Gernby

[QUOTE]Originally posted by genxpawn
[B]I also noticed the same thing while going to the movies today.

dRaGoNbOi

yea you wanna rev match to get the engine speed the same as the tranny speed, it goes easier on your syncros. thing is tho i don't believe there is a syncro for first gear that's why you have to rev match, while in the other gears there is and you can downshift into any gear at any speed with the clutch depressed, your syncros are just gonna take the hit when you do it if you don't rev match tho.

Gernby

All this rev matching talk is pretty silly when you consider that this thread is about selecting 1st gear in stop and go traffic.

KennyS2K

g-b that's what i wanted to say.

the clunk is only at a dead stop going into first or reverse, before the tranny inards stop moving, when disengaging the clutch in neutral.

TubeDriver

Mine does it too. Clunk (not all the time though) going from neutral to 1st gear. I have a 2003 with 1300 babied miles.

Roku_F20C

I get the same clunk once in a while...........and it is also when the car is at a fully stop...going from reverse to 1st gear.....I don't think it is anything to worry about.

To me it feels like the drivetrain setting itself......cause I feel it on my ass

t.c.

It's funny how a thread change from a point to another !!

FSures

Having driven cars without synchro first or reverse gears, I found that going into 2nd prior to first or reverse when STOPPED aligns the gears and makes shifting into 1st or reverse easier.

Gernby

I am pretty certain this car DOES have synchronized 1st and reverse.