Is double clutching a meme? I saw a video on it today. Tried

>>16882111
I do mainly for 2nd 3rd cuz those are my most likely to fail gears on mu car

>>16882111
can't you just rev match while the clutch is pressed in?

>>16882164
I think it's got something to do with changing the speed of the input shaft to save your synchros. Considering synchros are a wear part anyway, it's basically a meme

>>16882865
yeah.
But its fun.

>>16882865
this. it's a meme, but as the other posted said, it's quite satisfying when you have all the movements synchronized and can do it very quickly

>>16882865
>>16882888
>>16883074
If you're driving a vintage car, you have to unless you want to grind the hell out of your gears.

Just get a dogbox. Synchro wear solved.

>>16883087
sure, but idk how old it would even have to be
if you have one of those cars you probably already know this

>>16883162

It's also useful with cars with higher mileage syncros, but yes, most "modern" cars will mechanically be able to be downshifted without rev-matching. Basically anything 1980+. Basically everything from the 60s on was all syncro, but primitive, easily work syncros.


Double clutch does have a place though. You're pulling into a parking lot, going from 2nd to first. Current rpm 1500-2k. Yeah you could ham fist it in there, some cars even with fresh syncros don't like going through a 2k RPM change into first.

So, you rev match. However, clutch in, rev, pop clutch is quite timing-reliant, ie, your footwork matched with a very slight throttle blip, from low-rpm, all has to be perfect. Much harder than, say, a 4-3 shift starting at 4000rpm. So, clutch in, neutral, give it a rev a bit higher than necessary, but close, slot it in a pop the clutch. It seems like more work, but I assure you it's easier that way. Double clutching has its place, just like knowing how to float a gearbox up AND down. And I mean something OTHER than a Honda with triple cone syncros.

>>16883219
*worn syncros.

>>16883087
Or heavy machinery. Where the technique is actually used daily.

>>16882111

Its a meme, frogposter.

Yes it's an entirely a meme unless you are driving a truck from the 1950s or your gearbox is seriously fucked

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>>16883162
Mine's pic related from '61, but everything earlier should be too.