How do you guys shift?
5th Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,191
RE: How do you guys shift?
ORIGINAL: 35thAnni99GT
If you're referring to my post, I didn't call it DC at all. All I said is I'm glad I got the feel of rev matching my car. When I ride with alot of my friends I sometimes get nervous when they downshift around corners w/o matching RPM's or when they do a 4-2 downshift when they're trying to roll race someone.
ORIGINAL: goldeneagle_10
I've always thought double clutching was when you press the clutch in to pull the shifter out of gear, release the clutch, and press the clutch back in to select the next gear that you want. Thats how alot of truckers have to drive but its because of how their transmission was set up.
I didnt know everyone referred to 'rev matching' as double clutching these days. I always took them to be completely different.
I've always thought double clutching was when you press the clutch in to pull the shifter out of gear, release the clutch, and press the clutch back in to select the next gear that you want. Thats how alot of truckers have to drive but its because of how their transmission was set up.
I didnt know everyone referred to 'rev matching' as double clutching these days. I always took them to be completely different.
4th Gear Member
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,139
From: Austin, TX
RE: How do you guys shift?
I always rev match unless I'm racing. I mean obviouslyyou can't really whenyou're at WOT because the rpms dont drop fast enough but a little abuse here and there won't hurt much.
I think downshifting is where you really need to be carefull though. If you're not rev matching when you downshift that is what really hurts your car. Worst thing I've ever done to my car was to drop into third going 70 before I got gears. I floored the gas so it actually wasn't all that bad but I was at 6000 rpm lol. Kinda scared me cuz if I had sped up to like 75 then done that I could have seriously messed something up. I think you have to just learn your car and once you've driven it enough, rev matching is like second nature. It definitely is for me now.
Power shifting tears **** up like crazy I would bet. I have never done it and never will. There is a reason we have a clutch in our cars..
I think downshifting is where you really need to be carefull though. If you're not rev matching when you downshift that is what really hurts your car. Worst thing I've ever done to my car was to drop into third going 70 before I got gears. I floored the gas so it actually wasn't all that bad but I was at 6000 rpm lol. Kinda scared me cuz if I had sped up to like 75 then done that I could have seriously messed something up. I think you have to just learn your car and once you've driven it enough, rev matching is like second nature. It definitely is for me now.
Power shifting tears **** up like crazy I would bet. I have never done it and never will. There is a reason we have a clutch in our cars..
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 543
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RE: How do you guys shift?
i had to double clutch my car when the 3rd gear syncros went out... it really did help... but as far as it being fast... 
i dont think so...
and speed shifting... +1 on i like my trans in my car and not scatterd on the highway... plus i dont like to do burnouts with my clutch... not the same
i dont think so... and speed shifting... +1 on i like my trans in my car and not scatterd on the highway... plus i dont like to do burnouts with my clutch... not the same
5th Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 4,951
From: CT
RE: How do you guys shift?
ORIGINAL: PaintballFreak
I always rev match unless I'm racing. I mean obviouslyyou can't really whenyou're at WOT because the rpms dont drop fast enough but a little abuse here and there won't hurt much.
I think downshifting is where you really need to be carefull though. If you're not rev matching when you downshift that is what really hurts your car. Worst thing I've ever done to my car was to drop into third going 70 before I got gears. I floored the gas so it actually wasn't all that bad but I was at 6000 rpm lol. Kinda scared me cuz if I had sped up to like 75 then done that I could have seriously messed something up. I think you have to just learn your car and once you've driven it enough, rev matching is like second nature. It definitely is for me now.
Power shifting tears **** up like crazy I would bet. I have never done it and never will. There is a reason we have a clutch in our cars..
I always rev match unless I'm racing. I mean obviouslyyou can't really whenyou're at WOT because the rpms dont drop fast enough but a little abuse here and there won't hurt much.
I think downshifting is where you really need to be carefull though. If you're not rev matching when you downshift that is what really hurts your car. Worst thing I've ever done to my car was to drop into third going 70 before I got gears. I floored the gas so it actually wasn't all that bad but I was at 6000 rpm lol. Kinda scared me cuz if I had sped up to like 75 then done that I could have seriously messed something up. I think you have to just learn your car and once you've driven it enough, rev matching is like second nature. It definitely is for me now.
Power shifting tears **** up like crazy I would bet. I have never done it and never will. There is a reason we have a clutch in our cars..
5th Gear Member
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 2,445
From: Jersey
RE: How do you guys shift?
I have tried heel-toe shifting, it just seems notworth the effort. I rev match when down shifting usually. If I'm racing someone or some douchebag tries flying up on me to try to race or be an ******* and cut me off just regular old downshift and throttle.
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 2
RE: How do you guys shift?
like said above i rev match in downshifts ALWAYS because it helps the shift become smoother and if ne1 here rides a bike or if u have try downshifting into 1 at 25-30 with out rev matching and see how ur back tire handles it
Chupacabra
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 9,621
From: wilkes-barre PA
RE: How do you guys shift?
The only time I've heard of "double clutching" actually used is for downshifting on road courses. And of course Fast and Furious now available on blue ray and hd dvd.