heal toe not only keeps revs up
main reason for it is to control the car's weight distribution when downshifting and cornering
wouldn't want the car to suddenly jump cuos of downshifting while cornering...
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heal toe not only keeps revs up
main reason for it is to control the car's weight distribution when downshifting and cornering
wouldn't want the car to suddenly jump cuos of downshifting while cornering...
Correct! Matching the revs will transfer less shock though the drivetrain making it more controlled and predictable while cornering.Quote:
Originally Posted by alan
Not to mention less wear on your synchros and gearbox :)
the order in which you move the gears is important too... Its not too great for the syncros if you put it into gear before matching the revs, doesn't take long at all to pick this technique up although most people do strugle with it in day to day driving (since it serves no purpose :P) But I have found myself using it and needing it quite a few ocasions... good thing to learn also good fun to learn.
umm...heel and toe is now doicsuesed..but i think the dude is asking about double clutching...
l'm thinking when u shift into second...and the gear is too long...u push ur cluitch in quick to rev the enging upo and then dumping the slutch again which gives u abit of wheel spin at round 5000 rpm or more
however in sayiung this..u loose abit of time..and doesn't make a difference l duin think
We already established on the other page what double the clutch was for :P
Back in the day before syncromesh... they had "crash" gearboxes... to be able to put it into the next gear the revs had to be matched. If you didn't match them you be grinding till kingdom come... Hence the reason why when you see movies with trucks, you hear them grinding the gears as they drive off. It was comon place because of the close ratios. Now days the only time you need to do it is if your gear box was ****ed and even still you wouldn't need to take your foot off the clutch, just match the revs.
So bottom line is, you don't need to do it becasue we have the luxury of synchros...(unless your synchros are gone of course)
Correct :!: :thumbsup:
It helps you shift smoother in the meanwhile. No amount of double-clutching can smoothen the shift on a really bad synchro though.
Heeltoe is for not spilling coke when downshifting
only for the maccas friday night crew.
spot on!!!.........Quote:
Originally Posted by carbine
it's up and down =o)Quote:
Originally Posted by fusion_VTi
from what you're doing, it's double clutching combined with heel-toe when you're down shifting.
keep on practising. =o) it's good.
The only time I really use double clutching is when down-shifting into first. My gearbox is a bit trempremental when it comes to getting into first gear while the car is moving, so for me it's only a necessary technique while driving in heavy traffic. Never had to use it for any other gear. However, I have heard that if you have a lightened flywheel, then you should double clutch if you are changing gears under normal driving conditions, since the revs fall quickly.