RE: Double clutching/Fred shift/matching RPMs/Syncros

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Subject: RE: Double clutching/Fred shift/matching RPMs/Syncros
From: "Weiss, Jeffrey" <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 09:04:43 -0400
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Reply-to: "Weiss, Jeffrey" <[email protected]>
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[email protected] adds 2c: 
> Here goes my 2 cents and question on this long lasting subject.  
> 1. Double clutching I've never done in any of my Alfas.  
> ...
> ...I truly believe you have to know how to drive an Alfa.  It
> takes careful shifting, easing the gears in and RPM matching to
> drive the Alfas smoothly and not to grind the gears.

Easing the gears, yes.  Making sure you're fully on the clutch,
yes.  However, if you're not double-clutching, any RPM-matching
you do by blipping is NOT in ANY WAY contributing to reducing
gear grinding.
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jw
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