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Old 06-08-2009, 07:00 PM   #57
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Originally Posted by 1QWIKBIRD View Post
I'm not calling anyone a rookie either, but how many people rev match on the downshift versus dropping it in a lower gear and simply letting the clutch out?

I agree, if you rev match on the downshift, wear is minimal, but the big vrooommmm......downshifts are definitely putting some excessive wear into the clutch and the synchros both are much more expensive than brakes.

Chris

Lets call mythbusters.
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