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  1. Join Date
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    #1
    Sometimes I have this habit of downshifting a lot to provide better engine braking, and I want it smooth it's like an automatic transmission. Sometimes it gives me some sort of amusement to my ears when I hear the engine braking revs.

    Am I not alone in this bothersome, work-a-lot downshift habits?

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    #2
    I rarely double clutch in this day and age of fully synchronized transmissions.

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    #3
    i only use this double clutch when i can't seem to put into right gear, say i wanted to downshift, i blip the throttle then step on the clutch twice.

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    #4
    sa reverse gear.. pagayawpumasok.. paminsan minasan..

    Hindi ba masisira yung gear kapag nage-engine brake..yun bang dahan-dahan

    irerelease yung clutch? pagpalapit na ko ng Toll booth sa Nlex from neutral to engine

    brake?(sa Diesel Engine)
    Last edited by Satio; February 1st, 2006 at 12:56 AM.

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    #5
    only if i had a WRX. ;)

    but no, i don't do it actually.

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    #6
    Quote Originally Posted by nugundam93
    only if i had a WRX. ;)
    hahaha, I can relate to that. expecially the reverse
    double-clutch pala iyon, akala rev-match. I usually do it before entering the turn para smoother and downshift and faster exit on the turn.

    may nag do-double clutch ba ng 5th gear to 4th or 6th to 5th? hehehe

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    #7
    Quote Originally Posted by Pu**y
    sa reverse gear.. pagayawpumasok.. paminsan minasan..

    Hindi ba masisira yung gear kapag nage-engine brake..yun bang dahan-dahan

    irerelease yung clutch? pagpalapit na ko ng Toll booth sa Nlex from neutral to engine

    brake?(sa Diesel Engine)
    kaya dapat alam mo ang engine speed (rpm) which properly matches your effective downshift point or gear. Kapag hindi ka naman nag 'blip' ng throttle tapos your're trying to double clutch, useless din at hirap ang makina or hindi smooth and engagement.

    sabi ni silverbx986 yan, ewan ko kung maniniwala ako...hehehe

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    #8
    In the old beetle, yes, but not always.

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    #9
    isn't double clutching supposed to be used only when downshifting? naalala ko tuloy si Vin Diesel sa Fast and the Furious.

Do you double clutch?