kelbrig1

I used to do that in my old Blazer..Never in the Audis!

qezel

not only does it save the syncro's but it makes for a smoother drive and saves wear on the clutch.. my dad did the whole skip barber certification thing and taught me heel and toeing when i was first learning to drive


however, i have shifted clutchless in a few half dead vw's just for fun.. and i suppose it is a good skill to have, incase clutch hydraulics ever give out far from home

thegetawaycar

it's hard enough in my car even with the clutch. i don't even want to think about not using it...

84gtguy

you just have to know what you're doing and properly shift at the right rpm when the synchros match up. as long as you don't grind the gears, or skip a gear, there's no reason it should case any trouble with the tranny.

84gtguy

of course use your clutch for starting and stoping and downshifting. if you can't slipt in effortless, don't do it! that will cause damage!

84gtguy

i guess i don't see the issue. as long as you do it properly. i thought more people would not use it

Alpine 87.5

2nd. I have heard of this heal/toe, but don't know how to do it.

couper83

most the time unless my clucth pedal snaps in half

Tony Hoffman-4000Q

This came in very handy for Petunia. This is because from the time I got her till I fixed the tear in the firewall there was no complete clutch disengagement. So, clutch pushed in or not, you were shifting without clutch disengagement ;-)

I learned to shift without the clutch at an early age (probably 16 or so) and have done most of my shifting without them since.

While driving Peterbilts, I really got used to it. You would wear out a clutch in 6 months in one of those with that much torque.

BTW, it's come in quite handy since. I've had to drive three or four customer cars to the shop without after various breakages they've had.

Tony Hoffman

JeromeS.

2nd that!