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Originally Posted by JoeC
well, I tried it and did notice anything...
shifting from 1st to 2nd:
accelerate in 1st up to 4k RPM
clutch in
pull down to neutral
clutch out
let revs fall
clutch in
pull into 2nd
it went into 2nd just fine. admittedly it doesn't like to downshift into 1st without rev matching but when I match it goes right in.
maybe I'm just lucky
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I meant just with the clutch depressed, pause for a bit in neutral, then go for second gear. Even after 20K miles, if I don't get through neutral quickly enough, that sucker won't go in unless I yank extra hard. Higher gears are fine but second gear is still short enough that the synchro has trouble spooling the input side through the thick oil.
For the record, I have zero complaints about this transmission, so far. I just instinctively play around to see what technique gets me through the gears using the lightest touch possible. That knowledge, IMO, applies just as well to the more "spirited" driving.
That second part was just extra opinion for whomever. You double-clutch into a rolling first so we're pretty much on the same page.