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Originally Posted by Gasoline Fumes
. Of course if you can perfectly match revs every time, there won't be any wear. Rev matching with the clutch would be the best. My Insight demands this to downshift into 1st or 2nd gear. It'll growl at me if I don't!  |
Disengaging the clutch removes the engine speed from the gear. The idea is to match engine speed to the gear set. My schoolbus had an input shaft brake for shifts which is why you double clutched it between gears and stomped the pedal to the floor every time