the downshiftin grindin... Options

[hata]

I think its been talked about...but yah...I dont think I'm the only 1 with this. So what do you think it is? Bad tranzmission? It grindz downshift around 3-1 an if u slam it on any gear upshifting espcially 5th.

[Charlie97L]

QUOTE (hata @ May 3, 2003 - 12:47 PM)

I think its been talked about...but yah...I dont think I'm the only 1 with this. So what do you think it is? Bad tranzmission? It grindz downshift around 3-1 an if u slam it on any gear upshifting espcially 5th.

well, if you "slam" your shifter around, you're going to go through synchros fast. that's most likely the cause of any grinding: bad synchros.

also, this may be a weird point, but i haven't heard of downshifting into 1rst gear. i was under the impression that the car doesn't like to go into first gear unless you are going very slow. i know my celica won't downshift from 3 - 1, like it just won't. if i really forced it, yeah, probably, but i don't tend to do things that the car tells me it doesn't want to do. if there is resistance to doing it, DON'T do it.