wtf? Missed 3rd?
Apr 7, 2005, 06:27 PM
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wtf? Missed 3rd?
Anyone ever missed 3rd gear before?
I've heard of lots of people missing 2nd...but I swear I missed 3rd today...
I wasn't racing or accel. any harder than I usually do when I push my car.
I've heard of lots of people missing 2nd...but I swear I missed 3rd today...
I wasn't racing or accel. any harder than I usually do when I push my car.
Apr 7, 2005, 06:33 PM
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Nope -- can't say I've missed third recently. I used too until I changed the way I shifted. I now use my palm and push the stick forward instead of grabbing the stick -- just glides right on in like butter 
Apr 7, 2005, 06:36 PM
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Ive missed 2nd gear before, but never 3rd gear. Maybe u just had a bad handling on the shifter or u let of the clutch too soon. Oh well, it happens sometimes!
Apr 7, 2005, 06:45 PM
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after replaying it in my head...I think I let the clutch out too soon...damnit, its got plenty of miles on it, so its not the new car thing...but I feel retarded lol. I've never done it before until this time tonight...I mean I've never even missed 2nd before.
Blah! ok no more of that anymore...kindda scared me for a bit when it happened.
Blah! ok no more of that anymore...kindda scared me for a bit when it happened.
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Apr 7, 2005, 06:54 PM
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damn dont be so hard on yurslef, go outside, or into yur garage and take a look, YOU OWN AN EVO..i wish i could say the same....*wimper*...i only wish i could say I missed third in an evo today:-(
Apr 7, 2005, 07:02 PM
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alright alright alright....after replaying it in my head again, and after calling my buddy John...here's what I really did...
I didn't "miss the shift"...I just double clutched...I guess that's what its called? I didn't know what the action was called.
I was wearing my bball shoes, which i never wear when pushing the car hard, so when I shifted, I didn't let out the gas as much as I should have, due to the shoes...so basically I dropped it in at a higher RPM than usual, but the car didn't buckle, b/c i still felt the clutch slipping into 3rd...just when it started slipping in, it slipped harder than I normally do it, so I got scared and threw it back into neutral, slowed down, slipped it back to 3rd again and it slipped in at 3500. Previous to that, I didn't look at my revs at all...I never do, b/c it feels so natural everytime.
its all about the shoes man!!!!! I really feel retarded now.
I didn't "miss the shift"...I just double clutched...I guess that's what its called? I didn't know what the action was called.
I was wearing my bball shoes, which i never wear when pushing the car hard, so when I shifted, I didn't let out the gas as much as I should have, due to the shoes...so basically I dropped it in at a higher RPM than usual, but the car didn't buckle, b/c i still felt the clutch slipping into 3rd...just when it started slipping in, it slipped harder than I normally do it, so I got scared and threw it back into neutral, slowed down, slipped it back to 3rd again and it slipped in at 3500. Previous to that, I didn't look at my revs at all...I never do, b/c it feels so natural everytime.
its all about the shoes man!!!!! I really feel retarded now.
Apr 7, 2005, 07:06 PM
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Haha, thanks for the explanation.....i actually have the same problem with my bball shoes sometimes......oh well, its all over now, just dont drive hard anymore with them on. Problem solved!
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Originally Posted by rlazer5000
Haha, thanks for the explanation.....i actually have the same problem with my bball shoes sometimes......oh well, its all over now, just dont drive hard anymore with them on. Problem solved!