Re: [T3]Clutchless shifting (was: kookie question)

[Steven Patch <nionwolf@san.rr.com>]

<x-flowed>Clutchless shifting on a motorcycle is easy;  In a car it takes a 
little more finesse.  You basically have to know your engine well, and 
know where the revs are going to drop to in the next gear.  (I've 
practiced this most often in my Honda Accord wagon, 5spd.)  Say you're 
driving in third gear in that car;  At 3k rpm, which is 40mph, ease up 
on the gas just a bit and slot the shifter back out of 3rd.  You have 
to be pretty precise when slipping it into fourth;  in this car's case, 
40mph in 4th is about 2100 rpm.  Basically you have to get it close 
enough to have both the input and output shafts going at the same speed 
when you drop it into the next gear.  Downshifting from fourth to third 
is a lot harder!

Steve

> I would attend such a tech session!  I can shift clutchless on my 
> motorcycle
> but never had the "joy" of doing it in a car.  Scary! ( <-- that was 
> my wallet
> talking ;-p )
>
>      Toby Erkson  --  air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
>      '72 VW Squareback, '95 VW Jetta, '81 Gold Wing, '73 Porsche 914
>      http://www.icbm.org/
>      Portland, Oregon

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