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post Dec 2, 2008 - 11:10 PM
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when I used to be into RSX's before, I remember coming across a media thread that had a video with clutchless shifting

out of nowhere, I asked my friend about clutchless shifting.. he told me, it kinda takes practice and its less wear-out for your clutch
and stuff.. now that Ive heard the positive things about it, I was wondering if there were bad things about it...

if theres like 2 things that are bad about clutchless shifting, then I wont trip about it.. but if it comes to more than 3+up
then Ima have to break the habit of it..

so 6gc fam, what would it be?? YE -or- NAY on clutchless shifting

(I'd rather not base this on polls because I like my information straight to the facts)


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post Dec 3, 2008 - 12:12 AM
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Done it, i've no problems but it does kinda give a notchy feeling while shifting though; not entirely smooth. I do it at 2k rpm's and it's worked fine for me. But 1st gear will be a bit more. If i remember correctly, my order was 1st gear 20km/h---2nd gear 30 km/h--3rd gear 42 km/h (can't remember entirely)--5th gear 55km/h.
Would I recommend it? not really although if u can do it right, there's no harm but it'd itch you to look at your tach/speedometer too much and not more so on the road. Sure ppl say they do it by ear, but there's always room for misjudgement. Cool thing to do though to show off to your friends because they always have the "WTF" look and asking, "don't u have to push the clutch?" (I love doing telling them to watch my left foot)
*edit* i think my synchros are bad that might explain the notchy feeling, just letting you know.

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- aww_shoook_em   Clutchless Shifting   Dec 2, 2008 - 11:10 PM
- - devilsden97   nay. its called RPM matching... i remember havei...   Dec 2, 2008 - 11:13 PM
- - richee3   I know that truck drivers simply don't have ti...   Dec 2, 2008 - 11:20 PM
- - x_itchy_b_x   if you can do it correctly then its fine. if you c...   Dec 2, 2008 - 11:27 PM
- - aww_shoook_em   well yeah, same here on the attempt with the 3rd a...   Dec 2, 2008 - 11:32 PM
- - richee3   Hahaha yeah, I'd destroy my trans if I tried a...   Dec 2, 2008 - 11:41 PM
- - epocsirhc   Sorry to hear about that missed opportunity   Dec 2, 2008 - 11:46 PM
- - _mikeE   Done it, i've no problems but it does kinda gi...   Dec 3, 2008 - 12:12 AM
- - stetsonaw   had a 91 ranger 5 speed i was able to do it in, on...   Dec 3, 2008 - 8:35 AM
- - GEpower   That's bad, mkay. I'd say my gearbox is w...   Dec 3, 2008 - 8:49 AM
- - Dr_Tweak   When I drive a manual I never use the clutch (exce...   Dec 3, 2008 - 9:13 AM
- - garin   probably a bad idea to shift without the clutch. d...   Dec 3, 2008 - 9:13 AM
- - samir0189   I can do this kind of shifting with my celi both u...   Dec 3, 2008 - 3:16 PM
- - Razgriz   It seems to have been answered in this thread alre...   Dec 3, 2008 - 5:03 PM
- - terbear4god4life   try not pressing the clutch down that much and doi...   Dec 3, 2008 - 6:33 PM
- - 99Celica   Good thing I work as a valet so I can practice on ...   Dec 3, 2008 - 9:09 PM
- - 97celiman   this sounds like a question for car talk guys...   Dec 3, 2008 - 9:40 PM
- - aww_shoook_em   I havent tried out downshifting.. and Im afraid to...   Dec 4, 2008 - 12:36 AM
- - 95st-celica   lol...been there done that...droped the trans and ...   Dec 4, 2008 - 1:20 AM
- - delusionz   Am I doing it right if I ... Rev through the gear...   Dec 4, 2008 - 7:37 AM
- - Dr_Tweak   There's absolutely no reason to do this when r...   Dec 4, 2008 - 8:32 AM
- - aww_shoook_em   mostly for lazy people.. xD   Dec 5, 2008 - 11:54 AM
- - tomazws   I'm chicken, I have no money to replace anythi...   Dec 5, 2008 - 2:29 PM
|- - aww_shoook_em   QUOTE (tomazws @ Dec 5, 2008 - 2:29 ...   Dec 5, 2008 - 11:27 PM
- - zero07   Tried this yesterday after reading Tweaks how-to, ...   Dec 5, 2008 - 2:51 PM
- - 99Celica   I tried it out and it's pretty easy although i...   Dec 6, 2008 - 3:41 AM
|- - Dr_Tweak   QUOTE (99Celica @ Dec 6, 2008 - 3:41...   Dec 10, 2008 - 8:16 AM
- - RickJamesBish   Does this really make any sense for everyday use? ...   Dec 10, 2008 - 4:13 PM
|- - presure2   QUOTE (RickJamesBish @ Dec 10, 2008 - 4...   Dec 10, 2008 - 4:14 PM
|- - richee3   QUOTE (RickJamesBish @ Dec 10, 2008 - 4...   Dec 10, 2008 - 5:37 PM
- - 99Celica   QUOTE (Dr_Tweak @ Dec 10, 2008 - 9:1...   Dec 10, 2008 - 8:48 PM
- - samir0189   I wouldn't say its a good way to drive around ...   Dec 10, 2008 - 9:12 PM
- - nics   tried practicing it for left foot braking. still g...   Dec 18, 2008 - 2:01 PM
|- - aww_shoook_em   QUOTE (nics @ Dec 18, 2008 - 2:01 PM...   Dec 18, 2008 - 10:29 PM
|- - nics   QUOTE (aww_shoook_em @ Dec 18, 2008 - 7...   Dec 20, 2008 - 9:53 PM
|- - aww_shoook_em   QUOTE (nics @ Dec 20, 2008 - 10:53 P...   Dec 22, 2008 - 12:00 PM
- - Hanyo   no clutch = good double clutch = good single clut...   Dec 19, 2008 - 3:21 AM
|- - Dr_Tweak   QUOTE (Hanyo @ Dec 19, 2008 - 3:21 A...   Dec 22, 2008 - 8:44 AM
- - jimmykay   I was playing around with this over the weekend a ...   Dec 22, 2008 - 9:19 AM
- - Dr_Tweak   Sure Yeah I might have forgotten to mention that...   Dec 22, 2008 - 10:06 AM
- - stetsonaw   double clutching? looost.   Dec 22, 2008 - 10:10 AM
- - Tigawoods   the funniest thing happened the other day (i forgo...   Dec 22, 2008 - 7:15 PM


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