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Originally Posted by Arragonis
Start in 1st, gentle throttle - maybe even only idle to get moving. Rev gently to 2.5K to avoid wheelspin - getting this right feels nice.  This means you can fully lift off the clutch peddle asap.
Then press down fully and shift to 3rd, let the engine go down to 1K and lift off the clutch peddle again fully. There will be less jerk because the speed difference (and also clutch wear) is minimised.
With this approach you get out of the high-rev scenario quickly and also your clutch is full in / out as much as possible, so less slip and less wear. |
So you go from 1st at 2500 rmp -> to 3rd at 1000 rpm?
Why do you let the clutch out all the way, and then have to wait?
I've found shifting from 1st to 2nd is very smooth by letting the clutch only part way out, because I can shift sooner, more quickly and at much lower rpm.
Letting the clutch all the way out from 1st to 2nd would result in jerking, as you say, because that takes more time and the rpm's get too high.