Harmful to shift without clutch?

[ztlonewolf]

Originally Posted by Tamago

that right there is the key, with or with out clutch.. we're talkin tiny lil gears here people. if you can't revmatch on an up AND DOWN shift, you shouldn't be driving a manual trans IMO

the only time you may need to do revmatching on an upshift is if you shifted too slow,anymore than a 1000rpm drop between gears,you would have to rev the engine to match the roadspeed,or not be lazy and use the clutch

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by ztlonewolf

the only time you may need to do revmatching on an upshift is if you shifted too slow,anymore than a 1000rpm drop between gears,you would have to rev the engine to match the roadspeed,or not be lazy and use the clutch

huh? i rev-match/heel-toe every downshift in my car.. it's a nice treat for your driveline to practice this.

[ztlonewolf]

Originally Posted by Tamago

huh? i rev-match/heel-toe every downshift in my car.. it's a nice treat for your driveline to practice this.

revmatching is a must for downshifting,my post only refered to upshifting

[SeaYa]

OP: I agree 100% that you'll do little / no harm by shifting without the clutch if, like most of the above posts suggest, you rev match carefully. When I first read this, I thought it was rediculous, but then I thought about what was actually happening in the transmission, so, I held my breath and gave it a try from 3rd to 4th. AMAZING! Get the revs right, and the syncs almost guide your throw (more like a left-handed, underhand, one finger toss).

Hope you heal up well!