Originally posted by VX100
Now, this is completly pointless to do in a modern car, because all that crap I said above is taken care of by syncros. Maybe on a car without synchros such as a 32 ford or a vintage pickup or a model A you'd need to double clutch, but not on anything you will be driving. The only exception would be if you have a bad synchro in one gear, and you'd only do it for that gear as a stop gap until you got that synchro fixed.

i disagree.

rev matching is also VERY good at keeping the weight transfer of the car in check under hard braking before cornering. think about it in this situation...a rwd viper...obviously you get all your braking done before entereing the turn. now go 120, brake hard before a turn and what does the car do? dive forward...and when you turn in the rear wheels bust lose because of the weight to the back was lost. now if you were to do the same thing, high speed trail brake with the ball of your right foot and rev match with your heel before you turn in the car wouldnt dive at all if done properly and the weight transfer to the front will be minimal.

traction is your best friend

i personally rev match all day long, i'll coast in neutral from time to time then rev match into 5th...i dunno its just as easy if you alwasy practice it and most people who ride with me dont even notice...besides other 2gnters of course :P its nicer to the synchros too and its really smooth if you can get it fast, its just something to fuck around with if you have a stick is all...just a specialized driving move for downshifting before turns