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Originally Posted by Welshman
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You should note that with a synchro box it is possible (but not recommended) to change gear without using the clutch at all. It is quite simple with upshifts, not so simple with downshifts, but the principle is true either way that if the engine revs are matched to the speed at which the gearbox is spinning the gears will engage without the use of the clutch.
Hear endeth the lesson.
May your manual gearboxes give you as much pleasure as mine does!....
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+1 That explains a lot
I used to be able to switch gears on my parents old Miata without using the clutch sometimes and never knew why... Have yet to try it on my e90 as i'm afraid of making that heart breaking
grinding noise (even those a previous link in the thread explained it and made me feel a little better about it!)