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Originally Posted by WhiteP
JN396: I will not put it into neutral again unless I m sure there isn't any cars following me. I will try to keep the clutch in while braking when I m approaching stop sign. I understand the law and the safety about stopping fully at stop sign, but I don't see many people doing it. I will try to do it as much as I could.
Staying at the friction zone will wear the clutch out much faster right?
I didn't modify anything except the muffler. I think it is some sort of metalic sound. My dealer said all the bolts are tighten when they were checking it. I m not too sure though.
Anyways, thank you all for the advices. It helps me a lot. I love driving and I want to improve it.
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Honestly, you shouldn't need to be at the friction zone too long w/o having to move it. Yes, staying at the friction zone for an extended period will wear out the clutch faster; but most manual cars can take a beating & for right now you are learning how to drive a stick (so it's ok). I'm sure as time progresses & you become proficient at driving a stick you will not have to stay at the zone for more than a half sec.
Bro; I'm almost positive that it's one of those bolts underneath the car. Don't trust the shop; jack up the car and look for yourself. Get a ratchet; or if you have a shop manual and a torque wrench, double check all the bolts connected to the exhaust, not just the muffler but also the parts connecting the muffler to the header. I had this problem long ago in my honda del sol; a rattling sound would occur at a certain rpm. I looked underneath the car; low and behold a bolt was not as tightened as it should.