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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon
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.
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Rake as in clutch in, 6>5>4 to "spread the load"?
This makes a lot of sense. I was testing some things out to avoid the crunch and tried someone's suggestion of centering the shift knob for a 1/2 second on a cold 1>2 shift. This resulted in 2nd being blocked entirely and having to go straight to 3rd.
Also, even with the crunch 1>2 shifts without any resistance, just not as pleasant.
Thanks for the technical response, much appreciated.
