WTF is up with this double clutching nonsense?

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 7:37 pm

Double clutching is from when transmissions didn't have synchros. There is no point in doing it in a modern trans.

Why do all these ricers think it's a good thing?

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 7:44 pm

because THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS said it was cool.

Double Clutching was created a long time ago before they invented sychros and helical cut gears. it serves no purpose on modern cars as a "performance" technique. Hell even truck drivers, who are required to demostrat double clutching to get a CDL, don't even use it. Heel Toe downshifting is about the only rev matching technique you need in modern world.

To quote the good book of Wikipedia.

Double clutching, although time consuming, eases gear selection when an extended delay or variance exists between engine and transmission speeds. The purpose of the double-clutch technique is to aid in matching the rotational speed of the input shaft being driven by the engine to the rotational speed of the gear you wish to select

Thou shall be considered an idiot if thou learns about cars from a movie based purely in fiction.

I'm surprised we don't hear about more people wanting to put a Gallo 24 engine in their Honda/Neon/Nissan/Chevy/Ford/etc.

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 9:08 pm

I just learned how to clutch... fuck doing it again

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:27 pm

Haganracing wrote:I just learned how to fuck... clutch doing it again

fixitmattman · Post by **fixitmattman** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:34 pm

DANGER TO TEH MANIFOLD!!!!!!

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:36 pm

Woah woah woah woah Mox... I live my life a quarter mile at a time here man, you CANNOT expect me to pay attention to such a long winded comment!

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:58 pm

occasional demons wrote:
Haganracing wrote:I just learned how to fuck... clutch doing it again

Dick

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:51 pm

hahahaha HAGAN

sunburnedaz · Post by **sunburnedaz** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 1:12 am

I learned that NOS makes the floor pan fall out from that movie.

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 1:23 am

Yeah, i re-welded my floorpans and lizard skinned them so they won't fly out when i hit the nos to put my manifold in danger...

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 1:52 am

MANNY'S FACEBOOK STATUS.

so appropriate too.

n20sxt · Post by **n20sxt** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 2:00 am

sunburnedaz wrote:I learned that NOS makes the floor pan fall out from that movie.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 4:12 am

MoxHair wrote:...even truck drivers, who are required to demostrat double clutching to get a CDL, don't even use it.

QFT. Off-topic but double-clutching was a bear when I went to vocational college for my CDL training. The instructors told us that we would probably never double clutch in the real world but they were required to teach it to us anyway so that we could pass the state exam.

And I have learned from this thread to not damage my floorpans with NOS usage.

OB · Post by OB » Wed Sep 15, 2010 4:20 am

MoxHair wrote:because THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS said it was cool.

Double Clutching was created a long time ago before they invented sychros and helical cut gears. it serves no purpose on modern cars as a "performance" technique. Hell even truck drivers, who are required to demostrat double clutching to get a CDL, don't even use it. Heel Toe downshifting is about the only rev matching technique you need in modern world.

I never double clutched driving semi's at work, just rev matched to down shift and simply timed upshifts and they just slid right in. Love those HD synchros.

RayWolf · Post by **RayWolf** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:11 pm

just a bit of info. even in the movie, when they show the shifting parts, they are not even double clutching at all.

professional race car drivers never double clutch.

heel toe down shifts is the way to go. i try to heel toe down shift but its hard to do with out a tach to see the rpm, or as some of my friends do...

if you cant find it.. grind it!

we know we all have done that a few times.
and if you say no or never your lieing.

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:15 pm

sidepipe87 wrote:MANNY'S FACEBOOK STATUS.

so appropriate too.

That is exactly what spawned this thread.

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:18 pm

OMG please do fill the rest of us in on Manny's epic status.

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:25 pm

I triple clutch

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:30 pm

FAC3L3SS wrote:OMG please do fill the rest of us in on Manny's epic status.

+1 for those of us who aren't blessed (cursed) enough to be his FB friend...

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:43 pm

Or even have a failbook.

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:49 pm

Manuel Angarita: Granny shifting not double clutching like ya should.

that was his status

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:56 pm

Fuzzyneon wrote:I triple clutch

Maybe thats why I won

fixitmattman · Post by **fixitmattman** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:58 pm

It's more fun if you no clutch it. Nothing says awesome like a broken clutch cable in stop and go traffic.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:05 pm

FAC3L3SS wrote:Or even have a failbook.

It's not my fault your wife disconnected your facebookz!

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:18 pm

As you may or may not already know, I was done with facebook < 2 weeks into it. Finally it was deleted totally instead of sitting unused.

Even then, I had 10 friends and please believe Manny wasn't going to be one.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:20 pm

He's come up on my "people you may know" list a couple times. I chuckle, feel sad, masturbate and click the "HELL NO I DON'T KNOW THAT CRAZY MUTHAFUXXA" button.

Yes, my facebook is cooler than all of you.

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:28 pm

Your summary was much better than mine.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:30 pm

I'm in explanation mode today... First I schooled Gramps on coilovers, now I explained how Manny isn't cool enough to be an ice cream cones friend, and I'm also telling Frank how to not get caught while looking at tranny porn on his work computer.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:51 pm

FAC3L3SS wrote:As you may or may not already know, I was done with facebook < 2 weeks into it. Finally it was deleted totally instead of sitting unused.

Even then, I had 10 friends and please believe Manny wasn't going to be one.

way to respond to my important tweety93 txt, asshole

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:57 pm

I did, dickwad. I even forwarded you a picture of the NEW Neon that the dude who sold my OLD Neon got.

You're going to receive like 8 messages tomorrow.