Driving style?

[F40]

How do you guys drive?

I rev-match every downshift, and heel-toe everytime I drive... I like to drive spiritedly otherwise I get bored...

IF I'm in granny mode I'll coast up to a light in neutral and shift at 2500rpm every shift.

[*inFamous*]

i tend to rev match and heel toe alot :)

dont really get on it that hard on the accel though

[YewllowDA]

i do that everyday....no sweat!
i never rev- match tho.....i heel toe even if im going straight......
its normal to me.....

[Chiodos]

chillin

[eviilboy]

Stay out of boost...

Shift at 3k.

Rarely ever go over 80.

Damn gas hungry 2.4l :(

[*inFamous*]

Stay out of boost...

Shift at 3k.

Rarely ever go over 80.

Damn gas hungry 2.4l :(

my 2.5 has a similar problem :(

[eviilboy]

my 2.5 has a similar problem :(



Yeah it sucks...


I average about 24-26mpg. :\

[YewllowDA]

from stop i always let the clutch out at around 1 - 1.5k

[F40]

Yeah it sucks...


I average about 24-26mpg. :\

I have a 20mpg D15, on a good day... Damn LS ecu.

[YewllowDA]

bout 25 mpg on my 1.8 lol

[eviilboy]

I have a 20mpg D15, on a good day... Damn LS ecu.

Damn that sucks.

I used to live about 5 minutes away from work.

Now I have to drive 24 miles to get to work. My gas bill has almost double. :( Sucks.. but meh.. if I get the job in Idaho.. I'll be able to walk to work. :) Which == More fun money for the neon.

[batmang]

i drive slow. shift between 3-4k, never go above 75mph because the car takes too long
to get their anyway. 32+mpg for me all the time.
1.5L's of slowness. bB ftmfw. bB SQUAD!

[F40]

bout 25 mpg on my 1.8 lol

Can't wait until I get mine in.

[YewllowDA]

the newer the car the better the mileage

[Chiodos]

chillin

43 MPG suckaz!!!! on da streets

[*inFamous*]

my 1.9L 405whp teg gets 33mpg on the highway
2.5L 235whp nissan gets 24mpg on the highway.


honda pwnage.

[Zero]

i shift about 3-4k on the lancer....unless im getting on the freeway lol....then its 6200 rev limit until i hit the speed limit....gotta love the 4 bangger and 350 to take no matter how fast or slow i go lol

[YewllowDA]

my 1.9L 405whp teg gets 33mpg on the highway
2.5L 235whp nissan gets 24mpg on the highway.


honda pwnage.

unbelievable!
smth is wrong in my car then....hmmm
the sticker says 20 - 25 when it was brand new...

[SpitFireMS]

I rev-match every downshift, and heel-toe everytime I drive... I like to drive spiritedly otherwise I get bored...

IF I'm in granny mode I'll coast up to a light in neutral and shift at 2500rpm every shift.

same here

[jägermeister]

I drive an automatic. I have trouble staying awake at times on my drive home. :(

[FUK JDM]

How do you guys drive?

I rev-match every downshift, and heel-toe everytime I drive... I like to drive spiritedly otherwise I get bored...

IF I'm in granny mode I'll coast up to a light in neutral and shift at 2500rpm every shift.

Hahhahaha....DK!

[imm0rtal]

I'm an extremely patient driver and I will sit behind someone on the freeway for miles if there is nowhere else to go. No sense in forcing something when you're gonna get around them eventually anyway.

~30mpg auto Z6 for the daily. It works :P

[F40]

Hahhahaha....DK!

K?

[topramn]

i drive different all the time.. mostly cruising on the streets and right about 80 on the freeway at all times.. i might speed away from a light if im runnin late for work.. but other than that.. i just chill when i drive.. im still managing to get about 30-32 mpg on my jdm d15b vtec with the skunk2 intake manifold, 68mm throttle body, aem fuel rail and fpr set i think around 40psi right now..

[Neebs]

I shift before 2k and been getting 28-30 mpg. Neutral on downhill.

[Lazieb29]

heel toe is purdy hard, i just rev match on most of my downshifts

[F40]

heel toe is purdy hard, i just rev match on most of my downshifts

You get used to it... I taught myself in a matter of minutes... I used to get cramps in my feet but not anymore.

Honda pedal spacing also doesn't make it any easier.

[YewllowDA]

it took me months^
before i can do it to all the gears perfect
except reverse of course.....

[Chinky]

I drive an automatic. I have trouble staying awake at times on my drive home. :(

x2

and wtf is heel toe?

[F40]

it took me months^
before i can do it to all the gears perfect
except reverse of course.....

I taught myself how to drive manual in a few min.
In the first week of driving stick I had rev-matching and heel-toe perfected.

Practice makes perfect!

[YewllowDA]

x2

and wtf is heel toe?

for starters
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f238/dateg/heeltoe.gif

[F40]

x2

and wtf is heel toe?

Braking while rev-matching... both feet using all 3 pedals at once.

Left foot on the clutch, right toes on the brake and right heel on the gas to blip the gas on a downshift.

[YewllowDA]

I taught myself how to drive manual in a few min.
In the first week of driving stick I had rev-matching and heel-toe perfected.

Practice makes perfect!

true^
i learned from watching initial d and best motoring vids.
the hardest part is the "timing"

[honduh_head]

its hard...then again i'm chunky and not very flexible

[YewllowDA]

sure you can...
you only need to move your leg, not your whole body.....

[F40]

sure you can...
you only need to move your leg, not your whole body.....

Kankles could make it hard...

[imm0rtal]

Yeah, heel-toe is difficult depending on the car. I can't get it for the life of me in my project car...fuckin pedals are spaced for asian-sized feet and I got size 13s. I can do it, but I have to tilt half my body to do it if I want to sit in the right position...probably gonna have to move the pedals around :(

[YewllowDA]

i can do it at stock pedals and i wear size 12......

[F40]

i can do it at stock pedals and i wear size 12......

13 or 14 here depening on the shoe... I find my Speedcats help, compared to Vans.

[YewllowDA]

i can also do it on sandals too

[imm0rtal]

i can do it at stock pedals and i wear size 12......If you've ever driven a del Sol, you know my pain. The compartment for the pedals is small as it is, and I think the people who owned it before me put the pedals in the wrong position when they did the auto-to-manual swap =/

[YewllowDA]

never been in a del sol before, but ill try if i been to one..
i guess i can see it now...

[fivesfe]

i 2 step at every light, hit full boost all the time, redline in all gears and do all wheel drive drifts around corners, i also like to cut off old lady's and give people the finger. i also leave my hazards on all the time for the win!

[HEADSHOT]

what is the benefit of heel toe?

[F40]

what is the benefit of heel toe?

On a track your supposed to get all your braking and downshifting done before entering a turn... This way you can do two things at once and idealy shave some time off a lap.

Watch their feet...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PX-sqkgrcI

[imm0rtal]

[QUOTE=F40;379986]On a track your supposed to get all your braking and downshifting done before entering a turn... This way you can do two things at once and idealy shave some time off a lap.QUOTE]Also helps you not lock up your brakes by braking in a straight line through the turn as opposed to braking while turning. Big no-no because it'll usually land your ass in the gravel haha

[HEADSHOT]

On a track your supposed to get all your braking and downshifting done before entering a turn... This way you can do two things at once and idealy shave some time off a lap.

Watch their feet...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PX-sqkgrcI

ok so when DEcelerating... gotcha..

how does rev matching work.... ive heard the answer before but have yet to understand it

[F40]

ok so when DEcelerating... gotcha..

how does rev matching work.... ive heard the answer before but have yet to understand it

Downshifting while blipping the gas so the car doesn't jerk when going into the lower gear. It's easier on the gearbox than slowly letting the clutch out when downshifting... I.e. engine braking. Also helps because right when you downshift it puts you right into the powerband normally... If your at the meet tonight I can take you out in my car and show you... Just find me and my EF.

[HEADSHOT]

id love to go out this week but my girls been doing a little too much whining...so i gots to take her out.. i understand the heel toe thing.. i think ill try it out on my seven. my tc pedal setup is beyond strange

[honduh_head]

sure you can...
you only need to move your leg, not your whole body.....

i'm really really not flexible...i've broken both of my ankles, so they dont move very well :(

[tegswin]

wtf i never do it like that :/ maybe i suck @ heel toe but i put tip-toes of right foot on gas while sliding down the brake pedal with mid to heel portion of my right food...

[enigma94]

I rev match when i downshift but dont usually do it unless i'm taking a corner at a high rate of speed. I heel toe if i have to but its a lot more difficult in the VW rather than my EK. I need to adjust the peddles but i'm lazy..

[Daddy_Digital]

if im cruising, 2-3k rpms. if im going in the freeway, i take it up to like 4k rpms and them i try to do the speed limit. unless ofcourse some idiot wants alil taste of my pimp hand and i whopp that ass on the freeway.

[JdmNateGsr]

have to have an arm rest or ill get pissed but just cruz

[DirtyEP3]

wtf i never do it like that :/ maybe i suck @ heel toe but i put tip-toes of right foot on gas while sliding down the brake pedal with mid to heel portion of my right food...

thats how i do it all the time i have big feet and dont have room to swing my heel over to hit the gas, there was only one car i have had that i could use my heel it was a BMW cuz the gas pedal is mounted to the floor.

[Daddy_Digital]

i dont see what heel-toe will benefit u on daily driving. i can see what it benefits on the track. i think some people jus wanna be able to ay they do heel-toe when they daily drive.

[F40]

i dont see what heel-toe will benefit u on daily driving. i can see what it benefits on the track. i think some people jus wanna be able to ay they do heel-toe when they daily drive.

Its just fun... Adds some spice to daily driving.

[YewllowDA]

i dont see what heel-toe will benefit u on daily driving. i can see what it benefits on the track. i think some people jus wanna be able to ay they do heel-toe when they daily drive.

you can downshift 1st gear while turning on a greent light on an intersection. i love doingit
its fun coming out of an intersection...with good torque of the LS.. lol
:thumbup:

[EK|B]

I drive slow like Ludacris, 2 mph.

[Lazieb29]

its pretty much for the times when you need an extra foot.. so you use your right heel to rev match while down shifting and while you hit the brake with your toes.