Overdue Posts

[insignia_ice]

I've been so bad not posting. Lots of stuff's been going on, but it all feels so routine that I don't think it's worth posting. But I feel so left out reading everyone elses posts, and here I am with nothing for my friends to read. So here we go

Comments

[jabbahj]

Awesome, the RX-8 is such a sexy car, then there is the whole fact that it's a rotory engine. I've always been a huge fan of 2nd and 3rd Gen. RX-7s and the rotory engine. But I still love boxer engines as well, especially hooked up to a AWD drivetrain, SO easy to work on.

[insignia_ice]

Yeah, I'm having lots of fun with the RX-8. Not only is she the first car I bought with my own money, but she's also my first manual tranny. I made sure I got lots of practice on the stick before buying it. However, I still had trouble driving it home from the dealer. I was so scared, I took local roads home instead of the freeway. I don't know how many times I stalled the engine. Mostly because I was hitting stoplights on an uphill. But I've gotten the hang of it since then. I could still use some work on my shifting. I'm getting better on not making the car jerk when I shift. I've also gotten pretty good with double clutch downshifting and I've almost got the heel and toe down

[jabbahj]

Awesome, keep up, soon you'll be a pro in no time. Are you going to leave your car stock?

Yeah, it sucks, I just hope I'm not without it for long.

[insignia_ice]

I'd like to modify the car later on. When I do, I'm planning to use only MazdaSpeed parts, except for maybe the supercharger that Blitz makes. But the supercharger is like $8000. I'm not too worried about making the car faster. It's fast enough for me as it is

[jabbahj]

Hmm, I don't actually drive a stick but you might want to giving the engine a little more or less power, or let out the clutch a little slower that way the gear gets up to speed with the engine. Getting smooth shifts is all about getting matching speeds with the flywheel and the clutch and the gear. But as I don't drive a stick it's all just a theory as I know it based on knowledge of how a tranny works.

It's not really as much about the new clutch, it's just that new clutches grab really well, like brakes, as that's basically what a clutch is. Over time clutches don't grab as well, so it's basically the lazy way of doing what I mentioned.