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Old Dec 15, 2005 | 08:07 PM
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Hey.....like a month ago i raced a Toyota celcia like a 94 model...its the GT4 shape.....i was in my series 2 rx7(first gen)...it has a 13b decomp with a 2.5" exhaust........the guy had a rolling start and i was stopped on a hill at the lights.....the light turned green as he rolled past me so i dumped the clutch and took off...i double clutched 1st to 2nd and flat shifted 3rd....by the time i got to 4500rpm in 3rd he was strugling... as i floored it past for another 200metres then backed off and poped a 3ft flame
Old Dec 15, 2005 | 09:22 PM
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Hahah nice kill!
Old Dec 16, 2005 | 12:47 AM
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why did you double clucth 1st to 2nd. I've been told that you double clucth to down shift in a road race. Also, how did you measure your backfire from inside your car? i'm just wondering that one.
Old Dec 16, 2005 | 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by donhayes' post='787131' date='Dec 15 2005, 10:47 PM

why did you double clucth 1st to 2nd. I've been told that you double clucth to down shift in a road race. Also, how did you measure your backfire from inside your car? i'm just wondering that one.


he had a backfire meter gauge... duh !
Old Dec 16, 2005 | 08:23 PM
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why would you double clutch from one to 2?
Old Dec 17, 2005 | 05:11 PM
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double clutch is useless when your trans has synchros.



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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 06:57 PM
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Yeah, i double clutch from 3rd to 2nd all the time becouse my synchro on that ger is pretty toasty..
Old Dec 22, 2005 | 09:47 PM
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yeah id guess he has 1-2 grindage problems...
Old Dec 23, 2005 | 09:48 AM
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i triple clutch. it's tight.



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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 02:24 PM
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someone explain what double clutching is, and what its good for?



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