can anyone tell me how to rev match when down shifting and up shifting. Thanks

 

step on the gas....

 

to do it while downshifting, you must rev the engine while in neutral, to "match" the rpm you will be at in the lower gear. Makes for a very smooth downshift. Now doing this while braking is a little trickier, especially with my size 9 kicks

 

http://www.turnfast.com/tech_driving...shifting.lasso

http://www.turnfast.com/tech_driving..._heeltoe.lasso

 

nice articles

 

You shouldn't have to rev match while up shifting unless you have been coasting in neutral on the street. Best advice I could give you is practise, practise, practise. I find the best way to do it while braking is to make sure no parts of your feet is touching the floor of the car (it should just be touching the brake and gas). Or if you have wide enough feet or close enough pedals, you can try the side step method (don't ask me cause I got used to doing it the method I explained above).

Be nice to your tranny, rev match. Be nice to your clutch, rev match properly (correct rpms)

 

mugen pedals for a good brake + gas setup and the heel & toe technique for downshifting.

 

Let me guess. People are telling you that you're granny shifting? And not double clutching like you should?

 

Haha..funny stuff.

 

 

Well, some double clutch, some don`t....
I`ve spoken to ITR#231, a very experienced track driver who now sold his R.
He also said you just CAN double clutch, but it`s a not a must.

 

Have you seen The Fast and the Furious (Movie)? The non german-dubbed version?


[Modified by DutchITR1689, 2:25 PM 7/19/2002]

 

No, just the german version in the car-cinema.... why ?

 

You should have seen the english version. This is from the movie right after the first streetrace "You almost had me? You never had me. You never had your car. Granny shifting, not double clutching like you should...."




[Modified by DutchITR1689, 2:35 PM 7/19/2002]

 

Ah, I remember... But that`s crazy.... double clutching when upshifting ????

 

Exactly, now scroll back up and reread my posts.....

 

I know this is Off Topic but i'd rather not start a new thread.

Is it faster to dump the clutch between each shift at redline, or to feather it alittle? That is, is barking the front tires as you change gears good or slows you down?

 

only revmatch when downshifting, it saves your synchros. thats how my bro pulled off 195k miles in his old civic using the original clutch and tranny.

 

You should dump the clutch and "feather"the gas pedal a little instead, or else you will burn the clutch rather quickly

 

what he said

 

I sometimes double-clutch downshift when slowing down, like exiting the interstate or something, but usually just to practice doing it smoothly. I ALWAYS rev-match, though, it's become a habit when downshifting, just blip the throttle a bit while the clutch is in, before engaging a lower gear.

 

Thank you all! I will try to blimp the throttle a little in neutral before downshifting.

 

Good tech site