View Poll Results: How do you shift your manual transmission?
By feel everywhere, always
18
75.00%
By feel up to 4th, 5th rare/as needed
0
0%
By RPM displayed on tach everywhere, always
1
4.17%
By RPM on tach up to 4th, 5th rare/as needed
0
0%
I follow the shift indicator on the cluster
0
0%
I drive an automatic, it does the thinking
4
16.67%
Other (comment below)
1
4.17%
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How do you use you manual transmission?
#31
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Year: 1999
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My question to all of you is:
Do you find the gas pedal positioning to be too low to properly heel-toe and blip the throttle for a down-shift? I always engine brake and it would be nice to have the gas pedal sit basically in line with the accelerator
I can only do it with bulky hiking or work boots on, and it's not very precise.
My question to all of you is:
Do you find the gas pedal positioning to be too low to properly heel-toe and blip the throttle for a down-shift? I always engine brake and it would be nice to have the gas pedal sit basically in line with the accelerator
I can only do it with bulky hiking or work boots on, and it's not very precise.
I do shift by the shift light when I want to be amused. It's so afraid of rpm - I like wailing on the throttle out of defiance.
I downshift to engine brake a lot too - not sure how good that is for longevity but these 4.0/ax15 drivetrains are pretty tough.
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Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0 L6
My Daughter has a 2001 with the 2.0 zetec DOHC. It's a little formula 1 screamer but I highly suggest changing out the timing belt and idlers as a regularly scheduled maintenance item just cause. I think it is cool how they designed these with RPM controlled variable valvetrain dynamics, it probably increases the output by 50%. That thing has always impressed the heck out of me for being a small 4 cylinder. It has twice the power as the V6 in my Bronco II. lol
Power-to-weight is a great thing. That and good chassis dynamics are what makes the first generation of Focus so fun.
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Year: 97
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I changed mine at 120K. Not a problem, it's not an interference design engine. The 2.0 Zetec in the Focus doesn't have a variable valvetrain, and has plain 'ol solid lifters too. I think there was an Escort variant of the Zetec that had variable exhaust valve timing, but that was just for improved emissions rather than power.
Power-to-weight is a great thing. That and good chassis dynamics are what makes the first generation of Focus so fun.
Power-to-weight is a great thing. That and good chassis dynamics are what makes the first generation of Focus so fun.
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