Do you brake in neutral? MANUAL OWNERS STEP IN
#1
Do you brake in neutral? MANUAL OWNERS STEP IN
Do you brake while in neutral at a stop light? Say, you're stopped at a light on perfectly level asphalt. With the gear in Neutral you don't need to have your foot on the brake...but do you brake anyway? I do, was wondering what everyone else does!
#3
I put my foot on the brake.......never know if someone might rear-end me, and if I'm not on the brakes I'm more apt to hit the car in front of me or worse, I could go flying into the intersection....not good.
#11
Originally Posted by Metal Maxima
Do you brake while in neutral at a stop light? Say, you're stopped at a light on perfectly level asphalt. With the gear in Neutral you don't need to have your foot on the brake...but do you brake anyway? I do, was wondering what everyone else does!
#12
nah not normally. if im already stopped and there is someone behind me i love being able to take my foot completely off on a completely level surface. because in my mind i bet the guy behind me is thinking "wtf why arent his brake lights on. oh hes got a manual maxima, he rules." something to that effect yeah.
what about coming to a stop? do yall gear down every gear continuously and let the engine brakeing slow you down the most; or do you just have it in neutral and coast to a stop with everything on the brakes?
what about coming to a stop? do yall gear down every gear continuously and let the engine brakeing slow you down the most; or do you just have it in neutral and coast to a stop with everything on the brakes?
#13
Usually I have my foot on the brake after a couple cars stop behind me. I don't feel like being launched into a busy intersection when some idiot rear ends me.
As for stopping, I just let the engine brake in whatever gear I'm in, usually in 3rd, if it's not stopping fast enough I add some brakes, when it slows down to 1500rpm, I pop it in neutral and let the brakes do the work.
As for stopping, I just let the engine brake in whatever gear I'm in, usually in 3rd, if it's not stopping fast enough I add some brakes, when it slows down to 1500rpm, I pop it in neutral and let the brakes do the work.
#14
I pop it into neutral and apply the brakes....
anybody who says downshifting to save the life of the pads is .....becuz your STILL using your brakes when you come to a stop....I know its not strictly your engine.....so good luck replacing your engine/transmission.....AND your brakes......while i'm over here just wearing out my brakes....cuz i'm popping that **** into neutral WAY before the stop....
anybody who says downshifting to save the life of the pads is .....becuz your STILL using your brakes when you come to a stop....I know its not strictly your engine.....so good luck replacing your engine/transmission.....AND your brakes......while i'm over here just wearing out my brakes....cuz i'm popping that **** into neutral WAY before the stop....
#15
Originally Posted by steven88
I pop it into neutral and apply the brakes....
anybody who says downshifting to save the life of the pads is .....becuz your STILL using your brakes when you come to a stop....I know its not strictly your engine.....so good luck replacing your engine/transmission.....AND your brakes......while i'm over here just wearing out my brakes....cuz i'm popping that **** into neutral WAY before the stop....
anybody who says downshifting to save the life of the pads is .....becuz your STILL using your brakes when you come to a stop....I know its not strictly your engine.....so good luck replacing your engine/transmission.....AND your brakes......while i'm over here just wearing out my brakes....cuz i'm popping that **** into neutral WAY before the stop....
#16
Originally Posted by 96stillen_max
umm, downshifting does save the life of your brakes. yes you sitll have to apply the brakes, but not as much as if you just go into neutral. and why would downshifting hurt the engine or tranny if done correctly?
#18
Originally Posted by max prodigy
nah not normally. if im already stopped and there is someone behind me i love being able to take my foot completely off on a completely level surface. because in my mind i bet the guy behind me is thinking "wtf why arent his brake lights on. oh hes got a manual maxima, he rules." something to that effect yeah.
#19
max - usually ill downshift by 1 gear to slow down, and ill just let the tach wind down in that gear as i hit the brakes, and 9 times out of 10 i hold the brake at a stop
blazer - at a stop, one foot on the brake and one on the gas
blazer - at a stop, one foot on the brake and one on the gas
#21
I take my foot off the break. At a stop light on a level surface I usually dont have my foot on the break but have my foot overing over it. Other times I just keep clutch in, 1st gear and wait for green.
#23
Originally Posted by 96stillen_max
if you can revmatch properly the wear on your clutch will be very minimal, same as normal up shifting.
#26
Slowing down, I usually gear down depending on the situation. But that's another thread.
When stopped at the light, again depends on the situation. I'm usually on the brake, but if she won't roll, and there's already cars behind me sometimes I'm off the pedal. But, with the sheity roads here, there's minimal places I can do that and not roll.
When stopped at the light, again depends on the situation. I'm usually on the brake, but if she won't roll, and there's already cars behind me sometimes I'm off the pedal. But, with the sheity roads here, there's minimal places I can do that and not roll.
#33
Originally Posted by Matt93SE
you guys stop for lights?
I do a lot of engine braking... allows for that quick take off if the light turns green again. My brembo slots tend to wear through brake pads pretty fast. But they also bring me to a quick stop.
#35
Originally Posted by MrGone
always. Last thing I need is for some idiot to rear end me and push me into the car infront of me/into the intersection.
#36
I will usually let off the brakes at a flat intersection just to kinda get the guy behind me thinking. (I will step on them, however, if I am really close behind someone.) I notice when people let off their brakes and their lights are gone. I gotta let 'em know that I have to coordination to shift!
#37
I'll tell you something that was funny as hell when I heard it. My wife was telling me at her driver's ed class, they told her if you're driving a manual, to sit at the light with the car in gear and your foot on the brake.
In case some one does hit you, and you let off the clutch, the car will stall keeping it from rolling to far.
Which when it comes to my car... if you dump the clutch in 1st, and you don't have your foot on the brake... your just going to squeel the tires and take off... right into the middle of the intersection.
In case some one does hit you, and you let off the clutch, the car will stall keeping it from rolling to far.
Which when it comes to my car... if you dump the clutch in 1st, and you don't have your foot on the brake... your just going to squeel the tires and take off... right into the middle of the intersection.
#38
Originally Posted by kcidmil
Which when it comes to my car... if you dump the clutch in 1st, and you don't have your foot on the brake... your just going to squeel the tires and take off... right into the middle of the intersection.
#39
Originally Posted by kcidmil
which when it comes to my car
Cause I've done it before. Called a gravity series clutch and a high idle.
Normally a car would just shudder and stall. That was the logic behind the original statement.
#40
Originally Posted by kcidmil
Actually it will squeel the tires and start taking off... How do I know?
Cause I've done it before. Called a gravity series clutch and a high idle.
Normally a car would just shudder and stall. That was the logic behind the original statement.
Cause I've done it before. Called a gravity series clutch and a high idle.
Normally a car would just shudder and stall. That was the logic behind the original statement.