Downshifting /shifting into corners. Nessesary or not

[S14DB]

Originally Posted by S14DB

Brakes are a lot cheaper than Clutches and Transmissions.

Originally Posted by JB Wood

downshifting while attempting to stop takes stress off of your brakes, in turn making them last longer (if you do it correctly). you need to rev match so when you do downshift the rpm change isnt dramatic. if the car jerks violently you did it wrong. i wouldnt rely on engine braking alone to stop the car, but certain situations will require you to stop faster, and we all no slammin on an S13 brake pedal puts you into a death slide.

as far as cornering goes, you need to accelerate through the turn, and downshifting enables you to do so. if you have a limited slip differential downshifting can give you (depending if youre a drift/grip driver) much better traction, or it can be used as a technique to break traction and initiate your drifting sequence.

im not a fan of the e-brake unless you need sick angle really fast to avoid dying. so yes, downshifting is good.

This is the street we are talking about here...

[JB Wood]

Originally Posted by S14DB

This is the street we are talking about here...

i assumed these people that are telling him to downshift when they "hit a corner" were talking about cornering. either way he clearly stated he is a n00b and knowledge is power.

[Future240]

Originally Posted by JB Wood

i assumed these people that are telling him to downshift when they "hit a corner" were talking about cornering. either way he clearly stated he is a n00b and knowledge is power.

I thought OP was simply misplacing his words and was talking about rounding a sharp curve while driving and going into a lower gear vs having the engine do the lower rpm high gear shudder. I know nothing about race cornering.