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Originally posted by guest1
Either:
1 - to increase the engine speed to such an extent as to ease the meshing of gears when changing down so blip before change(i.e. the lower gear is teeth are moving faster than the previously selected gear teeth - layshaft and main shaft). Much like trying to grab onto the waltzers when they're already whizzing around, it's a damn site easier if you run around at a similar speed. |
This is the bit I have a problem with, with the clutch in the engine is not attachd to the gearbox, so it cannot effect engaging the gear. I think this is a misconception based on old non syncromesh gearboxes that needed to be double clutched on a down shift.