Think about it this way - you having to constantly worry about protein kills you more than actual having not enough protein. That’s how I look at it. People who are most obsessed about what they eat happen to have issues due to stress level... silly it is.

I do the same. Fun to watch that spot of light crawling up their necks. I am getting better at it in rear view mirror aiming techniques :D

There is no excuse to choke a non pregnant woman either. Just to keep all bases covered :)

Indeed - kids want to burn cars and pain on walls, break in to stores... rioters are rarely there for the actual goal that was announced - they are there oto inflict damage and participate. Now it will all come out from taxes, also tourism revenue will suffer.. idiots in one word.

Not a single tax, but a whole bunch of measures put in place little by little. It’s same analogy as a person who only has $50 to start saving. Thinking that $50 would not make any impact and giving up before they even started. I was there once. France would have done it, other countries would follow, etc. Now, though…

The wear on synchro is negligible because the weight of the input shaft is practically none compared to the other 2 systems - engine and wheels. So double clutching is good and all but is not worth the fuss unless your car feels notchy like mine when cold. 

The two big components in need of matching speeds are engine and the wheels. Shaft is negligible in weight and wear is negligible. So with proper REV to speed match in that particular gear wear is practically null.

What?! There is just 2 shafts that need rev matching - one is connected to wheels and one is connected to engine. If you rev match engine to correct speed in that gear, you will be absolutely fine.

It’s the longest! And the most exciting!

Especially starting in 3rd with a dual disc clutch. Launch at 2000 RPM and let it flydie.

Those who consider it bad are not important to car guys. Next!

You can put a transmission in any gear at any time and it will be just fine, just make sure the 2 rotating shafts are matched in speeds that’s where RPM control comes in.

Eh, throw out bearing would be just fine. It’s designed to do exactly what you said. Your clutch will go before TOB will go in most cases. Your “guy from Europe” has a safety point in mind because in Europe they teach safety first, not a negligible wear on some car components.

The ones who advocate for engine braking probably do not slip clutch much. I replaced my clutch at 135k miles just now. It still had life in it, but I wanted to replace it before it leaves me stranded. Its a 450 bhp AWD car so starting from a stop is more wearing on the clutch than an RWD or FWD cars. I barely slip it…

Sure, you just choose to wear brakes in stead of downshifting. To effectively engine brake you downshift with a rev-match, when you are slow enough, you downshift again. I can stop for a light without touching brakes. And my OEM stock clutch lasted to 135k miles on a 450 bhp AWD vehicle with many abuses and launches.…

Difference in what sense? If you are good at shifting and rev-matching you probably will do less wear to the clutch then a single non rev-matched downshift of someone from the camp of “downshifting wears the clutch”.

Totally. That’s the only way to deal with people who refuse to listen to physics and facts :)

That’s what I do too :) Because it’s fun and feels perfect when you matched it 100% :)

You will do the same when you just downshift after slowing down, so that’s just bad regardless if you engine rake or not :)

YES! Suspension balance is important!