Anyone else over brake? Options

[BlackCelicaGT94]

I always overbrake! In the rain i see some brakes i brake too early and too hard cuz i get scared. today i was racing around with ha WRX and impreza doing about 85 and then i have to brake and i braked too hard too early and went skidding towards the car and i was like AHHH! if i could just learn to brake calmly i wouldnt freak out! :-(

[97sccelica]

when i see people braking ahead of me

i down shift
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and how many clutches have u gone through?
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No it isn't, it wears down your clutch
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yep, cheaper to replace the pads than it is to replace a clutch 
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if you do it right, its no more work on your clutch than an upshift

ever hear of rev matching?

so far i have driven 9k miles, nearly all of them city miles, in my WRX. i down shift everytime i approach a red light or traffic. still grips the same as day one

hell i would venture to say i downshift nearly as much as i upshift

downshifting is a major part of properly driving a manual transmission vehicle.

it helps slow down the car, it helps control the speed of a car when going down hill, and it helps to cool down the car, since the water pump is turning a lot more than at idle, but the engine isnt making nearly as much heat.

also, the cost of pads and rotors can really add up, especially if you have something like an STI, where a complete brake job is over $1k in parts alone

This post has been edited by 97sccelica: Dec 20, 2004 - 2:58 AM

[shid]

when i see people braking ahead of me

i down shift
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and how many clutches have u gone through?
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No it isn't, it wears down your clutch
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yep, cheaper to replace the pads than it is to replace a clutch 
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if you do it right, its no more work on your clutch than an upshift

ever hear of rev matching?

so far i have driven 9k miles, nearly all of them city miles, in my WRX. i down shift everytime i approach a red light or traffic. still grips the same as day one

hell i would venture to say i downshift nearly as much as i upshift

downshifting is a major part of properly driving a manual transmission vehicle.

it helps slow down the car, it helps control the speed of a car when going down hill, and it helps to cool down the car, since the water pump is turning a lot more than at idle, but the engine isnt making nearly as much heat.

also, the cost of pads and rotors can really add up, especially if you have something like an STI, where a complete brake job is over $1k in parts alone
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No, you're downshifting properly. You're not downshifting to lose speed; you're at the correct revs and so it doesn't hurt your clutch. You've missed the point of this thread, the point of engine braking

Engine braking hurts your clutch- if you downshift correctly at the right revs, you won't engine brake at all.