Sweet bliss

Is there anything in the automotive world more satisfying than a well-executed downshift?

At 1015 yesterday, I made the cleanest 4th-to-2nd downshift with the best rev-matching I think I've managed to date, just before a right-hander on the top of a downgrade freeway onramp.

Awesome! :sunglasse I can't recommend it enough!

excellent, maybe you should consider a racing career!! :iceslolan


















lol, im just kidding, thats pretty cool :sunglasse

Was it....orgasmic...Jay?:lol2:

:iagree: Was it good?

Jay = postwhore :p

Jay = postwhore :p

:iagree: But lets not burst Jay's bubble now. He hasnt posted a random picture in about an hour, and lets keep it that way.

Goddamn I love that feeling. 4th, clutch in, throttle, 3rd, clutch out, let the compression take over, repeat performance for second then nail the corner. :evillol:

real drivers don't use the clutch

...because real drivers can afford gearbox rebuilds :D :thumbsup:

that is one part of it.. the other part is real drivers cannot afford to lose time waiting on the clutch.. to engage/disengage..

real drivers don't use the clutch

Its because "real-drivers" are using automatic transmissions...:evillol:

although there has been a re-birth of auto trans in drag racing.. we were all commenting on the thrill of down-shifting in a real car with a real transmission.. as opposed to your seemingly prefered slush-box

Dayna, didn't you already partake in the butchering of one thread tonight? (with a little help, obviously)

All you need is love man :smokin:

am i not allowed to state my opinion?

Anyway, you guys are helping..

besides.. anyone who has ever experienced the feeling that caused Jay to start this thread would be just as defensive about people bringing up auto's here..

As you know freakray, I own a scoobie too.. just hearing the boxer rumble and rev as i perform this same manuever daily on a hard sweeping right hand turn on the way to work everyday.. I am sure you know the feeling..

Now that we have finished patting ourselves on the back, try doing the perfect downshift with a Cummins 855 diesel and an Eaton RoadRanger trans, with a bad clutch brake, pulling 70,000 lbs, while eating Krispy Kremes finest and NOT spilling your coffee.

Oh yes, extra points if you do all this while talking on the cell. :lol2:

LMAO :rofl::lol:

LMAO!!!!

I still prefer the perfect 2-3 upshift. ;)

But I shift mad quick y0!!1! :(

You wouldn't know how to shift an RX7. It's something only me and people like me can do right.

grow up! is that necessary?

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What he said.

that is one part of it.. the other part is real drivers cannot afford to lose time waiting on the clutch.. to engage/disengage..



Crap I should call the Best Motoring drivers to tell them to stop using the clutches when they race.


Man and I thought they were profesionals, i'm so disapointed in them. :disappoin

I say lets make a fund to send dayna in japan to teach them proper driving techniques. :biggrin:

Now that we have finished patting ourselves on the back, try doing the perfect downshift with a Cummins 855 diesel and an Eaton RoadRanger trans, with a bad clutch brake, pulling 70,000 lbs, while eating Krispy Kremes finest and NOT spilling your coffee.

Oh yes, extra points if you do all this while talking on the cell. :lol2:


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

You beat me to it!

Im forunate enough to have never driven a roadranger, but I estimate I make close to a thousand gear changes a day, all of them clutched and rev matched to perfection! (if not I have to pic my load up off the floor).

But even making that many gear changes a day, I still get satisfaction from that perfect moment, when your level of braking, gear selection and steering input lead the truck around a corner in one smooth movement, and lets you exit right in the sweet spot of the torque curve.

The day I cease to enjoy driving is the day I'll stop.

ok, skipping over all the stupid arguements and worthelss crap , congrats Jay, its always a great feeling... now do it and slide the rear out around the corner... now THAT feels good :) thats if you have a RWD car, not sure what you drive

Now that we have finished patting ourselves on the back, try doing the perfect downshift with a Cummins 855 diesel and an Eaton RoadRanger trans, with a bad clutch brake, pulling 70,000 lbs, while eating Krispy Kremes finest and NOT spilling your coffee.

Oh yes, extra points if you do all this while talking on the cell. :lol2:

Brilliant.......What's the cargo?

am i not allowed to state my opinion?

Anyway, you guys are helping..

besides.. anyone who has ever experienced the feeling that caused Jay to start this thread would be just as defensive about people bringing up auto's here..

As you know freakray, I own a scoobie too.. just hearing the boxer rumble and rev as i perform this same manuever daily on a hard sweeping right hand turn on the way to work everyday.. I am sure you know the feeling..

Hey, I said you had help :iceslolan

Yeah, I know the feeling of a well timed down shift, and yes I know the rumble of the boxer....and yes I love that sound!

these threads are getting better and better.

just because we can shift without using the clutch doesn't mean we will.