Downshifting
#31
Originally posted by ZAMIRZ
I suppose the way you do it prevents excessive wear on the clutch if you happen to take your time bringing the revs up before you put the car in gear.
I suppose the way you do it prevents excessive wear on the clutch if you happen to take your time bringing the revs up before you put the car in gear.
#32
Originally posted by ZAMIRZ
collin, I agree on all accounts about it being tough to find the right gear. With my 5-speed 911 I find it much easier to find the right cog than with my 6-speed MINI.
collin, I agree on all accounts about it being tough to find the right gear. With my 5-speed 911 I find it much easier to find the right cog than with my 6-speed MINI.
#34
How about the tipsters?
Hey, how bout you tipsters? Do you blip the thottle when you downshift? I find it to be smoother if I do blip the gas a bit even when I downshift in a tip. I tried it in a loaner boxster. Not sure if it's a good thing for the tranny.
#36
Originally posted by Turbo Ron
I use to double clutch my MGB all the time. It had a bad syncro, and that was the perfect way to drop it into second gear.
I use to double clutch my MGB all the time. It had a bad syncro, and that was the perfect way to drop it into second gear.
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#38
Re: How about the tipsters?
Originally posted by collin996tt
Hey, how bout you tipsters? Do you blip the thottle when you downshift? I find it to be smoother if I do blip the gas a bit even when I downshift in a tip. I tried it in a loaner boxster. Not sure if it's a good thing for the tranny.
Hey, how bout you tipsters? Do you blip the thottle when you downshift? I find it to be smoother if I do blip the gas a bit even when I downshift in a tip. I tried it in a loaner boxster. Not sure if it's a good thing for the tranny.
#39
Originally posted by rockitman
Here you go Matt...
http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/how...2/article.html
Here you go Matt...
http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/how...2/article.html
#40
Originally posted by Life Dies
You'll need to find the perfect amout of blip-time for each downshift before you master it. Good luck! Let us know how it goes and when you are a Pedal Dancing Master.
You'll need to find the perfect amout of blip-time for each downshift before you master it. Good luck! Let us know how it goes and when you are a Pedal Dancing Master.
#41
Originally posted by Matt Fresh
this article is expalining it just like I did, only better. If you are using the outside of the top of your foot (where your toes are) to blip the throttle, there is no benefit of this vs using your heel instead. Either way is sufficient.
this article is expalining it just like I did, only better. If you are using the outside of the top of your foot (where your toes are) to blip the throttle, there is no benefit of this vs using your heel instead. Either way is sufficient.
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#43
A question for the masters of heel-toe and double-clutching...since I'm still an amateur. After blipping the throttle in either the heel-toe or double-clutch, does the accelerator need to be used in conjunction with letting out the clutch or is it simply blip up the throttle then foot off gas, drop clutch??
Also, the 5spd A4 that I drive, despite having a wonderfully smooth gearbox, might have a worn out clutch. 57k miles, and the clutch can be pressed about 2-3 inches for engaging, leaving more than a foot of pedal travel. Is this a clutch problem or something else?
Also, the 5spd A4 that I drive, despite having a wonderfully smooth gearbox, might have a worn out clutch. 57k miles, and the clutch can be pressed about 2-3 inches for engaging, leaving more than a foot of pedal travel. Is this a clutch problem or something else?
#44
Originally posted by rockitman
Like I said, if your comfortable with it that way and achieve the same ends...more power to you. Using the ball of the foot for both brake and blip is more common, imho...
Like I said, if your comfortable with it that way and achieve the same ends...more power to you. Using the ball of the foot for both brake and blip is more common, imho...
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-Steve
#45
Originally posted by Kraftwerk
A question for the masters of heel-toe and double-clutching...since I'm still an amateur. After blipping the throttle in either the heel-toe or double-clutch, does the accelerator need to be used in conjunction with letting out the clutch or is it simply blip up the throttle then foot off gas, drop clutch??
Also, the 5spd A4 that I drive, despite having a wonderfully smooth gearbox, might have a worn out clutch. 57k miles, and the clutch can be pressed about 2-3 inches for engaging, leaving more than a foot of pedal travel. Is this a clutch problem or something else?
A question for the masters of heel-toe and double-clutching...since I'm still an amateur. After blipping the throttle in either the heel-toe or double-clutch, does the accelerator need to be used in conjunction with letting out the clutch or is it simply blip up the throttle then foot off gas, drop clutch??
Also, the 5spd A4 that I drive, despite having a wonderfully smooth gearbox, might have a worn out clutch. 57k miles, and the clutch can be pressed about 2-3 inches for engaging, leaving more than a foot of pedal travel. Is this a clutch problem or something else?
Pedal travel has nothing to do with clutch wear. When the clutch wears out you will notice it slipping. The revs will jump up without the car accelerating.
-Steve