He owns a PY R which bought from my dealer and he complained that it was hit from new because his friend told
him that the rear bumper skin should have VIN# located inside and his doesn't. Is he for real?
This is the same kid complain about his tranny because he can't throw it in third from fifth without crunching.
Let me remind u that he would cruise in fifth and then step in the clutch while the rev drop to idle and NEVER MATCHREV,
the Slam it into third!

 

i shed a tear for thee

 

200rpm downshifting lol

 

Point him here:

http://store.learn2.com/basket/compaq/drv_stck.asp

 

let me ask you something. At your delearship do the replacement block have vin numbers or engine codes. cause myne doesnt. and i know another guy that got his rebuilt and his says b18c instead of c5.

 

They should have engine codes, but not always. The block WILL NOT have the vin number from the vehicle if it was replaced.

 

:shakes head:

 

this comes from a guy who goes to a drag strip, revs to 7000 rpm and then from a stand still drop the clutch and wonder why he just glazed his clutch.

 

WHoa I just saw this from that link posted above, and at EVERY stop I always just shift into 1st and hold the clutch in till its green (with the exception of waiting for a train).
"When at a stoplight, don't get in the habit of holding the clutch in for more than a few seconds or you will have other problems down the line."

I'm curious now what kinda damage I may be causing to my car/clutch?

Thanks

 

I might be stupid but let me try to understand this. If I'm at a stoplight my car isn't moving. If the car isn't moving, then the transmission isn't moving. My car idles because it is on and is waiting to accelerate when the light turns green. If I have the clutch pressed down then the pressure plate releases the clutch and the clutch is free spinning if it contacts the flywheel at all. So what kind of problems will I be facing later down on the road? I've been doing this ever since I learned how to drive a stick because I don't want to be inconsiderate to other drivers behind me in a red light.

 

[QUOTE So what kind of problems will I be facing later down on the road? [/QUOTE]

Accelerated clutch wear. Don't ask me why. I don't know.

 

Try neutral with the clutch out.
Problems-Throw out bearing.

 

If you hold the clutch in at a stop light, you are loading the throw-out bearing and pressure plate. This will accelerate throw-out bearing wear more than it will hurt anything else. If you leave the car in neutral at a stop, the throw-out bearing and pressure plate are not loaded and will last longer.

 

I get it now. But that's it? A throwout bearing? I can change that our every oil change.

 

Hmm...it was a slip at 4000 Mr.ImakeThingsUp. My streets tires are too grippy at that track. So I don't know how to drag race...sue me!

And you are so cool! You ran 15.2xx at best the whole day!

And this coming from a guy that pee in his pants when his car oversteers on mountain roads. (Get diapers next time you drive)
Yup! You the bomb when it comes to mountain racing --- simply because you finished all the Initial D stages.


[Modified by nEoMuGen, 8:53 PM 10/2/2002]


[Modified by nEoMuGen, 8:54 PM 10/2/2002]

 

True, but if you're in neutral and if you're first in line at an intersection and get hit from behind, you will end up in the middle of the intersection as the crash will force your foot off the brake pedal. If you have the clutch in while the gear is in 1st and you get hit, then both your feet will lift off the brake and clutch... and in consequence, stall the engine and you won't roll into the intersection (as much).

Personally, I put it in neutral when traffic is light. But, when it's traffic time and I'm 1st in line, I push on the clutch with gear in the 1st... so, in case of an accident, I won't roll into the intersection and be hit on the driver side.

 

The chances of that happening are 1,000,000 to 1. IF that.

 

and the price of a life compared to a throwout bearing?

 

The kid is correct. All OEM parts that came with the vehicle since I think 1996 had a VIN stickers on body panels. Replacement panels did not have VIN stickers.
That bumper is not the original one that came with the car.

 

i cringe when i think about my clutch in la rush hour traffic, poor thing -rob