on 4/23/02 5:52 PM, Edward Cheung at edwardcheung_at_mac.com wrote:
> by matching the rpm(engine speed)
> lower gear runs at higher rpm at the same travelling speed,
> one can downshift without using the clutch by stepping on the gas to
> increase the engine speed and when the engine reach the right rpm
> ....just shift with the clutch.
> it is a matter of timing, and listening to the engine
Downshifting is definitely a lot more difficult than upshifting. I lost my
clutch cable one day, and drove all the way across town, through traffic,
upshifting and downshifting the whole way. The most difficult part at first,
was starting at a light, but that came rather quickly. Downshifting gave me
problems the whole time. (By the time I got to the mechanic's, I was
convinced there was no synchronizer between first and second, and second and
third) :-)
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