waht exactly is double clutching?

[motor602]

yeah, what is it and how do i do it?

mahesh ramanadham
2001 sapphire rt/10, connelly leather, mgw gripper

 

[ElDiablo Viper]

You don't need to do it on an new car unless you are driving 67 Mustang or a pure race car.

 

[motor602]

just curious, i know i dont have to do it cuz of the synchromesh, but it doesnt hurt to know

 

[Bonkers]

.....someone shoot me please.....

 

[Bonkers]

Motor602 - here are the basics:
Hypothetically Cruising at 20mph
- Depress clutch
- Remove shifter from 2nd and let hang
- Release clutch
- Depress clutch
- Push shifter into 3rd
- Release clutch

The ONLY time I every had to Dclutch in my young life (considering all the cars I've ever driven) was on one delivery of 47,000lbs of drywall (no I didn't dump it on the guys lawn) in a very old Kodiak. There is a lot of talk about using Dclutching for downshifting during AutoX (apparently to rev-match) but the reality is you will probably never have a need to do it. Its designed for old(er) vehicles that lacked the wonder of syncros in the transmission and the gears needed to be unhindered when spooling up or down. I've never heard of any other performance benefit. But I was wrong once before.