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Originally Posted by cat94
Even double clutching? I skip 6->4 on occasion now on the freeway and double clutching results in the shift-lever-action being as smooth as a 6->5th.
On a side note, if I don't double clutch from from 1->2 for the first couple of shifts, I feel an extra click/crunch . Seems like it's normal for this car(lots of related threads) but I don't like the feeling. I saw somewhere that double clutching on up shifts might be bad. Does anyone know why? Or is it just more prone to error
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No, you're nailing it just right. If you know how to do it then yeah, you understand the reason for the advice and you are compensating accordingly. ...I hope. Except for a missed shift, there's no reason to double clutch an upshift.
My go-to for passing is third. Sometimes I rake through, sometimes I double clutch.
With respect to the cold 1>2 shift, because all the gear pairs are swimming in thick molasses fluid, the mid and input shafts come to a screeching halt as soon as first is disengaged. With the clutch disengaged and transmission in neutral, the only parts that remain spinning are the third and fourth gear pairs. The 1-2 syncros are at a mechanical disadvantage so the trick is to not pause in neutral at all. A quick flick out of first with immediate fingertip pressure into second usually does the trick.
If not quick enough then I also double clutch to spool up the input side for a second try. I never lean into the gear selector.
I marked this up for myself. Don't be misled by the gear underneath the 5. That's actually the gear at the end of the input shaft which drives the mid shaft. Fifth gear just couples the output shaft to the input shaft.
