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Originally Posted by Forrest Right now my fear is when i shift with out syncro rev its horrible. Honestly i learned how to drive manual rather smoothly, i suspect with

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Old 08-20-2009, 11:00 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Right now my fear is when i shift with out syncro rev its horrible. Honestly i learned how to drive manual rather smoothly, i suspect with out any damage on the transmission. So far i did a total of 2 grinds while attempting to go in reverse up hill, other then that i have been extra nice to the gear box. My fear right now is i will cause damage to my gears trying to shift with out syncro rev.

I need to do alot of research on heel and toe and get the concept down. I want to lean it due to if i get in another manual car i will look real bad lol.
Sounds like you are trying to do too much too soon. Heel/toe is an advanced technique and mainly adventageous when on the track (i.e. you need to brake and downshift at the same time).

Right now you just need to get accustomed to where the rpm's should be in each gear at various speeds. Synchro rev can help you with this. Go to a secluded area, cruise at a constant speed, then downshift a gear with synchro rev on and pay attention to where the rpm's go to. Next, cruise again at the same speed and downhift without synchro rev making sure you blip the throttle to bring the rpm's to where they need to be.

Also remember that YOU control the clutch. Dont let the clutch out if the rpm's are not matched to the gear. If you need to blip the throttle 1k rpm's more and you accidentally blip it by 3k rpm's, just wait for the revs to fall before letting out the clutch otherwise you will jerk forward. Same concept if you blip too little, just give it a little more gas to raise the rpm's to where you want them to be otherwise you will jerk backwards.
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