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by jomotopia
Fri Mar 24, 2006 2:58 pm
Forum: Manual Driving Tips
Topic: Reversing down a hill
Replies: 6
Views: 1577

Reversing down a hill

My driveway is pretty steep. When I back down it, after I use reverse a little to get out of the garage, should I just put in neutral and coast to the bottom of the driveway, then back in reverse to get out in the road, or should I just leave it in revers and push the clutch in whilie I'm going down...
by jomotopia
Fri Mar 24, 2006 2:45 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Sti or Evo?
Replies: 10
Views: 1998

STi all the way -- getting one soon! (fingers crossed)

**edit, lame, i repeated somebody else... let's say STi from here to eternity instead :D
by jomotopia
Fri Mar 24, 2006 2:31 pm
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Tripple Cone Synchros on 1st, do I still need to DC?
Replies: 17
Views: 2681

Tripple Cone Synchros on 1st, do I still need to DC?

So I am getting an STi, soon hopefully, and I read somewhere that it has tripple cone synchros on first gear. Does this mean I will be able to downshift into 1st at higher speeds without double-clutching? I realize I probably still should double clutch going into 1st regardless of synchros or speed,...
by jomotopia
Fri Mar 24, 2006 2:23 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Love this site - first post to say hi!
Replies: 11
Views: 2201

thanks

^^^ Sypher as the first person to reply, and probably the first to even actually read the whole thing, your reward is my undying grattitude! :D Not only is this my first post here, it's actually my first non-work-related forum post ever!
by jomotopia
Fri Mar 24, 2006 1:23 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Love this site - first post to say hi!
Replies: 11
Views: 2201

Love this site - first post to say hi!

Hi all. I have been reading the forums for about a month now but this is my first post. It may get kinda long b/c I like to ramble, so thanks if you read the whole thing! I learned how to drive on an auto, and drove autos all through high school. But then at the end of my Senior year I totalled my c...