RE: My totaled 95 Accord
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RE: My totaled 95 Accord - 4/28/2008 2:48:28 PM
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finch13
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Just checked my e-mail, they said it's the 2.1 disc so now I have to do an exchange. I am really gonna have to baby this thing until I get the clutch. I was slowing down at a stop light in 3rd and it suddenly turned green so I dropped it into 2nd because my tranny is picky about rolling and shifting into 1st and it just revved up to 3k with only a little bit of acceleration. I also got a weird sound today, I think this clutch is so worn the rivets are starting to rub a little.
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RE: My totaled 95 Accord - 4/29/2008 6:17:40 AM
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falkore24
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Good thing you have a new flywheel!!! You have overheating problems? The clutches that I was looking at had a full face kevlar. I'm not even looking at any puck style ones. After all, I'm still learning to drive manual!
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RE: My totaled 95 Accord - 4/29/2008 8:45:17 AM
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finch13
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A full face Kevlar disc would be a lot harder to drive than a puck-style one, more SA of Kevlar... I don't know about everyone else, but I tend to downshift to 3rd, then 2nd when coming to a light to save my pads and rotors. Plus, I do like to have fun sometimes. I'd rather drop the $$$ now so I can have a long-lasting clutch for regular driving and can handle some abuse when I want to throw down some rubber.
I've always "known" how to drive a manual, but this is the first one I've owned. The only time I ever make myself look like an idiot is during those quick-paced traffic mergers where you have to mash the brake, push in the clutch and change gears while checking your blind spot 10 times while flipping on the turn signal without getting rear ended. That's usually when I grind a gear or stall the car
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RE: My totaled 95 Accord - 4/30/2008 6:24:17 PM
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Here's a final goodbye before the car gets picked up tomorrow:
PRESSURE TREATED COILOVERS FTW!
1995 and 1999 together at last!
Powder coated the valve cover myself. Turned out pretty nice, I'd say.
This is what I wanted to do the valve cover in origanally, it's called "Gunmetal". I thought "Oh cool, this might match my wheels!" boy was I wrong. Glad I did the cruise control bracket first.
Represent!
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RE: My totaled 95 Accord - 5/1/2008 9:20:42 AM
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falkore24
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I hear you on the shifting. I hardly stall at all anymore, but I did once yesterday. We have 5 cars at my house and my spot is a K-turn in reverse between my brother's and sister's cars. When they don't park exactly where they are supposed to, the manuver can get kinda hairy. Inching in 1 or R are the only times that I have trouble ..... also I still peel out a bit most of the time on this one steep hill with a traffic light on top that's always red. I always think that I'm going to roll into the car behind me and rush it with the pedals. All in all, I've had a manual for 2000 miles and I think I'm doing alright. Maybe at the end of the summer, I'll be ready for Skip Barber Level 1 performance driving school.
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RE: My totaled 95 Accord - 5/1/2008 9:55:59 PM
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Yeah, I can't chirp the tires anymore thanks to the worn clutch. I just though of a clutch story. I was driving behind an old lady with a sicko sticker (handicap driver) and she was going soooo slow. so I'm sitting behind her pondering ways to get around her when the she sped up real fast and misjudged the speed of the car in front of her. She slammed on the brakes too late a d rear ended the car in front of her (fender bender). I slammed on my brakes, but forgot I was driving a manual and stalled the car. I looked like an idiot, but I did figure out the way to get around the lady!
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RE: My totaled 95 Accord - 5/2/2008 10:25:58 AM
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My best friend made me learn some emergency manuvers when I first got the tC. I could barely drive the car and he had me doing 5-3-2 emergency stops and 4-2 stops. It incredible how much speed you can dump on 2nd gear.
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RE: My totaled 95 Accord - 5/2/2008 12:03:57 PM
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I usually downshift 5-3-2 when approaching a light or stop sign. It's crazy how much 2nd gear can handle! When I was behind that lady though I was accelerating way back after a light turned green, then red again, so I never got out of first.
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RE: My totaled 95 Accord - 5/2/2008 12:57:22 PM
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sir_nasty
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You guys may already know this but a trick to use when taking off from a stop on a hill is to pull up the handbrake, keep the button pushed down, then slowly release the clutch and press the gas until you can feel it holding and then lower the handbrake and go...
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RE: My totaled 95 Accord - 5/2/2008 2:25:13 PM
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I only roll back about 6 inches before I take off, but i'll give that a try next time I'm on a hill.
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RE: My totaled 95 Accord - 5/5/2008 8:33:12 AM
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falkore24
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I used to do that when I first started out, or when I'm on this one particular hill stopped at the light with someone trying to climb up into my arse.
When I'm on that hill alone, I can start moving without peeling out now and I only roll a couple of incheswhile engaging the clutch. I prefer to not have to use the handbrake if I don't have to. I still haven't put 2000 miles on this car!
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RE: My totaled 95 Accord - 5/5/2008 10:46:02 AM
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Hey there Finch13....I don't know about anyone else here in the forums...but after seeing your car pictures...I'm never going to ask for your opinion on anything to do with Customizing any kind of Vehicle...
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