ideal revs for gear change?

so i should just put in a capacitor correct? where does one usually
put the capacitor? in the amp power cabling?

I hear they are quite expensive...will check em out - 1 farad enough
though?

scary is relative, like when i took our cessna 172 (skyhawk) in at
elstree aerodrome (hertfordshire) and brushed the tree's!!!

lol

oh when i watch the ring lol :~), or when i heard that acf8181 did
120mph in the rain :~) -- swine

 

I think what Jettin' says makes sense to me - i.e you should change up at the point at which more torque/power is available in the next gear, not at the red line. I guess a look at power/gearing curves or something for the particular car/engine/gearbox combo would be useful!

Because I come from a history of knackered old Minis with dodgy idler gears, I have an inbuilt resistance to thrashing the car off the line in first, I change up to second a bit earlier than is best and carry on thrashing from there (eg RWYB or whatever!)... Too scared of wrecking the gearbox/clutch/driveshafts/CV joints/anything expensive!
Edited by: DarrenW

 

yes i would like to keep my car mechanically sound, but there isn't
any harm in driving it correctly like jettin says, i would hate to be
told that the gearbox is worn becuase of careless driving on my part
.

That said, i do enjoy "enjoying" the golf, as its a REAL drivers car and
im sure you will all agree! .

every time i see it, let alone drive it i can't believe i own it! (plus its
my first car) and im hardly jealous of the other cars in the family.

 

HEHE...thats a good one lol

Just drive it how you like it...if it feels right do it !!. It does sound as though the clutch is worn if its not pulling straight away...because your a first time driver are you sure your not slipping the clutch?

 

what is slipping the clutch? does that mean giving it some gas while
the clutch is engaging? cuz if thats so, then yes i am

 

Cheers its not often that I make sense. There is a way of working it out extactly using a spreadsheet to multiply your torque curve vs gear ratio's, or even good old graph paper and a ruler.

With some gearboxes it is good (for acceleration) to redline it in certain gears as the next available gear still has a lower at the wheel torque figure as the gear ratios are very far apart. Changing from 4th to 5th in an econo box for example, if you can pull top in 4th that is .

The idling screw should be easy to find. On a weber 32/34 it will be just to the left of the accelerator cable conector. It is a screw that has a spring with it.

On a pierbuirg I think that there is a hole with a rubber bung in it. Pull that out and the idle screw is there.

Dont know much about stereo's, they add to much weight to the car .
Edited by: Jettin'

 

Have a look in the FAQ section, there is a guide in there on how to tune-up drivers engines to a decent standard.

 

slipping the clutch means keeping it pressed down a little bit while setting off / accelerating

 

well i guess thats it then :~) thanx guys!