About to buy an M6
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About to buy an M6 what all do I need to know, how do I powershift, what do I shift at with a stock cam. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
Re: About to buy an M6 Aside from basic manual driving, powershift by flooring the gas, when it's time to shift enagage the clutch and shift the gear (the whole time keeping your foot planted on the gas). With the stock cam likes to be shifted around 6000-6200 rpm.
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Re: About to buy an M6 double clutching is when you push the clutch in pull the shifter into the neutral gate, let the clutch out, then push the clutch back in and put it into the next gear. This is used commonly durring deceleration, and mostly truckers do it, but I don't think anyone does it anymore. There's no purpose to it.
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Re: About to buy an M6 </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Dusty's Cobra Killer:
<strong>I don't think anyone does it anymore. There's no purpose to it.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">There is a purpose to it. It reduces synchro wear and that means a lot on a severe downshift (like 6th to 3rd at 70mph). Most people just do a rev match though.
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<strong>I don't think anyone does it anymore. There's no purpose to it.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">There is a purpose to it. It reduces synchro wear and that means a lot on a severe downshift (like 6th to 3rd at 70mph). Most people just do a rev match though.
Chris
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Re: About to buy an M6 double-clutching is hardly ever used for acceleration, its used in downshifting. ( "a heel and toe" downshift is more aprpriate in our gearboxes)
You will find people use it alot when road racing, or auto X.
double clutch:
your coming of a straight a 120 mph and you have a 50 mph turn ahead:
1)ease off the throttle, and ease on the brakes with your rightfoot so that 1/2 your foot is on the brake petal (left 1/2)
2)put the clutch in and the shifter to the neutrl gate
3)let the clutch out 1/2 way and rotate your foot and "blip the gas petal".
4)put the clutch all the way in and select the desired down gear.
5)let the clutch out all while keeping your foot on the brake.
if this is done properly, you will not feel a jerk, or ruff rpm change when ever you downshift. It will be very smooooth. It sounds complicated, but after practcing it forr mabe 30 mins with the car off, it gets easier. This is the safest and the easiest way to prevent wear on the tranny. ( if you do it properly)
when i am skipping more than one gear like 140 mph, hard on the brakes for a 40 mph turn, ill blip the throttle twice. one when the cltcuh is out and one when it is back in.
i hope this helps anyone who has ever wonderd about that stuff <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
You will find people use it alot when road racing, or auto X.
double clutch:
your coming of a straight a 120 mph and you have a 50 mph turn ahead:
1)ease off the throttle, and ease on the brakes with your rightfoot so that 1/2 your foot is on the brake petal (left 1/2)
2)put the clutch in and the shifter to the neutrl gate
3)let the clutch out 1/2 way and rotate your foot and "blip the gas petal".
4)put the clutch all the way in and select the desired down gear.
5)let the clutch out all while keeping your foot on the brake.
if this is done properly, you will not feel a jerk, or ruff rpm change when ever you downshift. It will be very smooooth. It sounds complicated, but after practcing it forr mabe 30 mins with the car off, it gets easier. This is the safest and the easiest way to prevent wear on the tranny. ( if you do it properly)
when i am skipping more than one gear like 140 mph, hard on the brakes for a 40 mph turn, ill blip the throttle twice. one when the cltcuh is out and one when it is back in.
i hope this helps anyone who has ever wonderd about that stuff <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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Verdad Gallardo Re: About to buy an M6 </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 770boy:
<strong>I wish I had an automatic.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">why?? auto's arent 1/2 as fun <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
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<strong>I wish I had an automatic.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">why?? auto's arent 1/2 as fun <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
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Re: About to buy an M6 </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by SSpeeed:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 770boy:
<strong>I wish I had an automatic.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">why?? auto's arent 1/2 as fun <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
jk</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thats why I want an M6 <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />
Ahhhh rev matching, more to learn, can someone explain this one to me too <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> , dont mean to pester anyone with my questions
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<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 770boy:
<strong>I wish I had an automatic.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">why?? auto's arent 1/2 as fun <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
jk</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thats why I want an M6 <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />
Ahhhh rev matching, more to learn, can someone explain this one to me too <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> , dont mean to pester anyone with my questions
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Re: About to buy an M6 Join the dark side, get an auto...I did ;D NEway, rev matching is used on a downshift. When you shift, push in the clutch and press on the gas pedal enough that when you let out the clutch, the engine and the tranny are spinning at the same speed. It should feel seemless. The syncros in the m6 tranny (any modern day tranny for that matter) will do this for you to a certain degree.
All this double clutching and rev matching talk was more prevalent in the days before syncros. Syncros are designed to help match the tranny speed to the engine speed. They currently make up for driver skill in new cars.
All this double clutching and rev matching talk was more prevalent in the days before syncros. Syncros are designed to help match the tranny speed to the engine speed. They currently make up for driver skill in new cars.
Re: About to buy an M6 its exactly what it sounds.
if your in 4th and you want to shift to third.. put the clutch in, put it in 3rd and then blip the gas to get the rev's up and then let out the clutch.(easyily) Its so you dont feel the big jerk.
heal and toe is the same thing just wiht different steps and you use the break
if your in 4th and you want to shift to third.. put the clutch in, put it in 3rd and then blip the gas to get the rev's up and then let out the clutch.(easyily) Its so you dont feel the big jerk.
heal and toe is the same thing just wiht different steps and you use the break
Re: About to buy an M6 man i have a m6 do your self a favor and get an auto,i wish i did. i missed a gear(it's too easy to do)and spun a barring, bye,bye,stock motor,hello a.m.s racing and another $5,000 gone. goodluck to ya.
Re: About to buy an M6 powershifting is where you keep your right foot on the floor, and clutch-gear-clutch really quick. If youre good you will only bounce off the rev-limiter once or not at all. Its only benefit is in turbo cars, because you dont lose boost
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Re: About to buy an M6 Personally powershifting is to risky. By the time you learn how to do it properly, you'll will probably end up rebuilding your tranny or worse yet having to buy another one. You might just want to learn how to shift quickly. Just my opinion.