Downshift to 1st at low speed

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by ghostzfh

@Stang70Fastback ... Damn that looked really rough on your transmission.

Absolutely not. Done properly, buttery smooth.

[Stang70Fastback]

What ^he^ said.

[86wtywly]

Originally Posted by Stang70Fastback

Haha, Ultramaroon and I had a discussion about this not too long ago! (The thread he linked above.) Here's a video I made (also in that thread) where I did NOT double clutch and was able to downshift to 1st at 15 and 20 MPH without issue.

When double clutch, u shift second to neutral. Now u let off the clutch and depress the gas pedal to the desired rpm range. And then shift into first. I know the procedure, however when I tried it, it's even worse than single clutch downshift. Juz wondering.

[86wtywly]

Originally Posted by Cal3000

I'd double clutch into 1st gear if I'm going 15mph or something. As low as 7 or 8mph, you can just shift it into 1st. Double clutching places less strain of you sychros or no strain at all of you match the engine speed with your transmission.

Juz wondering how u guys achieve double clutch downshift. When I am in neutral and depress the gas pedal to the desired rpm range, and then depress the clutch and shift to first. It felt harder to shift comparing to single clutch downshift. Dunno why.

[Stang70Fastback]

Originally Posted by 86wtywly

When double clutch, u shift second to neutral. Now u let off the clutch and depress the gas pedal to the desired rpm range. And then shift into first. I know the procedure, however when I tried it, it's even worse than single clutch downshift. Juz wondering.

Not sure what you're asking. That is how you double clutch, but I did not do that in the video. I just clutched in and went from 2nd straight to 1st while blipping the throttle.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by 86wtywly

Juz wondering how u guys achieve double clutch downshift. When I am in neutral and depress the gas pedal to the desired rpm range, and then depress the clutch and shift to first. It felt harder to shift comparing to single clutch downshift. Dunno why.

It's all in the timing ......

If you can get the timing just right, one doesn't have to use the clutch (except for starting off). Ask any old trucker about "jake shifting" ......


humfrz

[Stang70Fastback]

Originally Posted by humfrz

It's all in the timing ......

If you can get the timing just right, one doesn't have to use the clutch (except for starting off). Ask any old trucker about "jake shifting" ......


humfrz

Yup. Used to do this for fun all the time when I drove an old, manual school bus. Just enough throttle to "unload" the drivetrain, then slip it out of gear, rev properly, and slot it into the next gear, all without touching the clutch...

...which was useful because the clutch pedal came up twice as far as the other pedals, and was stiff AF, so after an hour your knee would start to hurt.