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Old 7-25-05, 22:59   #49 (permalink)
parisifal
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Please stop.

Automotive science is right, double cluthing does save wear and tear. Real life is another story. The wear and tear is negligible. You are more likely to cause more damage with ONE misshift than saving by double clutching a synchromeshed transmission your whole life. Science said that the amount of dirt you breathe in is very unhealthy; but in real life you have to breathe, so you breathe.

If you wanted to put this info as a "ways to prolong the life of a transmission" I would approve. As this is a "racing" thread, double clutching does not help, matter of fact, only times it would help is if yout tranmission is about to go bye bye.

Go ask your instructor if double clutching is necessary on a modern day synchromeshed transmission. Also ask them if it helps anything that has to do with "racing."

So please Samol_hok, just stop.

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