Poll: Who here double clutches?

[Braces]

Too funny.

[guybo]

Originally Posted by dostoyevsky

Avoid excessive wear.

Nope. It does not. You still have to row through the synchros. With a synchromesh trans, it actually does nothing. If it's needed, it's because the trans has no synchros at all (like in older race transmissions). Doing this on a modern trans does not reduce wear at all.

[bcj]

Double bumming his dog?

Raspberries to that. You guys are wierd.

[Beachin86]

But the real question is: Who here double dips?

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by paulca

Double clutching:

It's a bit like buying a washer dryer machine and removing the clothes in between the wash and dry cycles. Because... that's what your granny used to do.

.......and, the question was ..... did you single or double shake the clothes to get out the wrinkles, before you hung them up ...??




humfrz

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by paulca

Double clutching:

It's a bit like buying a washer dryer machine and removing the clothes in between the wash and dry cycles. Because... that's what your granny used to do.

Granny washing not double drying like you should.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Granny washing not double drying like you should.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98755

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98755

Classic! I had forgotten about that one.

[PetrolioBenzina]

This has to have come from Fast and Furious.

[Zentec]

Look plain and simple yes you can double clutch. But it will ware out your clutch double times faster. You don't need to double clutch modern cars it's pointless because of our syncros. I know the 17s on gear 1-3 have 3 syncros each. Proper rev matching and heel and toe down shifting will improve your smooth shifting and proper weight shift in corners if your using it. If you know and use these properly you will save your clutch and transmission. Now if your just learning your going to ware it a little faster.

[wparsons]

Originally Posted by TommyW

Why would you double clutch a modern transmission?

This:

Originally Posted by strat61caster

To get into first gear at 30mph.

I only double clutch a downshift to get into first when rolling. Typically only a problem in an autox, I've probably done it 10 times in over 5 years with the car.

[Zentec]

Originally Posted by wparsons

This:



I only double clutch a downshift to get into first when rolling. Typically only a problem in an autox, I've probably done it 10 times in over 5 years with the car.

If your in autox and your slowing down to get into first you can heel toe blip to rev match and get in to first with out double clutching. From my experience you spend most of your time in second and third in autox than 1st but it depends on what your doing to.

To everyone
Improve your shifting by proper rev matching and heel and toe (because each gear has a certain ratio go learn how transmittions and clutches work first) . If you want to destroy your car keep double clutching or do what you see or hear in movies because it sound cool or what ever. In the end it's your car do what you want. Just don't come post help my clutch or transmission problems and forget to include in your post you don't know how to drive a MT properly and you were double clutching the whole time.

[STV3]

Soooo I am probably super late to the game..... but is this guy gforce?

[paulca]

Originally Posted by wparsons

This:
I only double clutch a downshift to get into first when rolling. Typically only a problem in an autox, I've probably done it 10 times in over 5 years with the car.

I never have an issue getting into 1st. Where I live I turn off a road into a tight private parking area and it's 1st gear stuff, so I regularly blip it into 1st as I brake before turning in at crica 20-25mph. Never have an issue.

Are you finding the first gear syncro is very tight? I've had that on other cars, thought it was to prevent accidentally shifting into 1st while moving, neither GTs I have owned have been an issue.