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Originally Posted by Joenavy85
as far as the shift from neutral to 3rd (or whatever gear you're going to) make sure you "blip" the throttle to raise engine RPM prior to engaging the clutch (a process called "rev matching")...
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I never rev matched on any car I drove, gasoline or diesel, and never heard about it before reading hypermiling forums.
Is it how old cars (older than late 70's) had to be driven or is it an hypermiling trick ?
May be when decelerating as the rev after the down shift is higher than before; noticeably when racing as the rev will be as high as possible to have more engine brake.
In fact the single time I hear about rev matching is when you want to drive a manual and the clutch doesn't work anymore...
TIA,
Denis.
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