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My very first vehicle... 85 ford ranger... I had no choice but to learn double clutching... as you couldn't shift that vehicle for shit w/o it...
I practiced this much later on my 97 civic... basically double clutching every gear.. always... And after my engine / tranny swap.. It was so nice to be "used" to doing it... as it made shifting a lot easier...
My question is this, does double clutching on these newer (as in brand fucking new) cars actually do anything? I'm not much of a tranny person so I don't know the complete details on how everythings works... However I do know how to double clutch... I do it every once in a while on my speed as... i'll be "racing" and it won't go into gear (usually trying to shift into third at high RPMS)... so the second I feel it not going in.. i let the clutch out and back in (double clutch) and it goes right into 3rd...
Anyway... is it better / good idea to only double clutch? every gear.. all gears.. always? In all my older vehicles I became practiced at engine bracking / downshifting to slow down... I've started to realize.. that might save your breaks a little... however i'd rather replace my break pads... than my damn clutch lol... so i'm trying to re-train myself to use my breaks more...
I practiced this much later on my 97 civic... basically double clutching every gear.. always... And after my engine / tranny swap.. It was so nice to be "used" to doing it... as it made shifting a lot easier...
My question is this, does double clutching on these newer (as in brand fucking new) cars actually do anything? I'm not much of a tranny person so I don't know the complete details on how everythings works... However I do know how to double clutch... I do it every once in a while on my speed as... i'll be "racing" and it won't go into gear (usually trying to shift into third at high RPMS)... so the second I feel it not going in.. i let the clutch out and back in (double clutch) and it goes right into 3rd...
Anyway... is it better / good idea to only double clutch? every gear.. all gears.. always? In all my older vehicles I became practiced at engine bracking / downshifting to slow down... I've started to realize.. that might save your breaks a little... however i'd rather replace my break pads... than my damn clutch lol... so i'm trying to re-train myself to use my breaks more...