MT Transmission help

[Earth]

I know how to use it to help in acceleration, and traction coming out of the turns, but how do you use it to reduce your braking distance?

Is there any way?

 

[CDailey]

im not sure that it actually helps ur braking but what you might wanna do is when you are braking,downshift with the RPM's.

 

[misnblu]

You really cant use the tranny for braking (engine braking), at least not on the game.
If your new to the standard tranny, you will get a feel for the gears in time. Im just now doing the shifting on a second nature type thing. I dont even pay attention to shifting, it pretty much has become automatic with me and even adjust for every car.
Listening to the engine for the rpms carefully will help you realize when to shift even before the shift light comes on.
Downshifting is just applying brakes and depending on how fast your slowing down will depend on the quickness of the downshift. You pretty much want to shift the car (downshifting) and get the next lower gear just below redline. This way if you have to accelerate around a curve, your there at full power before the next upshift.
This works for me and some may have another view.
Listening is the key to good upshifts and downshifts.
Good luck.
Misnblu

 

[MazKid]

I use MT for all of my cars. I suggest finding the rev limiter, and then when you drive, go all the way to it, but shift before you hit it ofcourse. And you need to know the powerband of the car, so that lets say you're driving the SLK, towards the redline the power drops, so you need to shift before you get to the point where the power drops. And with virtually all of the hondas, you will need to take the RPMs all the way up to get the power, and keep it that way.

As far as engine braking, it's the same as the Auto trans(cause we all know that Polyphony did a less then acceptable job with the auto, no matter how much you are on the gas, it still is at high revs for no reason, and it doesn't downshift till you really slow down...it's really a computer controlled auto...), so you just use the brakes like normal, well 1st gear will slow you down if you need it to, but you can't really downshift to slow you down cause it will just pop out of the gear. if you are going slow enough to downshift, then you can slow down a bit, but first gear will slow you down the most(some cars it almost back pedals the drive wheels).

Just play around and you will get good at it.

 

[WhiteCharisma85]

not to be stupid but MazKid um.... acually not always its good to shift at the rev limiter because once i shifted before the rev limiter and the mph weant up faster than the last gear

 

[MazKid]

If you read my post, I state that it depends per car, and I even said:
"And you need to know the powerband of the car, so that lets say you're driving the SLK, towards the redline the power drops, so you need to shift before you get to the point where the power drops."

Please read it through next time...

 

[alex_gt]

mmmm i always wait for the red for MAX revs which will increase the acceleration in the next gear hence moving faster at a quicker pace...:gcar:

Test it out on the 0-400m dash by shiftin before red on each gear then after red on each gear........