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Originally Posted by JDM-dono
I should probably make myself clear before everyone says I'm destroying the car by shifting to 2nd at 80kmh or 50mph...or before I'm notorious as mr.clutchdraggerdownunder
What's happening is I'm travelling at50mph but as I'm going into the slip lane I am braking to the the appropriate speed of the turn about 30kmh or 18.6mph. Once I get to around 20mph I downshift to 2nd and that's when the chirp (lockup) occurs. I'm not shifting to 2nd at 50mph lol. I'm shifting to 2nd at 18mph just before the turn.
I should've been more clearer in my opening post.
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Unless you're into the turn at 30kph when you drop the clutch it makes no sense that it's chirping the tyres? I would select 3rd just before the turn which will be more 'serene' for normal driving, better on fuel and able to quickly get you back up to whatever the speed limit might be.
For what it's worth I don't find braking exciting unless i'm stepping on it a bit.
What I do enjoy, if no traffic is following and time doesn't matter, is trying to judge when to start slowing for an intersection or turn from 110kph without using the brakes. It makes a difference to fuel consumption to ease down to say 80kph then back right off down to 60kph, into 4th and then 2nd just before you get there ready to use that saved up fuel for a good quick squirt through the gears back up to cruising speed.