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Old 03-18-2011, 02:12 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I've shifted without the clutch in standard cars (synchro type transmission), on motorcycles (dog type transmission) and in a nice little racecar with a motorcycle engine & gearbox.

Transmissions with dogs instead of synchros handle clutchless shifting quickly and efficiently, at the expense of noise and jerkiness. (Yes, Jerk is an actual engineering term).

With a synchro box, clutchless shifting is slower than using the clutch, and much more likely to damage the transmission.

I don't see the benefit to clutchless shifting with synchros. Sometimes I will ease the car out of gear without using the clutch, but not back into gear. My tranny has 218k on the ticker and it's not getting any younger!
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