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Originally posted by FinallyGotOne
One of the most critical things in driving the 911 is to NOT RUSH shifting.

GREAT advice.

If you are trying to be racy and take 1st gear up past 3500 RPS then quickshift to second you are creating nmore problems than you know!

before '87, it's not really a huge problem in a G50 and later car unless you are slamming through the gears quick enough to chirp the tires.

Take your time shifting into the gears.

again, great advice, but at the same time, you should be able to shift quickly enough that the rpms haven't dropped below the match point for the next gear.

ALSO NEVER rest at a stop light with clutch pushed in. this creates way too much pressure on the clutch and it will wear out fast. A clutch kit costs about $475 parts.

Thoroughly covered, not really an issue on the clutch. I suspect the chances of the pressure plate spring mechanism loosing it's "spring" before you wear the disk out are pretty darn slim. As stated, the disk isn't wearing at all if the clutch is not engaged. Biggest issue is probably the thrust bearing which is why it's also not a bad practice to train yourself to start the car with the clutch out, not in.

Lastly, NEVER downshift to 1st gear. The synchros will wear out and get dogeared and cuase more problems.

Again, not necessarily a problem. Just do it correctly (rev match and possibly double-clutch and make sure you don't mechanically over-rev, and you shouldn't have a problem. Probably not a good idea to do it all the time. Only if you need to.