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Old 10-11-2013, 03:21 PM   #18
chrisl
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Originally Posted by Anthony View Post
Isn't rev matching part of double clutching?

Whatever you want to call it, this is what I do when I down shift, say 4th to 3rd:

Release gas and push in clutch pedal
Shift to neutral
Release clutch pedal
Blip throttle to rev match
Quickly push in clutch pedal and shift to 3rd gear
Release clutch pedal

So whatever you call all that nonsense, that's what I've been doing, and my clutch lasted way long than everyone else's that I know of.
You can't double clutch without rev matching, but you can rev match without double clutching. Doing so would go something like this:

Release gas and push in clutch pedal
Shift lever from 4th to 3rd
Apply throttle to bring engine RPM up to correct engine speed for 3rd gear
Release clutch

Doing it this way won't cause any more clutch wear than the way you described. It will wear the synchros faster, but that's usually not a problem on modern transmissions.
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