Anyone ever just miss a shift by just a tiny bit (foot is quicker than the hand maybe) and get that nasty little grind. Happens once every several blue moons, but boy it makes me cringe!
I am still messing with my seating position and have had a couple of minor misshifts. Nails on a chalkboard.
Never in my entire life have I even done that once, in any car!
No, they were no auto btw.
Never did any drag racing? Easy to do.
In a land far away and a long time ago I did it in my 914; 1-2 shift while in a low speed corner, a bump unsettled the car, shift caught the reverse gate, graunch!!! (ouch!)
Happened once in the Cayman, shifting out of 1st before stopping to reverse. We have speed bumps in our parking area ... car hits the bump, I guess the cable shift doesn't get completely out of first; the clutch is still in but I'm hearing graunch! Major ouch!
You aren't trying hard enough.
I was reading on another board about a guy in a GT3 who was at redline in 2nd and accidently jammed it back up into first. Ouch! Makes our little problems sound like fun!
If you shift slow of course it will never happen.
Drag racing, it will happen
In my last car I would shift 1-2 without lifting the accelerator pedal in a race. Clutch, Slam shifter down, release, in about 1/4 second.
Take extra care on the 1st to 2nd shift in the winter when the gear box is cold. I got in the habit of double clutching this shift until the gear oil gets a bit warm. Sometimes the syncros just don't move quick enough.
Does it hurt? The grinding I mean. Ive done it a few days "racing" friends. Just to eager to get it into gear I guess. Dont blame me, my opponents were either the new CL600's or e55/63s and the occasional RS4.
My local porsche enthusiasts tell me I need to get the short throw shifter installed to help avoid that. Have not yet done it, but it is one the wish list
Been there, done that.
A few days ago I did a shift so fast and so perfect the power was virually continious and seemless. I can see that the SPORT mode setting for fast shifts as setup by the factory, is spot on. Its the finer details that one does not normally get to appreciate.:cheers:
