And there it is....go for the personal attack when you don't know what your talking about... someone else mentioned sycro mesh trans's-- a technology that eliminated the need for rev matching 70 years ago. The truth became obvious when you mentioned "jerking around doing routine ops"--- well back to learning how to drive a std and problem solved.. You talk like everyone is having this jerky problem shifting their cars, and that ferrari and nissan have solved the problem with some new electronic tech--well maybe for the 80+K they gave those that couldnt drive a std a reason to own one and pretend. But hey, be that guy pre-reving your engine as you down shift, no big deal...You double clutch, i'll granny shift ok? Whatever.

 

I toe and heel downshift when I take my evo to the track on the road, I really don't care as much becasue I don't downshift into high RPMs. If I'm stopping my 135i quickly on the road or at any speed in the snow I blip the gas everytime, without it the rear wheels lock momentarily, gets kinda scary.

 

Are the brake pads/rotors mounted differently than on anything else? I did all 4 of mine on my BMW in a few hours. I would think a clutch would be much more difficult especially if you don't have a lift.

How much does it usually cost to replace a clutch in an Evo?


Oh and I don't have one yet but I rev-match in my Jeep and my BMW

 

I rev match but thats just me and i like doing it!

 

I downshift on a regular basis, but don't always let it engage in the lower gear. It's just habit to walk the shifter down as I slow down.

 

When I downshift I usually do it when the car hits about 2k rpm's. When I let off the clutch it switches gears pretty smoothly, not much jerking at all. Is this habit wrong? It's better for the car if I bleep the throttle and then let off the clutch?

 

You should always rev match at least if your downshifting, less stress. Not o mention brakes are cheaper than a clutch

 

Well thats what I'm saying. If you are downshifting at 2k rpm's, and the car transitions that shift smoothly, are you rev matching the engine?

 

I never bother downshifting when coming to a complete stop, I just ride out whichever gear I'm in to about 1k rpms. I do downshift with a throttle blip if I'm slowing down but will keep going.

 

I usually downshift by rev matching. But if I am turning into a driveway or a place wheres there's people around I just let the RPMS drop and I slowly let off the clutch, i love it since I get little gurgles and mini pops while slowing down (less than 15 MPH)

When i am slowing down for a stop sign i just put it in natural and coast.

 

370z's aren't 80k+. He's not talking about the double clutch transmission on GTR's. Personally, I consider blipping the throttle when doing a considerable downshift part of the "learning to drive a standard" you say others need to do.

 

This is very popular and it's probably never going to be a problem, but here is why you shouldn't do that: what if you're about to be rear-ended?

 

Let them hit you and order a Do-Luck?

 

I just discovered (unfortunately being a newer clutch driver here in my evo) that like some have said, if you leave your foot on the gas when you're keeping a constant speed in a gear, and the press down the clutch, the revs will slowly rise until you just release the clutch at the desired rpm. It makes for a smooth downshift and you don't lower your speed which could be good or bad depending on the situation. Im sure that as I get better, I will want to just blip the gas and be in gear, but for security and my clutch, Im doing this for a while.

 

Does anyone here other than me shift without clutch during daily/casual driving, whether it be up or down shift?