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      10-19-2012, 12:24 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by sipman View Post
So in an earlier post, someone said they like downshifting sequentially for a 5-4-3 shift while another said just brake in 5 and blip to 3 later. If the braking zone is that long, brake in neutral, then blip to 3.
The idea is a moving engine has mechanical momentum that the rear brakes have to slow. Neutral and you slowing only the car.
I bought an oem brake pedal, cut the pedal off the arm, and bolted the pedal I cut to the existing pedal with washers as shims. Now rolling my foot is easy and I'm using my stock pedal pad. Total mod cost was under $40!
If you're on track you should always keep the time you're in the clutch to a minimum and NEVER spend any time in neutral. And in a manual while braking in gear it actually takes less brake energy to slow the car down because the engine supplies compression braking.
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