i was wondering if it is okay to start initial acceleration in second gear? what about in a wrx.

 

This is a joke right??

 

If you want to start in second buy an old Ford truck

 

im not laughing...i do it in my nissan truck all the time, is it bad for the engine?

 

there is a reason your car has first gear

 

Not trying to be an a$$ but, if you don't know the answer to this question then you probably should not be driving an Evo.

Use 1st gear.

 

1rst or say bye bye to the clutch!!

 

so how come i can start my truck from 2nd but not an evo...btw the truck has 180,xxx on it.

 

Gearing and probably because its a POS

 

Who cares about the truck.

 

The honest answer would probably be that the truck has more torque at a lower RPM than the Evo, so getting it to move in 2nd is easier. I COULD do it in my Nissan 240sx, but I wouldn't do it in my Evo and I didn't do it when I put the SR20 in my 240sx.

 

yeah, its not a POS...it pwns hard. it was in a rollover accident on the passenger side, no repairs and still runs fine.

 

it will be abusive to the clutch because you will have to slip it a lot in order to make the car roll fast enough and not have it stall.

 

Only vehicle I have seen starting in a gear other than 1st justified is a semi tractor without a trailer.

So how long has this poor truck been taking this abuse?

 

It depends on the gearing. I have an 02 Sierra 2500HD and I start in 2nd unless I'm towing. If you start in first, you need to shift before 10 mph. It's a "granny gear" and severely slows down your acceleration. The truck will easily pull from 500-600 rpm, so starting in 2nd and shifting to 3rd at about 20-25 mph works great.