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Originally Posted by EcoCivic
Interesting suggestion, I always thought floating gears was hard on synchronized transmissions and mostly only a viable option for unsynchronized transmissions. I don't intentionally float gears, but one time I forgot to use the clutch shifting from neutral into 5th gear and it slid in no problem.
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure shifting without the clutch makes the synchros try to change the engine speed, versus just the input shaft speed. Of course if you can perfectly match revs every time, there won't be any wear. Rev matching
with the clutch (and double-clutching) would be the best. My Insight demands this to downshift into 1st or 2nd gear. It'll growl at me if I don't!
