View Poll Results: Do you use your clutch?
I ALWAYS use my clutch
76
78.35%
I almost always use my clutch with some exceptions
13
13.40%
I don't use my clutch for certain types of driving
5
5.15%
I have an automatic, and even I use a clutch somehow
3
3.09%
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Do you shift gears without using your clutch?
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i have done it before... just while cruising heading to school and back.. very simple, and smoother than using the clutch..
it is basically rev matching.. that is all it is...
it is basically rev matching.. that is all it is...
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I know its possible, but why would anyone do it?
it wouldn't go into gear if the revs are wrong, but if you force it hard enough you'll hear a horrible sound.
i find clutchless from 3 to 4 and 4 to 5 being easier than the lower gears, so i guess that dude can make sense if he's really good with rev matching.
i find clutchless from 3 to 4 and 4 to 5 being easier than the lower gears, so i guess that dude can make sense if he's really good with rev matching.
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Anyone remember that one Cheech and Chong movie where hes driving the sports car? "How do ya get this thing outta first...? Grind it till it fits I guess..."
lol
lol
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I remember that night, I have seen videos of people driving without shifting on YouTube as well.
I've never done it, I usually shift into my gears.
I've never done it, I usually shift into my gears.
if you do it correctly and blip the throttle when coming out of a gear when you downshift, it will pop right into the lower gear as if you had the clutch pressed in.
on any manual transmission, you can downshift without using a clutch, as soon as you rev match, then the synchro will match and it will slide into gear just as if you were using a clutch.
that's partly what the clutch does, it helps the synchros mesh so you can easily shift.
on any manual transmission, you can downshift without using a clutch, as soon as you rev match, then the synchro will match and it will slide into gear just as if you were using a clutch.
that's partly what the clutch does, it helps the synchros mesh so you can easily shift.
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My friend had a 62 Triumph Herald and the only way to downshift would be to rev it up and drop it in...makes you feel like a cool old school racer haha.
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