Poll: Who here double clutches?

[Cloud]

As someone who doesn't know a thing about transmissions, the only thing I understood in this thread were the F&F references.

[Sapphireho]

I triple clutch, so my synchros last..

[extrashaky]

Originally Posted by LudwigMiles

Glad you learned that dealers are a ripoff, you cute little troll !

Nice Photochops, poser.

[dostoyevsky]

Originally Posted by guybo

What good does that do for your synchros?

Avoid excessive wear.

[guybo]

Someone is going to have to explain to me how this will affect synchro wear at all. To get to the next gear- clutch once or twice it doesn't matter- you still have to row through the synchros. They don't just disappear because you hit the clutch an extra time. Rev matching (heel and toe shifting) will help the synchros in a small way, but double clutching- makes no sense at all

[re-animator]

tbh i double clutch into first sometimes. i find it a little easier to get into first when i double clutch, either at a stop light or from a slight roll. it could be my imagination, but IIRC first has a more limited synchro than the other gears.

[Beachin86]

It doesn't matter if you double clutch or not because winning is winning.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by guybo

Someone is going to have to explain to me how this will affect synchro wear at all. To get to the next gear- clutch once or twice it doesn't matter- you still have to row through the synchros. They don't just disappear because you hit the clutch an extra time. Rev matching (heel and toe shifting) will help the synchros in a small way, but double clutching- makes no sense at all

Now please explain that to OP because his genius ass started this pointless thread.

[Silver Supra]

Originally Posted by mav1178

Now please explain that to OP because his genius ass started this pointless thread.

But that will take pages!!

Carry on!

[Slammillionaire]

I do the peddle dance every time I downshift to protect my synchros

[mazeroni]

I voted double clutch . I see 6 other people did the same.

Now I know who to barbecue with while drinking Coronas and saying grace.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by mazeroni

I voted double clutch . I see 6 other people did the same.

Now I know who to barbecue with while drinking Coronas and saying grace.

[mnuttall]

Originally Posted by guybo

Someone is going to have to explain to me how this will affect synchro wear at all. To get to the next gear- clutch once or twice it doesn't matter- you still have to row through the synchros. They don't just disappear because you hit the clutch an extra time. Rev matching (heel and toe shifting) will help the synchros in a small way, but double clutching- makes no sense at all

This is backwards.

Rev matching will reduce wear on the clutch. Double clutching will reduce wear on the synchros (and the clutch). When you double clutch you also rev match so that the rotational speeds of the gear and the shaft are matched - result: no appreciable wear on the synchronizer rings when selecting the gear.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Family will love you even if you're granny shifting but your friends will ridicule. Syncros won't care!!