Originally Posted by Bazzer
Double de-clutching is not required in modern gearboxes, thats what syncro were designed and developed for. You putting undue wear and stress on the clutch by double de-clutching so the wear you believe you are saving on the gearbox, you are putting on the clutch instead.
Try blipping the throttle on the down shift, only requires the clutch depressing the once and you match the revs with the blip on the throttle.
Heel & toe is not as hard as you think, just needs a little practice although has little benefit on the road, but does have its use on the race circuit.
You are quite right Bazzer. Simply doing that technique is sufficient.
I do it by by a light stroke of the clutch pedal.
It is still double clutching.
Since you have the clutch engaged anyway you are not putting undue wear on the throwout bearing or really on the plates. Besides,that is what clutches are for. Or to be blunt, same logic as the that is what sychros are for. Clutches are easier to replace.
Burn one or burn the other.
Drove my '75 Starfire for 200k miles. Shifted thousand of times "WITHOUT THE CLUTCH" by synching the motor to the speeds. But that was normal leisure driving. When I drive aggresively, I double clutch the down shifts. Interestingly, the techniques are similar.
If Heel-toe has purpose on the race circuit, why not use it on the road?
Me, I like to shift fast and smooth and will continue the technique ya'll think is a waste of time. You are welcome to watch my rear bumper grow smaller in your windscreen, as I do it, anytime.
roadster with a stick
BTW
feets, my '95 Dodge truck cumins has 240K, mostly pulling a heavy equipment trailer. Changed the clutch, found no problems with the tranny and did the brakes, for the first time, at 220K. Damm things were built well weren't they.