View Poll Results: Do you use your clutch?
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I almost always use my clutch with some exceptions
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I don't use my clutch for certain types of driving
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I have an automatic, and even I use a clutch somehow
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Do you shift gears without using your clutch?

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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 10:43 AM
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Remembering this thread, I tried clutchless shifting the other day. I'll stick to the buttery smoothness of double clutching
Old Dec 28, 2008 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by brucelee
He said that he shifts without using his clutch during high speed shifting, as in when he is driving really fast.


I know its possible, but why would anyone do it?
its possible if you let off the gas to the point where the engine is neither creating horsepower ( as in accelerating ) or creating drag ( as in engine braking ). If you find the happy medium there, you can shift w/o a clutch, regardless of how fast you are going.
Old Dec 28, 2008 | 11:27 AM
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its possible in subarus. dealers even try to convince people that its made to do it. a buddy of mine has a friend with a forester and he shifts without the clutch all the time. when he purchased the forester, the dealer told him it was ok to shift without the clutch.
Old Dec 28, 2008 | 11:33 AM
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yeah, mine will do it, it's just not smooth and clunks into roughly. I'll still stick to double clutching.

Besides, there's no real point to clutchless shifting. If anything I'd want handless shifting, but that'd be an AT which I paid to NOT have
Old Dec 28, 2008 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by mot
its possible in subarus. dealers even try to convince people that its made to do it. a buddy of mine has a friend with a forester and he shifts without the clutch all the time. when he purchased the forester, the dealer told him it was ok to shift without the clutch.
of course he says its ok, because the dealer wants the tranny to wear out fa$ter
Old Dec 28, 2008 | 02:16 PM
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I do now automatic ftw!!
Old Dec 29, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 03_Impreza_Al
It can be done look at videos on youtube.

I don't use my clutch when im slowing down to stop I just take it out of gear.

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