O.k., where I live, there are all these ricers who swear up and down that double clutching is the way to go. I shift normally, and my shifts are way faster, but my question is: What exactly is double clutching, and is it actually useful for anything? I hope the answer is not as easy as I think.

 

:shakes head: Alright double clutching went out with synchros. Push clutch in put car in neutral and release, push clutch back in put in gear release. Now it is still able to do today with synchro trannys to help a little with premature wear, but it isn't really necessary. No it is not quicker. Sounds like someone has been to the movies a little to much.

 

i like that one...MOVIE TITLE...lol

 

Double clutching isn't needed till you have big double stack wings and lots of stickers. Once you've maxed out your speed with those then learn to double clutch. .....lol sorry. No double clutching is just a misconception from a popular movie.

 

is retarded.

 

Double clutching is neccessary on some old diesal truck transmissions.

 

Too Fast TOO Furious!!!

 

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I can just picture some retarded hollywood jackass writing that line...

 

Double clutch? How about triple clutch? Good thing I got myself some high performance clutch fluid!

Double clutching isn't even used for dragging! It's for downshifts. And if your tranny grinds, you can use it for upshifts.

It's funny how people "double clutch" around here while dragging. Here is what they do. Launch. Then at a certain RPM they will step on the clutch, let the motor hit redline, let off clutch, let the motor hit redline, then upshift.

 

yeah some tool around me does it in his crx... says it makes a huge difference.... moron. the car is so noticibly slower than just a regular shift... people will never learn

 

Granny shifting, not double clutching like you should. *crowd of ricers go OHHHHH like they know what they are talking about* Also where do I get the motec exhaust

 

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lol. you granny shifter, you should of double clutched.

 

Granny shifting, not double clutchin' like you should. Lucky you didn't blow the welds on the intake.

 

Hehe, I wish I could still "Granny shift". Unfortunately my tranny is a bit tired w/ 125,000 miles on it. It doesn’t shift like it used to anymore.

During normal driving I can shift like Honda meant for it to be. Sadly though, when above 6-7K RPMs double-clutching is necessary for me.

If I forget to double-clutch while at the top of my RPM range (especially during a 4th-5th shift) I get a nice grind, a refusal to go into gear, and then my gear box gets all messed up and it won't go into reverse. I then have to put a TON of force on the shifter to get the car into reverse, then it's fixed again. I'm not exactly sure what's causing this???

If I double-clutch during high-RPM shifts the problem is completely eliminated. Of course unlike the F&F movie would lead one to believe this of course slows down my shifts tremendously, but I have no choice.

 

Hmmm..

 

Check out: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/....html

 

isn't double clutching used in road racing with heel toe braking so that when going into a turn you brake while double clutching and downshift so when you leave the turn you are in the right gear and you don't get the lurch that you would from normal downshifting.

 

my dad double clutches the 350 in 1st-3rd- until it gets warmed up - just makes it smoother I daddy's Z!!

 

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You don't double-clutch, that is rev-matching. Double clutching is putting the clutch in, taking it out of gear, letting clutch out, revving, clutch in, new gear, clutch out. Synchros eliminate the need for this. Rev-matching is putting the clutch in, taking it out of gear, blipping the throttle, gear in, clutch out.