tC9o9

Okay, as of recently it has become very hard for me to chirp 2nd or 3rd gear, while before it was done very easily and whenever i wished, however now when i try i can even get it at ALL.

what rpm should i attempt to chirp at, and is it a problem if i cant?

CustomTuners

probably rippin up ur clutch

tCizzler

Nope, it's probably the tires. Mine did the same thing 3 times. I'm on my 3rd set of tires. (75k miles) everytime i got new tires i could chirp all the gears again. Although there is no real benefit from chirping gears, it's really just to show off

tC9o9

what does that mean?

im new to the manual world you can say... i have only driven about 2k miles worth of manual driving, and 1400 of that is on my tC.

but is chirping bad for the car? if so, how?

monkeysauce

+1 to the tires

I could chirp 2nd and 3rd when my tires had around 3000 miles. Now at 15k, no more 3rd gear chirps

tC9o9

so its all about tire wear and tear?

captainlaziness

Driving that aggressively is going to wear the clutch more than "regular" driving. It's hard on the synchros as well.

CustomTuners

Not something I would try every time I pull out. Clutch will be more costly than tires.

Tcguy85

it's been getting harder for me as well. must be the tires. i know my clutch is still good. chirping the tires shouldn't hurt the clutch anyway. it doesn't burn the clutch doin it.

tC9o9

i RARELY do it, i usually drive like a granny so its no problem here.

even when im driving fast i dont chirp, its just every once in a while.

scootermafia

Chirp = tires not getting grip. They'll get grippier as they break in. Chirp is not good because it means less traction. So no need to obsess over it.

Neothin

you should be able to chirp into 2nd whenever. I'm rocking falken azeni's and i can still chirp 2nd. on stocks you should be able to chrip 2nd no problem.

xjamiex

15k miles on mines and i though about not being able to chirp but i started driving it hard and in order for me to chirp 3rd is to shift at 6rom or a little before that and i chirp.

newt0n

like stated above Chirp is not a good thing and personally it doesnt make anyone look "cool" if that is what you are going for!

tC_litigator

yeah, i can't chirp 2nd at all anymore, i usually just spin right through it.... this cheap little cold air i got off ebay actually did something, lol who woulda thunk???

IcetC

yea chirpin is cool just to mess around sometimes when I feel I chirp.second I feel like something missed but I haven't tried it in a while b/c of winter but I recently rotated my tires and they stick like crazy but I was the same way in the beginning of driving manual u'll get used to it u'll learn how to shift hard w/o chirpin

EnewTEEL

Chirping IS hard on your clutch because you are at a higher rpm than normal and you are dropping the clutch. It wears out faster than normal. But i do love it though.

stillmatic

The problem is the stock TC isn't fast enough to make your tires chirp consistently.

tCizzler

Yes it is.

tCizzler

Its not the how fast a car is, its the quality tires and how fast you can shift. I could chirp the tires in first and second on my old friends 88' golf. It had about 60 ponies for real, it was so slow. it topped out at about 60-65 mph and i could still chirp em once or twice