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Originally Posted by ARTBRZ
This is my first manual so I have a simple question that I haven't been able to find through search. So I've been able to rev match well going to 5th, 4th and 3rd well but not to 2nd gear. I'd say I blip it about 700 rpm to get a smooth downshift without lunging forward in the other gears. I've tried a few times rev matching to second and it's a horrible feeling. I want to get a reference how much to blip because I feel that I'm going to wear down my clutch or mess up something before I figure it out.
So how much do you guys blip the throttle when going to 2nd gear (with or without A/C on)?
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good observation for this being your first manual car. 2nd gear is a bit more difficult to downshift to.
First off, the stock Electronic
Drive-by-Wire doesn't make it any easier.
It's a bit miss leading as far as throttle, speed, & gear.
My DC2 (cable throttle) felt easier to downshift into 2nd, using the same amount of throttle in any gear.
Secondly, 2.188 gear ratio and 4.100 final is fairly short when you compare it to other gears.
So, you have to give it more throttle than if you were downshifting from 4th-to-3rd.
just as an example downshifting from 3rd-to-2nd:
while in 3rd gear at 25mph give it to about 3100rpm then shift. It should go right in! However, notice it feels like you have to give it more throttle than if you were downshifting from 4th-to-3rd.