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Old 08-11-2007, 03:49 AM   #73 (permalink)
tenVibes
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i know i may sound like total newb but..in the following quote, what does "off the clutch" (used in this context) mean?

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Originally Posted by Tastycakes

Example 1: If you have to go from 5th to 2nd @ 40 MPH dont just drop it into 2nd. A example for this situation here is to pull it out of 5th (off the clutch) rev it to where you think the RPMs'd be at in 2nd (round 5k or so) Blip the gas to rev it up to 5k or so, then quickly hit the clutch and put it in 2nd. Should go in effortlessly unlike if you just dropped it into 2nd.
to clarify, does it mean...(while in 5th gear) clutch, drop to neutral, let off the clutch? or does it mean pulling into neutral without clutching?
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