what does double clutch downshifting do for you?

[guapo337]

as opposed to "single clutch" downshifting..?

 

[boyRacer]

its easier on the synchros... and it doesn't upset the car under braking which is important during hard cornering when the weight shifts from the back to the front and so forth... its pretty useless in city driving.

 

[Pilsnerpete]

unless you speed shift like ndee

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: boyRacer
its easier on the synchros... and it doesn't upset the car under braking which is important during hard cornering when the weight shifts from the back to the front and so forth... its pretty useless in city driving.

..eh? If you rev between gears with the clutch in (w/o double clutching), you won't get the immediate slow-down caused by letting the clutch back in.

Btw..if you're worried about weight transfer, don't shift in corners...downshift before the corner.

 

[snik]

Originally posted by: Pilsnerpete
unless you speed shift like ndee

LOL

 

[geno]

easier on the synchros, as said earlier

 

[Jzero]

Smoother and easier on the passengers as well.

 

[Swanny]

Why?

Because that's what my dad taught me to do

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: CadetLee

Originally posted by: boyRacer
its easier on the synchros... and it doesn't upset the car under braking which is important during hard cornering when the weight shifts from the back to the front and so forth... its pretty useless in city driving.

..eh? If you rev between gears with the clutch in (w/o double clutching), you won't get the immediate slow-down caused by letting the clutch back in.

Btw..if you're worried about weight transfer, don't shift in corners...downshift before the corner.

Well that's why double clutching is done with heel and toe"ing"... double clutching in itself yields no obvious signficant benefit. But the hard cornering part is my boo boo... i should've said during hard braking then ... downshifting during a corner is a big no no...

 

[Shockwave]

Originally posted by: boyRacer
... its pretty useless in city driving.

Yep.

 

[aircooled]

Found on Google. Nice "How-to" read on double-clutching.

 

[ElFenix]

moving your foot so that the ball is on the brake and the heel is on the gas sounds like a good way to screw up your ankle

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
moving your foot so that the ball is on the brake and the heel is on the gas sounds like a good way to screw up your ankle

Watch some Japanese drifting video w/in-car footage...you'll probably catch some heel-toe video. They have some freakily good drivers..