_HighVoltage_
Captain Volvo
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- 1998 Volvo S70 T5M
That wouldn't work on my car.
I can only drop from fourth to third.
I can only drop from fourth to third.
It's easy as hell. Just clutch in and move the gearshift as normal, but before you clutch out, tap the throttle to raise the RPM by 1500-2000 depending on the car's gearing and clutch out. If the car jerks you did it wrong, if you feel nothing you did it right. The RPMs only need to be within about 1000 of the target road speed to make it feel perfectly smooth, and it's better to over-rev than under rev.
Most trouble usually stems from putting the feet in the wrong place and having trouble hitting the gas with the side of the foot.
Well, after watching the video at the top, it seem it's easier said than done. It sounds simple in theory, but looks like it will take a good deal of practice to do it smoothly in the real world. I would love to get to the track to practice this. Too bad the only car I could practice on this year, the 2nd and 3rd gear syncros are on their way out.
^I think the first is better, though I'm not 100% on the technical reasons why. It's what I've heard though.
I upshift normally in my car, but always do a rev matched double clutched downshift. I...find it easier to get it smoother than the normal way to downshift?
Thusly:
1. Clutch in, to neutral, clutch out.
2. Blip, and right as the revs feel like they're at the right place (which takes practice to find the right point)
3. Clutch in, into gear, clutch out.
With the right timing, you don't feel anything. If the timing is off, there's a slight jerk, I'm guessing it's the synchros picking up the slack.
I'm going to have to practice where I put my feet when doing this. I just had a go, but had trouble reaching the accelerator unless I was braking fairly firmly, much more so than I normally would in everyday driving. My accelerator is placed quite low compared to the brake pedal, so I couldn't really use the sides of my foot for each. I'd need to turn my foot and actually 'heel-and-toe'. That's going to take some work to get right.
You can rev match an automatic.
Yeah.. I just take the corners in neutral. It's a habit of mine (whether good or bad) that I've developed since the beginning for no reason at all.