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Old 11-12-2014, 03:28 PM   #45
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Originally Posted by Jyn View Post
Question, is just downshift rev-matching okay or do you have to double clutch? I usually drop from 6th to 4th or 3rd as follows: 6th -> clutch in -> shift to 3rd -> rev- match -> clutch out.

Haven't had an issue that way. I tried double clutching today (i.e. - clutch in -> neutral -> clutch out -> rev match -> clutch in) and it just seemed too cumbersome for normal commuting.
If skipping gears downshifting without double-clutching, it's MUCH easier on the target syncro if one expedites sequentially going through the gears to spool up the input shaft. That way, each syncro does a little work to spool up all that rotating mass.
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