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Originally Posted by SherM4n
You downshift by just letting the clutch out then with no mind paid to before/after RPMs?
Edit: When I taught my girlfriend how to drive a manual, the concept and execution of rev matching was absolutely something we went over. Being smooth with the clutch and gas isn't something that's reserved for racetracks; I would think it's something appreciated by both the mechanicals and any passengers.  |
One can avoid the need to rev match with the throttle by applying the brakes and downshifting at the proper time (i.e. in the speed range of the gear); one does not need to rev match at every downshift. And I do rev match when necessary for the power delivery commensurate with the driving situation. BTW, I learned to drive and took the driving test with a manual transmission in a car without a tachometer (yeah, I'm that old LOL). I hit the manual-transmission million driven miles mark probably 11 years ago, maybe even earlier if you count the miles I have on the big scooters
Regardless, I was addressing jmg's comment regarding rev matching AND using a heel 'n toe technique; even he knew it was funny...
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."