No Clutch Shifting

[cuda_dude]

Does anyone no clutch shift?

[BiggyD]

I don't have manual, but if I did I wouldn't...I think if your going nice and slow at low rpms it's not too bad for the tranny but at high rpms is a no no.

[gsr916]

Why do people do that it accomplishes nothing. You have to go slow to do it, and if you are aiming at not using the clutch you could have just bought an automatic

[CamarosRsweet94]

It's not really that hard on the tranny if you do it right, and it doesn't neccesarily have to be done at low speeds. You just have to make sure you shift at the right RPM so the gears line up real nice and it'll just slide right in. It is however something for vey experienced drivers and I personally would not recommend doing it.

[89IROC&RS]

production cars use helicly cut gears, that are curved, they dont slide right into one another unless they are spinning at the exact same speed, which is very hard to do. clutchless shifting is normaly done in race cars, because they use strait cut gears that will slide into one another at a wide range of engine speeds. the tradeoff is that strait cut gears are noisy, and helicly cut gears are nice and quiet.

[panchoman]

bravo...bravo....89IRO&RS is a smart smart man

[cuda_dude]

i only do it only when i get bored and am just driving normal....it doenst slow you down at all...you just use the brakes and gas instead of the clutch and it makes for a perfect shift...really smooth

[will69camaro]

I suggest that everyone that has a manual learn to do it and learn to do it well. I didn't think it would pay off, i was just messing around and learned to do it really well (once you learn it well in one car all cars can be shifted without much if any problem). Well when i was looking at A&M (400 miles away from my hometown) the clutch went out in my mom's explorer sport and i had to drive it for her the last 150 miles of the trip without a clutch. Only thing that sucked is having to kill it when i came to a complete stop to get it into first. But it came in handy and saved us a towing expense. Just my 2 cents.

William

[cuda_dude]

makes for a really smooth downshift instead of double clutchin too

[83XFIRE]

To shift without the clutch is obviously going to be more wear and tear on your tranny, as explained by the fearless leader 89iroc... and I also believe everyone should learn to do it. My advice, learn on a ford for two reasons. One, if you mess it up, who cares, its a ford. And two, I have found it easier to do on a ford. Dunno why, but I have done it on two different fords. My ranger when i lost my clutch pressure about 1 1/2 hrs north. Waited till about 11:30 so nobody was on the road and drove it home fine. The other was my friends escort. Had to prove to her that you can shift without the clutch. She got kinda freaked at first. All you have to do is just rev it up a lil higher than usual, pull it out of gear (don't force it, when you back off the throtle it will come out real easy), and give it light pressure once the engine has calmed down a little. You dont need to really force anything, it all falls into place when its all lined up. If you don't do it right though, you'll know. So will everyone else around you too, lol.

[FormulaLT1]

Originally Posted by 83XFIRE

To shift without the clutch is obviously going to be more wear and tear on your tranny, as explained by the fearless leader 89iroc... .

Please god tell me that was sarcasm........

[83XFIRE]

sarcasm is my middle name

[FormulaLT1]

OK, I feel so much better. I like this guy. I'm going to miss you when he bans you but I like you.

[83XFIRE]

Lol, if he bans me for that its pretty bad. He is a good guy, he should be able to take a little crap, lol. He did explain the tranny thing though.

[FormulaLT1]

I'm just messing around he wouldn't actually ban you for that. I have said alot worse(I'm just kiddin 89 just trying to make this guy feel better, Love ya man) and he hasn't banned me yet but I've got like 15 Id's as a back up just ready for that comment that goes too far.