is it ok to slip my clutch often in 2nd gear when my rpm is below 2k?

[Koa]

Originally Posted by RobertPaulson

I disagree entirely with this, the car is perfectly happy between 1500-3000 rpm for daily driving. In traffic i can even leave the car in second, 0 input on the gas and i'll just roll around at about 8mph at 800 rpm. my car spends the majority of her time cruising around between 2000-3000 rpm and see's about 4-5 wot redline runs per day. when you're in the lower rpm you just can't stomp on the gas and expect it to go, you need to roll on the gas as you climb the rpm range.

I feel ya RP, but the guy does have a point- it's wayyy funner past 3k into 5.

and I commute down one of the soon-to-be worst traffic corridors, Seattle's I-5, 3-4 hours of traffic every day

[RobertPaulson]

Originally Posted by Koa

I feel ya RP, but the guy does have a point- it's wayyy funner past 3k into 5.

and I commute down one of the soon-to-be worst traffic corridors, Seattle's I-5, 3-4 hours of traffic every day

we're already number 4 in the top 10 worst commuting cities. 405 is going to make shit worse.

[Koa]

Originally Posted by RobertPaulson

we're already number 4 in the top 10 worst commuting cities. 405 is going to make shit worse.

ugh I work in Kent, commute from everett/marysville.. so I typically take 405 going home. I cry :'

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by 3nl

Why do you need to "jam" it into first at all? It should be butter smooth if you bring up your RPMs before trying to slide it from N to 1.

As long as you are matching the shaft speeds before slotting into gear, you should be able to get into first way up in the powerband - how else would the car handle extra low speed turns on the track or in autox if you had to stay in 2nd down to 10mph?

It's also important to read the whole thread.

[Error]

Originally Posted by awhatzable

ok I found a video from another topic but it has the sound I'm talking about.

You can hear it when he accelerates at 00:03-00:04 Is that sound normal because I can't avoid it in 2nd gear especially when turning slowly and carefully during rain but not slow enough to downshift to first...or in crappy traffic sometimes.

I get the same noise going from a stand still in first gear. I think it may just be not giving it enough gas.