Liquid_02

Or you if you wanted you could get to know your car better and not used the clutch at all except for 1st when stopped to get'er rollin', won't grind that way either.

89regattaLX

I was thinking about just going from 1st to 3rd...I'll have to try them both out and see which I like better

89regattaLX

dude I'd grind every gear that way

Liquid_02

Nah, I drove a Sunbird once (I work at a shop) so I didn't even know the car and i was messin around with it and never used the clutch, didn't grind once. All you have to do is learn your RPM to speed ratio. For instance, say at 3000rpm in second you're goin 35, just put it into neutral, bring the RPMs up to roughly 3000rpm when you're rollin at 35 and slide it into 2nd, shifts soft like an automatic if you shift that way. (all without touching the clutch pedal of course) This method is good if you have a snapped clutch cable, did it in a 4cyl mustang that I owned aha, all i did was depressed the clutch and hit the starter to get it rolling and gave it some gas and off she went aha

88stangaruu

You know, one night me and my friend went out with this girl, she was really ditsy, well...she wanted to drive his 5.0, but had neve driven a 5 speed before..so she starts off really well actually, besides her winding the rpms out to like 4K before shifting, well instead of pressing the clutch in she just slams it down out of 1st gear and grinds second so bad it just clunks andthe car shutters before it goes into gear..hahaha, he flipped out when she did this...we asked her what the hell she was doing after we stopped and felt safe again (she got out of the drivers seat) she told us she only thought you only used the clutch when you were starting off and you could just shift regulary after that.

He never called her back after that night.

Liquid_02

Lmfao

86/02stang

It is really not that hard to shift without the clutch. I have driven everything from a 74 camaro to a 2002 mustang without the clutch. Once in a blue moon though it just won't go into gear. Just get to know your car. I don't know about double clutching a car, I have never done it. But, it sounds like it is worth a try.

89regattaLX

wow, I never heard of that...but I don't know if I'd want to try and attempt that..lol

86/02stang

It really isn't all that bad. It just takes a little practice. Look at it this way; your grinding 2nd anyways, why not try something that might work.

Liquid_02

Haha try it, you aren't going to hurt anything, if anything, it's easier on the tranny, and clutch as you're no longer using the syncros so they're not wearing out and your clutch isn't being worn down, so there's really no downside to doing it other than it takes jsut a little bit longer to shift, just give it a try, can't hurt