First or Second Gear?

2001GTPEWTER · 06-28-2005, 08:40 AM

I dont know whether its me being a paranoid driver, trying to clear my driving record in a V8 Mustang or thoughts of burning the throwout bearing in my 1996 GT by shifting aggressively..I always accelerate from second gear, and I never race this is just normal driving. Should I not be doing that?...Its just that first gear is very short and unless I shifted hard into second I'd be going very slow...then again for some reason I'm no longer a good judge of how fast I am or should be going in any gear.

xxxBlakexxx · 06-28-2005, 08:55 PM

Starting from second will wear out your clutch faster since you have to slip it out all the time when starting from second especially if you still have stock gears.

What you can do is just bump it in first. Just start off by getting the car to roll a bit in first, then go right into second. That is what I do when I am trying to drive very quietly or just want to go slow.

06-28-2005, 08:40 AM	#1
2001GTPEWTER Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: East Long Island Posts: 180	First or Second Gear? I dont know whether its me being a paranoid driver, trying to clear my driving record in a V8 Mustang or thoughts of burning the throwout bearing in my 1996 GT by shifting aggressively..I always accelerate from second gear, and I never race this is just normal driving. Should I not be doing that?...Its just that first gear is very short and unless I shifted hard into second I'd be going very slow...then again for some reason I'm no longer a good judge of how fast I am or should be going in any gear. __________________ Greeeeeeeg

06-28-2005, 08:55 PM	#2
xxxBlakexxx Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mountaintop, PA Posts: 634	Re: First or Second Gear? Starting from second will wear out your clutch faster since you have to slip it out all the time when starting from second especially if you still have stock gears. What you can do is just bump it in first. Just start off by getting the car to roll a bit in first, then go right into second. That is what I do when I am trying to drive very quietly or just want to go slow. __________________ "Children should not get cancer, but they do!" Help a child with cancer at www.homeoftheirown.org My Stang: 2000 Mustang GT Vert - Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter; C&L Plenum; BBK 75 mm TB; Steeda Strut Tower Supports; Black "Deep Dish" Bullet Wheels; FRPP 4.10's; Steeda Subframes; SLP Catback & SLP Catted X-Pipe; SCT 4 Position Chip with 3 custom tunes; Steeda CAI; Venom-1000 Nitrous; Roush Stage 3 Body Kit; Bullet Suspension Package (on the way)

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