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Originally Posted by HunterGreene
Right, but then you have to rev-match on the upshifts as well, no? I would figure the gear oil warms up pretty quickly, at least it has in my experience.
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Yes but you do it without touching the throttle. You rev match by allowing the appropriate amount of time in neutral, with the clutch out, for the revs to fall to the correct rpm for the next gear. Then shove the clutch in and put it into that gear.
It's hard to believe it will reap any benefits on a car like this but I do it on some down shifts just for fun, using the throttle of course.
If the clutch ever fails, as in loss of fluid or a broken cable, double clutching is how you get home or to a garage. Start it in 1st and slip it into neutral just before you stop and turn it off, ready to restart.
You have to get it perfect with no clutch operation but it's better than leaving it or getting it towed.