driving/racing terms???

[justblaze]

what does it mean to slip the clutch? and to double clutch?


also when you hear about torque..lb/ft @ rpm...what does that mean? and is it better to have a higher number for lb/ft and a lower for rpm?

[MexSiR]

Double clutching is F&F shit. When you are upshifting you should only use the clutch once. When downshifting you can put the car into neutral, rev the engine to the RPMS that the lower gear would be in, put the gear in and release the clutch. This helps a smoother transition in acceleration, as opposed to going 40mph in 4rth and putting the clutch in, placing 2nd gear, and dumping the clutch. The engine will be at 3000 rpms, and suddenly change into 6200 or so...an abrupt change.

Something in between? Your in 4rth gear going 40 mph, you want speed, press clutch, place 2nd gear, rev match your engine (rev you engine up to where 2nd gear would be) dump the clutch and the transition will be a lot smoother.

Torque is what gets you moving, the ability to pull, tow etc...If you have lots of torque on the lower part of your powerband itll mean that when your on a stand still and you smash the gas you go fast, or you feel a pull, ex. mustangs. If you have a Lot of torque on the low end, it may be hard to get traccion making your wheels spin very easily. Drag cars and Muscle cars have torque on the low end and dont rev very high.

On the other hand Hondas and small displacement cars do not have torque on the low end, so if your on 1st gear at 2000 rpms and you put the pedal to the metal, nothing happens, the cars starts slowly moving and when the tach hits higher rpms you start going...why? Hondas make their peak torque, which aint much at pretty high rpms 5000-7500 rpms, combined with the high number of revolution that the engine is spinning at the car makes the power and sustains it for a long time.

Horsepower is derivative of torque. Hondas dont make high torque numbers but they DO sustain their torque. The power band is flatter, than lets say a Mustang GT.

[Kang114]

whats P O S stand for?

[pikkagtr]

Point of sale
Piece of Sh*#t
Ford

[200SXGTi-R]

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