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OT: Who double clutches when downshifting? If not, do you jerk when releasing clutch?

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Old 06-20-2001, 12:30 PM
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Can someone expalin doubleclutching? Please
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Default Here's a long explanation..

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I'll blip the throttle to rpm match particularly at higher speeds, but no need for double clutching
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Is that what they call it. Thanks for the info
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Default But if you are downshifting fast and at high RPMs, some synchros may not keep up.

For such driving, it might payoff in the long run to go easy on the synchros by doing some double clutching. But for typical down shifts, it's probably unecessary.
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Only going into first. Helps a little.
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Matching revs is all that's usually required for a smooth downshift. Prolongs clutch life too.
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