of big rig trucks. I'd assume it'd be the same concept on smaller cars, but i could be wrong.

 
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what the hell are you doing to your car! be gentle with her, shes just a baby. i wouldnt worry about the brakes you just shortened their life, but odds are everything else is ok. try not to engin brake until you really have the 5 thing down. be kind to second gear cause it's going to go out first. as for the 3rd gear low speed thing....well thats ok as long as you arent going up hill its better to be in to high a gear rather than to low. shifting between 3-4 grand is a good for around town driving. good luck with your shtick.

 
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Haha theres that red light on the cluster, I went through McD drive through today with it on. I think everybody does it. No worries. I'm agreeing with the rest of the gang, drum breaks have a better surface area. You'll just be replacing the shoes sooner than expected. Engine breaking I don't recomend doing it, your wearing out more expensive parts. Replacing pads is alot cheaper than a clutch assembly. But yeah it sounds soo much cooler downshifting when stopping.

 
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I don't see how you could possibley drive with your e-brake on... I have tried taking off several times with it on by accident and the car just dies immediately.....

 
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lol, tires may have been damaged a little, and also the rear breaks, take it to a break shop and have em check it out, or remove the rear break hubs and check it your self, ....

 
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Dude, don't do that again!!!! I did that once and it cost me over $1000 in damage repair!!!!



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Nah, man, I did that once on my way to Autozone, which was only about 3 miles away. I didn't really notice it then, but now whenever I try to drive with the brake on, my car feels waaaaaaay slower. Even slower from the factory. But don't worry about it. Most of us do it every once in a while.

 
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yeah its no biggie, people do it all the time.

it doesn't say much for the driver, but it REALLY doesn't say much for the 'emergency' brake. more like an emergency make the car smell funny lever.
(joke from mitch hedberg)

 
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no biggy...happens to the best of us...especially while learning to drive a MT. just be mindful of it from here on out and you'll be ok

 
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can somebody tell what an engine break is?

 
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sorry can somebody explain to me what an engine break is

 
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Engine braking is using the engine's momentum to slow the car. It really only works on an M/T car because the auto tranny acts like a rubber band. You downshift and match the revs, the RPMS are considerably higher than they were in the higher gear. Without your foot on the gas, the RPMs will fall off. When that happens, the car slows down due to the resistance the engine creates on the freely rotating wheels.
That's really as good as I can explain it... maybe someone has better words.
Basically, the higher the engine revs, the harder it is to keep it there, the faster the revs fall and you slow down.
You won't cause any wear at all if you know how to rev-match. lease:

 
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I rev match every down shift, From 4th down to 1st. For me its now becoming second nature, and It helps me to get the motions down so I dont have to think about it when I autocross.

Its just.... Clutch and Break, Down shift, Blip gas(rev match) Off clutch, off break, on gass accelerate out of corner.

Its fun useing 5 contols with only 4 apendages all at the same time. (Steering wheel, Shifter, Clutch, Break and gas) Its like a little dance.

The Hard part is Bliping the gas, with out changing how hard you're pushing on the break.

Pratice long enough and you wont even notice that your doing it.
and once you learn to do that, its time to learn how and Where to left foot break!!!! Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
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Yo, were you watching TRUCKS on Speed last weekend b/c I could swear They went over the same topic.

 
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wow that sounds kinda of tough maybe someone should post a video or even a diy on how its done!! that would be funny thanks though i think i understand

 
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It really isn't rocket science. Ever downshift? Just do it and take your foot off the gas.
Then work on it so you can do it very quickly.
Then do it so you never have to take your foot off the brake either (heel-toeing)...

 
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no...i missed it. i already knew the concepts on it tho. its just too bad that drums look small and ugly compared to disc brakes.

 
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know that heel to toe thing for breaking then gas....i attempted this and my damn foot is too big....If you watch that "grand turismo" vid on here watch the guy shift


Its the JDM Supercar battle...its amazing to watch their feet....its more like toe to heel...FAWK i tried this and my size 13 shoe is too big...

 
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i do it all the time and when i first got my car my friends keeped pulling it when i was driving. They thought since they all had beaters and they did it that it was ok to do it to a new 2001 civic.

my car still runs fine

 
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Left foot brakeing is pretty hard, I'm to used to stomping the clutch in, so whenever i try and brake, i always push way to hard, but just like anything i need more practice, got the heel toe shifting down, as well as double clutching, and combining them. Though my heel toe shift isn't really using my heel and toe, I just put half my foot on the brake and the gas, and pivot my foot side to side, and it has the same effect.