Manual shifting again...

[ALYAN <S=ALYAN%S=ALYAN%G=ASH%I=AF%PROCTERGAMBLE@mcimail.com>]

Hello,

On the manual shifting thread:

A very long time ago I washed a driver shift without pressing the clutch!! 
I kit you not. The shift was a smooth as silk.. and I remeber that he 
matched the engine rpm before shifting into gear but didn't matter when 
shifting out of gear.

Now, this was on an italian Fiat "Ritmo" model 1982 or 85 with 4 speed (not 
sure if it had syncros) (notice that the car let him move the shift knob 
without pressing the clutch, but won't engage if the rpm didn't match the 
car's speed!?!). It is a 4 door family car, average life and nothing 
special about it.  The driver was a mechanic himself and we were just 
highschool kids dazzing at his acts of magic.

Even since I was wondering...  If you match the input shaft speed to the 
gear, assuming you are superman and really know your gears, then that would 
be possible...?

I don't have an Audi myself, but have developed a liking just thourgh this 
group.  Just  came back from Grattan last night (BMW school).. the track is 
lots of fun  - light hills/corners/long straight :-)  enjoy..  There was 
one white quattro that day, practising, eh..?

Ash