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Old 07-01-2002, 02:58 AM
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Is this seriously a thread on double clutching up shifts?


Double clutching should only be used on down shifts, to enable better matching of engine speed with gear box shaft speeds. On trucks and vechiles with large or no synchros it allows more seemless changes to be made. and on race cars it allows you to change into a lower gear at very high rpm and avoid transmission lock.

When up shift it will do nothing at all, to make you go faster. Infact if you really think about it it will slow you down.
It means more time when the engine isnt driving the wheels, and so acclerating the car.
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