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Old 02-24-2013, 09:46 AM   #18 (permalink)
JARblue
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Originally Posted by Japanjay View Post
I shift down to first at around 20mph. But I dont use SRM but heel toe and it shifts smooth as butter. But when everything was royal purple I was getting the 5th gear grind. Everything fluid wise went back to OEM and no grinding in 5th anyomore.
20 mph?!? And if you're having troubles getting the shift knob in gear at that speed, that's the car telling you you're doing it wrong...

I will agree that SRM is pretty bad at downshifting to 1st. I can rev match myself better. But downshifting into first at 20 mph is pointless and almost guaranteed to cause you problems down the road. The only reason I ever downshift to 1st is when I'm slowly approaching a red light that turns green before stopping and when I'm approaching my driveway to avoid scraping.
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