View Poll Results: Do you double clutch
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Double Clutching...
#1
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Double Clutching...
Heey there all,
Alright...so I have heard people talk about double clutching and now I'm curious. I do this all the time with my GF but in my car? Do I really need to?
Seriously... i have been experimenting with double clutching my miata but don't really grasp the benefit of it. RPM matching on a downshift, got that part but when running through the gears under acceleration... do our cars really need such things?
From what I read and understand it's really a product of older style transmissions and ours really aren't that oldschool. So... I'm just curious how many members here double clutch their miatas and if it really is worth mastering?
Thanks all and cheers,
M@
Alright...so I have heard people talk about double clutching and now I'm curious. I do this all the time with my GF but in my car? Do I really need to?
Seriously... i have been experimenting with double clutching my miata but don't really grasp the benefit of it. RPM matching on a downshift, got that part but when running through the gears under acceleration... do our cars really need such things?
From what I read and understand it's really a product of older style transmissions and ours really aren't that oldschool. So... I'm just curious how many members here double clutch their miatas and if it really is worth mastering?
Thanks all and cheers,
M@
#7
or your floorboard fall out... lol I came across this the other day, gave me some lols.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSvpBdEpTcw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSvpBdEpTcw
#12
So you don't even know what double-clutching is....
Example-
*car in gear/clutch engauged*
push in clutch
move shifter to neutral position
let clutch out
push clutch in
let clutch out
push clutch clutch in
select next gear
let clutch out
Congrats- now you've achieved uber-ricer status if you've even thought you need to do with on a car made after the 1970's.
****, when I'm just driving around, I don't even use a clutch to upshift/downshift. If you really want to challenge yourself, downshift while braking without using the clutch while rev-matching using the throttle to engage the next gear.
Example-
*car in gear/clutch engauged*
push in clutch
move shifter to neutral position
let clutch out
push clutch in
let clutch out
push clutch clutch in
select next gear
let clutch out
Congrats- now you've achieved uber-ricer status if you've even thought you need to do with on a car made after the 1970's.
****, when I'm just driving around, I don't even use a clutch to upshift/downshift. If you really want to challenge yourself, downshift while braking without using the clutch while rev-matching using the throttle to engage the next gear.
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and he did explain double clutching right, you put the shifter in neutral, clutch out, rev, clutch in, shift, clutch back out. He just didn't explain it well. " So I let out the clutch while the car is in neutral, blip the gas and push the clutch back in to finish the downshift."
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I got in the habit of double clutch downshifting because A) Im usually bored and it entertains me B) Depending on my settings it used to be that double clutching was the only way to rev match and not activate my launch control.
Is it gay? Sure... is it entertaining when you get it right? Yes
Is it gay? Sure... is it entertaining when you get it right? Yes