#4355, "RE: double clutching....?" In response to Reply # 2
Originally posted by EclipseRST Double clutching is pointless in drag racing. Unless you're into drifting or Auto Xing then forget you ever heard of it.
Or driving old vehicles with no synchros.
Keep the fast and furious lingo off the board please. WE don't need you double clutching and shootin your NAWZZZZZZZZZZZ and blowin the welds on your intake.
#4357, "RE: double clutching....?" In response to Reply # 3
Well, got to give him credit for trying to find out what it is instead of just talking the talk.
Double clutching is when you shift, you put the clutch in and put the car in neutral, then let the clutch out and rev the engine to where the rpms should be in the next gear, then push in the clutch, put it in gear, and let out the clutch.
The reason why you would do this is to get vehicle speed in gear and engine speed to match, so the transmission will actually shift.
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.
#4358, "RE: double clutching....?" In response to Reply # 4 Aug-07-04 07:20 AM by turbo8u
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 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
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#4362, "RE: double clutching....?" In response to Reply # 5
well thanks for the advice... and no i didn't get that term from the f&f movie i got it from someone on here who was blowing there tranny's in autox's and someone replied with "probably not double clutching" so i wanted to know what it was. and for a f&f question i would have asked something like why the hell is there a 420a under the hood W/ headers and cai,and no turbo and jesse's like iiiit's got a t4 turbo system and yayayaya whatever. i didn't know eclipse rs/gs were awd either (first drag scene)interesting????
eclipse's drift!!!! "2wd can drift!"said HadesOmega.
#4367, "RE: double clutching....?" In response to Reply # 9
Err no we dont...to much missinformation cost me a prety peny (ok yes it was my stupidity mkay!!)..i saw the light i became a 2gnt'er!
Plus you have the mandatory every 3rd post barage of why the 420a sucks and you are evil and will rot in hell for not having a 4g63...to repent and follow the path of the 4g63 and sell/burn/throw off a cliff your 2gnt
That and most the people here try actualy to help you..we share info and grow for the comon cause (viva la resistance!!)
