Re: Quattro Digest V2 #437

[walter@quattro.corp.inmet.com (Walter Meares)]

> From: "Al Powell" <APOWELL@agcom.tamu.edu>
> Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 11:18:33 CDT

> Double-clutching is a technique designed to match the engine and 
> transmission gear speed to the speed the car is driving **before **
> engaging the clutch.  I find that using this actually increases my 
> clutch life! 

True.  The technique was needed for shifting an unsynchronized
transmission smoothly.  It's not necessary to use double 
clutching to match revs with a synchronized trans; just match revs 
while moving through neutral by manipulating the throttle.  Actually,
if your *really* good, you can shift your synchronized transmission 
without even using the  clutch, but of course if you do this and
the Audi gods don't like it then great $acrifice$ will be demanded
of you... 

Walter