01-08-2007, 07:56 PM
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Drives: Absolutely Red Liftback
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 570
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Originally Posted by Yaris TTE JWRC
Hey guys, Yaris is my First MT, and im getting a hang of it with no problem now, but now im just learning some of the tricks of sitck shifting, suck as the Heel and toe down shifting, and start to get a hang of it, one question to all of you been driving MT for a long time, is it okay for me to just down shift from 5th to 2nd to get the extra pick up of the speed while im traveling about 45-50MPH, the same question, can i just down shift form 5th to 3rd to pick up the extra speed on a High way while im traveling between 75-80MPH, is it bad for the engine, or tranny?
MT pro drivers please educate me 
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In my opinion, If your going to downshift just go back one gear at a time 75-80mph on 3rd gear is a killer for any tranny
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