5 speed: no use for clutch
#1
5 speed: no use for clutch
This weekend I took a ride in an M5 and I notices that my friend driving was not using the clutch. So i ask him about it and he tells me that if you shift at the right time you don't have to use the clutch with any manual. Has anyone heard of this before?
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Re: 5 speed: no use for clutch
Originally posted by H.N.I.C.95
This weekend I took a ride in an M5 and I notices that my friend driving was not using the clutch. So i ask him about it and he tells me that if you shift at the right time you don't have to use the clutch with any manual. Has anyone heard of this before?
This weekend I took a ride in an M5 and I notices that my friend driving was not using the clutch. So i ask him about it and he tells me that if you shift at the right time you don't have to use the clutch with any manual. Has anyone heard of this before?
#5
this is a joke, right?
it's *possible* to do it, but it's also *possible* to drink drano... that doesn't mean you should. I know I'll get a lot of hate for this, but you should never shift without the clutch. Yeah, yeah, matching RPM and all that crap. It will lead to premature clutch/tranny failure and we all know premature *anything* is not a good thing.
Originally posted by H.N.I.C.95
22 years old and still learning
22 years old and still learning
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I've been shifting my Yamaha with no clutch for 51K miles. No problems with the gear box yet. And thats high miles for a bike.
It's actually easy to do. Try this on the 3rd to 4th shift, it's the easiest one to do.
Ease off the gas and gently pull the shifter out of say... 3rd gear and pull it right down to where 4th gear is keeping light but constant pressure on the shifter. As your RPM's drop your syncros will match up with 4th gear the shifter will pop right into gear.
It's actually easy to do. Try this on the 3rd to 4th shift, it's the easiest one to do.
Ease off the gas and gently pull the shifter out of say... 3rd gear and pull it right down to where 4th gear is keeping light but constant pressure on the shifter. As your RPM's drop your syncros will match up with 4th gear the shifter will pop right into gear.
#8
I've always heard that in most cars, the window of opportunity to be able to match perfectly to attain a clutchless shift is very small.
What are the fruits gained if you make the shift correctly? Well...maybe you impress a passenger, and save one pump on the clutch pedal.
What are the negative consequences if you miss?
I don't think our trannies really care for excessive metal shavings.
What are the fruits gained if you make the shift correctly? Well...maybe you impress a passenger, and save one pump on the clutch pedal.
What are the negative consequences if you miss?
I don't think our trannies really care for excessive metal shavings.
#9
Originally posted by blizz20oma
I've always heard that in most cars, the window of opportunity to be able to match perfectly to attain a clutchless shift is very small.
What are the fruits gained if you make the shift correctly? Well...maybe you impress a passenger, and save one pump on the clutch pedal.
What are the negative consequences if you miss?
I don't think our trannies really care for excessive metal shavings.
I've always heard that in most cars, the window of opportunity to be able to match perfectly to attain a clutchless shift is very small.
What are the fruits gained if you make the shift correctly? Well...maybe you impress a passenger, and save one pump on the clutch pedal.
What are the negative consequences if you miss?
I don't think our trannies really care for excessive metal shavings.
#11
but why?
that's the question... why??? You *can* wait until the last second and brake 60-0 in 127 feet... You *can* start the car in 3rd gear... You *can* jump start the car by rolling downhill and popping the clutch rather than using the key/starter.
Yeah some people have been doing it for thousands of miles and never had a problem. Good for them. Other people I'll bet would try it and burn through some metal in the first 6 months.
Shifting without the clutch doesn't get you anything except the likelihood of more problems down the road. So the question is, why would you do any of those things?
Yeah some people have been doing it for thousands of miles and never had a problem. Good for them. Other people I'll bet would try it and burn through some metal in the first 6 months.
Shifting without the clutch doesn't get you anything except the likelihood of more problems down the road. So the question is, why would you do any of those things?
Originally posted by SprintMax
on any 4th 5spd maxima you can shift from 2nd to 3rd without using the clutch.. at 3000 rpms.. get off the gas and just quickly shift from 2nd to 3rd without hesitation
on any 4th 5spd maxima you can shift from 2nd to 3rd without using the clutch.. at 3000 rpms.. get off the gas and just quickly shift from 2nd to 3rd without hesitation
#13
Re: 5 speed: no use for clutch
Originally posted by H.N.I.C.95
This weekend I took a ride in an M5 and I notices that my friend driving was not using the clutch. So i ask him about it and he tells me that if you shift at the right time you don't have to use the clutch with any manual. Has anyone heard of this before?
This weekend I took a ride in an M5 and I notices that my friend driving was not using the clutch. So i ask him about it and he tells me that if you shift at the right time you don't have to use the clutch with any manual. Has anyone heard of this before?
#14
Clutchless shifting is only for show. There are no benefits of doing this other than to impress your passengers. It takes longer to do, and wears the syncros and shift forks more so than normal. Parts INSIDE the transmission should be the last ones you want to wear out.
Some vehicles are far easier to do this than others. My '98 Maxima was one of the more difficult ones so I rarely ever tried it. But I used to so it all the time in my SE-R and the Nissan trucks I have had.
Some vehicles are far easier to do this than others. My '98 Maxima was one of the more difficult ones so I rarely ever tried it. But I used to so it all the time in my SE-R and the Nissan trucks I have had.
#15
Re: Re: 5 speed: no use for clutch
Originally posted by deezo
yup. Truckers do this to save their clutches.
yup. Truckers do this to save their clutches.
In a car I don't see the point, missing your shift is sure to cause serious wear or damage. The syncros are there for a reason, use them.
#16
Originally posted by SR20DEN
Clutchless shifting is only for show. There are no benefits of doing this other than to impress your passengers.
Clutchless shifting is only for show. There are no benefits of doing this other than to impress your passengers.
#18
Also in a truck all the gears are evenly spaced so if you shift out at the same RPM every time you know exactly what RPM you have to be at for the next gear. Since the usable power band for a truck is so small you are usually shifting out at 'redline'. So if you ran up to 1800 RPM and upshifted you would go into the next gear at 1400 RPM no mater what shift you were making. To downshift if you came out of gear at 1400 RPM you would just raise the RPMs to 1800 then slide into the next gear. (different trucks have different spreads on the gears but all the gears in a truck are the same.)
To downshift a truck with the clutch you would have to --
Press clutch
slide shifter to neutral
release clutch
raise rpms to 1800 (or whatever)
press clutch again
hold rpm at 1800
slide lever into gear
release clutch
Without the clutch is the same procedure, except to slide the lever out of gear you have to adjust the throttle to 'unload' the gears. Not using the clutch saves a lot of steps.
Compared to a car --
press clutch
slide lever to next gear
release clutch
To downshift a truck with the clutch you would have to --
Press clutch
slide shifter to neutral
release clutch
raise rpms to 1800 (or whatever)
press clutch again
hold rpm at 1800
slide lever into gear
release clutch
Without the clutch is the same procedure, except to slide the lever out of gear you have to adjust the throttle to 'unload' the gears. Not using the clutch saves a lot of steps.
Compared to a car --
press clutch
slide lever to next gear
release clutch
#19
Originally posted by 2k2wannabe
this is a joke, right?
I know I'll get a lot of hate for this, but you should never shift without the clutch. Yeah, yeah, matching RPM and all that crap. It will lead to premature clutch/tranny failure....
this is a joke, right?
I know I'll get a lot of hate for this, but you should never shift without the clutch. Yeah, yeah, matching RPM and all that crap. It will lead to premature clutch/tranny failure....
why? Well, when I'm not in a hurry, I don't like to be bothered stepping on the clutch. Call it being lazy, but I don't damage anything and my clutch will last longer. That's why.
#23
I do it often, but only when accelerating leisurely and the car basically "falls" into gear at the right engine speed. I also did it on my 240Z(RIP) and 280Turbo, plus some Fords without any problems. A mechanic I know of hardly used the clutch on his Nissan truck and was still on the original clutch at 250k with no problems. All that said, I can't really argue with the points made by those saying you should always use your clutch. Considering the tranny problems with the Maxs, I'm working on getting out of this habit.
#24
Re: but why?
i only do it to impress the ladies
me: question.. do you need to use the clutch to shift?
A)
her: of course you do..
me: oh yeah.. watch this
B)
her: no.. my ex bf or my brother or my father, or my dad showed me already..
me: oh
me: question.. do you need to use the clutch to shift?
A)
her: of course you do..
me: oh yeah.. watch this
B)
her: no.. my ex bf or my brother or my father, or my dad showed me already..
me: oh
Originally posted by 2k2wannabe
that's the question... why??? You *can* wait until the last second and brake 60-0 in 127 feet... You *can* start the car in 3rd gear... You *can* jump start the car by rolling downhill and popping the clutch rather than using the key/starter.
Yeah some people have been doing it for thousands of miles and never had a problem. Good for them. Other people I'll bet would try it and burn through some metal in the first 6 months.
Shifting without the clutch doesn't get you anything except the likelihood of more problems down the road. So the question is, why would you do any of those things?
that's the question... why??? You *can* wait until the last second and brake 60-0 in 127 feet... You *can* start the car in 3rd gear... You *can* jump start the car by rolling downhill and popping the clutch rather than using the key/starter.
Yeah some people have been doing it for thousands of miles and never had a problem. Good for them. Other people I'll bet would try it and burn through some metal in the first 6 months.
Shifting without the clutch doesn't get you anything except the likelihood of more problems down the road. So the question is, why would you do any of those things?
#26
Originally posted by Porcupine
Considering the tranny problems with the Maxs, I'm working on getting out of this habit.
Considering the tranny problems with the Maxs, I'm working on getting out of this habit.
#27
Re: but why?
Originally posted by 2k2wannabe
that's the question... why??? You *can* wait until the last second and brake 60-0 in 127 feet... You *can* start the car in 3rd gear... You *can* jump start the car by rolling downhill and popping the clutch rather than using the key/starter.
Yeah some people have been doing it for thousands of miles and never had a problem. Good for them. Other people I'll bet would try it and burn through some metal in the first 6 months.
Shifting without the clutch doesn't get you anything except the likelihood of more problems down the road. So the question is, why would you do any of those things?
that's the question... why??? You *can* wait until the last second and brake 60-0 in 127 feet... You *can* start the car in 3rd gear... You *can* jump start the car by rolling downhill and popping the clutch rather than using the key/starter.
Yeah some people have been doing it for thousands of miles and never had a problem. Good for them. Other people I'll bet would try it and burn through some metal in the first 6 months.
Shifting without the clutch doesn't get you anything except the likelihood of more problems down the road. So the question is, why would you do any of those things?
thank you, drive through please.
#28
Originally posted by Frezny
Well, when I'm not in a hurry, I don't like to be bothered stepping on the clutch. Call it being lazy, but I don't damage anything and my clutch will last longer. That's why.
Well, when I'm not in a hurry, I don't like to be bothered stepping on the clutch. Call it being lazy, but I don't damage anything and my clutch will last longer. That's why.
Maybe you should try buying a car with auto trans???
#29
Re: Re: but why?
I guess 'A**hole moderator' says it all.
I'm the kind who, if I saw someone jabbing a stick in his eye, wouldn't tell him not to, but I'd sure ask why he's doing it. Shifting without the clutch is along those very lines. If someone wants to clutchless shift, let them. I'd just like to know why. The only reason can be "that it's cool" and if that's their reason, have fun.
Oh, and
... boy, that put the "DUH" back in "moduhrator", huh? Of the responses of people who do it, only a handful have given any reason... that's all I was looking for.
I'm the kind who, if I saw someone jabbing a stick in his eye, wouldn't tell him not to, but I'd sure ask why he's doing it. Shifting without the clutch is along those very lines. If someone wants to clutchless shift, let them. I'd just like to know why. The only reason can be "that it's cool" and if that's their reason, have fun.
Oh, and
it's not your car they're driving
Originally posted by Matt93SE
Why badger people about it? it CAN be done. It CAN be done correctly. It CAN be done incorrectly. It CAN blow the tranny. so can missing a shift, so can letting your foot slip off the clutch because your shoes are wet from the rain. s*** happens, and if someone is willing to risk FUBARing their car up because they want to do a clutchless shift, then let them. it's not your car they're driving, so get over it.
thank you, drive through please.
Why badger people about it? it CAN be done. It CAN be done correctly. It CAN be done incorrectly. It CAN blow the tranny. so can missing a shift, so can letting your foot slip off the clutch because your shoes are wet from the rain. s*** happens, and if someone is willing to risk FUBARing their car up because they want to do a clutchless shift, then let them. it's not your car they're driving, so get over it.
thank you, drive through please.
#30
I do it in my DA all the time on the highway...usually on the trips to and from college, on the long highway, just because i usually have my left foot up on the dash. If i wanna pass somebody, I'll just blip the throttle and slip it into fourth, then back to fifth when I'm done...no need to bring my left foot into things.
#31
Originally posted by Frezny
If it actually caused tranny problems to do it correctly, I could understand this statement. But, you come off as being someone who has done it for multiple platforms and truly understands that the gears will disengage at one rpm range and reengage at another without damage. It's a simple mechanical process for which the clutch only adds a longer window of opportunity.
If it actually caused tranny problems to do it correctly, I could understand this statement. But, you come off as being someone who has done it for multiple platforms and truly understands that the gears will disengage at one rpm range and reengage at another without damage. It's a simple mechanical process for which the clutch only adds a longer window of opportunity.
#32
Re: Re: Re: but why?
Originally posted by 2k2wannabe
If someone wants to clutchless shift, let them. I'd just like to know why. The only reason can be "that it's cool" and if that's their reason, have fun.
If someone wants to clutchless shift, let them. I'd just like to know why. The only reason can be "that it's cool" and if that's their reason, have fun.
#39
Originally posted by 2M0A0X2
ANSWER MY QUESTION I WANNA KNOW!!!
ANSWER MY QUESTION I WANNA KNOW!!!