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i guess we are arguing a minor point here if 1st gear is really short on the FR-S, but I don't feel like you guys are speaking from the perspective on an engineer. There are several cars I have driven that with a final drive change, have had very use-able 1st gears on track. And on tight turns, you blip the throttle, put it in first, and drive off the corner. If there is a technical reason not to do that with this transmission, I'd believe it. but I haven't heard one yet. What I've heard is "its really short - you can use 2nd gear"
Not trying to argue for arguing sake. Just looking for an engineering reason for your position.
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Shifting into first for Auto cross or racing is common. If your car can't handle it, the tranny needs to be fixed |
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I don't understand why you guys think it is OK to be unable to shift into 1st from 2nd. cars I had always let me shift into 1st while it is still moving, I just don't let the clutch out like it is a downshift because it is jarring, but the point is.. When you drive a low power engine like AE86 you do not lug around 1500 RPM in 2nd gear, you just bog the engine down big time.
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When I was driving in a bit of traffic a couple days ago my tranny was making a clunking noise into first and a "crunchy" sound in 2nd and 3rd. I was trying to be as smooth as possible for my passenger while keeping below 3000 rpm.
Today I didnt feel or hear anything as I reved a little higher. I did some heal-toeing a few times to over 5000rpm and it felt great... A little better feel than my previous RSX and much better than my E30 M3. One of the main reasons I bought this car was because of the advertised triplecone syncros in the tranny. |
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If you have resistance shifting to 1st before completely stopped that's normal with any car .
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1-2-3 should feel a bit 'rough/crunchy' due to those wonderful triple-cone gear synchros. These were chosen to maximize durability on a high-revving, beginners RWD car. You can mercilessly beat the piss out of the first 3 gear changes, and the transmission probably wont mind a bit.
I believe the RX-8 transmission also employs the use of triple-cone synchros for durability, and that transmission feels very similar to ours (thats because it is). Unfortunately yes, this has the very minute drawback of making the car a bit louder and rougher. Its an inexpensive sports car, guys - compromises were made in certain areas. |
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I find accelerating from 2nd while rolling(walking speed) to not be a good thing. Engine makes a funny sound compared to other cars Ive owned. I refuse to ride the clutch rolling in second so Im gonna have to be doing a lot of rev-matching into 1st!
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The only way to smoothly get into 1st from 2nd is to rev match into 1st. That's what I find. Either throttle blip or double clutch.
Try out Amsoil Synchromesh. I know some S2k guys use it in their transmissions to fix synchro problems. |
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