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Old Feb 4, 2008, 05:28 PM
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neutral w/o the clutch? safe? better?
"You can shift to neutral without the clutch. Its actually better for the clutch."
saw this from another poster....(vender) is this true?
im very interested to know
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yes, and i saw that post too.
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took the words right out of my mouth, bump
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This has piqued my interest
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This is a very silly thread for newbie drivers.
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Originally Posted by TTP Engineering
This is a very silly thread for newbie drivers.
but you posted in this silly thread... and couldnt give us an answer? searching came up with nothing..
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True or not true?
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i've actually thought the samething but never searched it. Also shifting w/o using the clutch, is that bad?
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use the clutch.
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Originally Posted by brian250f
but you posted in this silly thread... and couldnt give us an answer? searching came up with nothing..
I posted in the silly thread because it is my quote.
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Could you explain it to the "newbies"? Sorry, I don't understand why you said it, mechanically.
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Originally Posted by godmiller10
i've actually thought the samething but never searched it. Also shifting w/o using the clutch, is that bad?
you can do this but at your own risk....if you dont do it right youll grind the gear
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use the clutch.
thanks

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I posted in the silly thread because it is my quote.
so two post nota explanation, please let us "noobs" know. yes this your thread, but i never heard of this in the evo forums, or any other forums ive been involed with. (nissan) so please guide us "noobs" with your wisdom
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better for the clutch but not the trans. doing it wrong enough times and the trans will be falling out of gear when you don't want it to.
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Originally Posted by Robevo RS
use the clutch.
win



if you don’t want to use your clutch, get an automatic.
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