Yeah.. Like the title says..
I was driving by Barnes and Noble (Danbury, CT) when a Civic SI goes streaking by (I could hear it at redline.. Exhaust... and possibly headers.. You know.. The same screaming grasshopa sound from a lame-ole' Rice rocket)..
Sure enough he was turning around in the Barnes and Noble parking lot, and flashing his lights..
Understanding his que, I pulled over to the side of the road (double sided, two lane road), and waited... The SI makes his exit and pulls up next to me.. the only inittiation was a couple quick blips of the throttle (I couldn't see through his super tinted windows), and the SI acknowledges with the same eager, yet ultimately grasshoppa-ish sounding, revs.
Both of us approach the next light at a slow pace (The light was green), waiting and hoping it will eventually turn red. It does.. and both of us lineup. I was coaching my self on a quick lead.. probably with a dumped launch at around 4,500 revs.. I thought there was no possible way I could beat the SI (my car is a bone stock 98 RS) at higher speeds (once that V-tec kicks in.. the SI is a fast little Biiiooootch).. so my launch had to be quick and ultra efficient..
Seeing the light turning yellow in the cross lane, I started getting ready.. revving it to about 4ish, I knew I only had a second or two until the light turned..
It did, I launched quickly, leaving the SI in my AWD dust. At about 5,500 I smash it into second with what seemed to be a sizable lead. Everything was running smoothly into third, but I could see the SI making his way back up.
He was gaining big time.. I really didn't want this potato launching ricer to beat me so I dove into his lane and decided to make an exit into the next driveway. Slowing down and shifting to third, a pissed off ricer flying by my left side (who could blame him.. it was a total d**k move), I spotted an exit (Route 7 connecter) and got ready to turn off.
Slowing down and stopping, I shift in to first and get ready for the right hand turn..
THIS IS WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURED:
Shifting into first, my clutch seemed to have quite a bit of difficulty innitiating the gear. I gave it gass and my car rocked and jerked until I shifted to second to get it moving. I was pretty scared at this point so I pulled into Sports Authority to see if I could figure out the problem.
I tried it three times.. Each time getting the same herky-jerky response.. (all other gears seemed fine.. Everything else was smooth). I decided to head home, upset and distraught over racing.. I decided it wouldn't be a good idea to launch for a while (at least not until my Subie dealer takes a look at it).
But on my way home, the problem was nonexistant.. I was no longer getting the herky jerky first gear syndrome. I was wondering what could possibly have happend??.. Everything seems fine now.
Should I still get it checked out at my Subie dealer?
I was driving by Barnes and Noble (Danbury, CT) when a Civic SI goes streaking by (I could hear it at redline.. Exhaust... and possibly headers.. You know.. The same screaming grasshopa sound from a lame-ole' Rice rocket)..
Sure enough he was turning around in the Barnes and Noble parking lot, and flashing his lights..
Understanding his que, I pulled over to the side of the road (double sided, two lane road), and waited... The SI makes his exit and pulls up next to me.. the only inittiation was a couple quick blips of the throttle (I couldn't see through his super tinted windows), and the SI acknowledges with the same eager, yet ultimately grasshoppa-ish sounding, revs.
Both of us approach the next light at a slow pace (The light was green), waiting and hoping it will eventually turn red. It does.. and both of us lineup. I was coaching my self on a quick lead.. probably with a dumped launch at around 4,500 revs.. I thought there was no possible way I could beat the SI (my car is a bone stock 98 RS) at higher speeds (once that V-tec kicks in.. the SI is a fast little Biiiooootch).. so my launch had to be quick and ultra efficient..
Seeing the light turning yellow in the cross lane, I started getting ready.. revving it to about 4ish, I knew I only had a second or two until the light turned..
It did, I launched quickly, leaving the SI in my AWD dust. At about 5,500 I smash it into second with what seemed to be a sizable lead. Everything was running smoothly into third, but I could see the SI making his way back up.
He was gaining big time.. I really didn't want this potato launching ricer to beat me so I dove into his lane and decided to make an exit into the next driveway. Slowing down and shifting to third, a pissed off ricer flying by my left side (who could blame him.. it was a total d**k move), I spotted an exit (Route 7 connecter) and got ready to turn off.
Slowing down and stopping, I shift in to first and get ready for the right hand turn..
THIS IS WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURED:
Shifting into first, my clutch seemed to have quite a bit of difficulty innitiating the gear. I gave it gass and my car rocked and jerked until I shifted to second to get it moving. I was pretty scared at this point so I pulled into Sports Authority to see if I could figure out the problem.
I tried it three times.. Each time getting the same herky-jerky response.. (all other gears seemed fine.. Everything else was smooth). I decided to head home, upset and distraught over racing.. I decided it wouldn't be a good idea to launch for a while (at least not until my Subie dealer takes a look at it).
But on my way home, the problem was nonexistant.. I was no longer getting the herky jerky first gear syndrome. I was wondering what could possibly have happend??.. Everything seems fine now.
Should I still get it checked out at my Subie dealer?
