Revmatching on P5??

[enigM@]

i wanna drive this car as smooth as possible, and i always have trouble with rev-matching. Can anyone give any tips???

 

[drumsbeloud]

i've just recently started to do this. it was pretty rough at first, 'cause i was blipping the throttle and letting the revs come back down too much before i engaged the gear. but with a little practice it came pretty quickly. so i'd suggest just give it some time and it'll start to go smoothly.

 

[TheMAN]

get some flexibility in you
I have no problems

 

[EXA4DRIVER]

Practice, practice, practice......

 

[Dimitrios]

Yeah, it's easy to either blip the throttle too much or not enough; Mr. Obvious says that you need to get the best of both worlds. I always have trouble rev- matching from 1 to 2. From 2-5 and the other way down, I have no problem.....

 

[falkofire]

what is this process u all are talking about?

 

[Dimitrios]

Basically (really basic), rev-matching is about matching not only the car speed to the gear you are in, but also matching the engine speed (revs) to the speed. When you are accelerating, for example, and open the clutch (step on the pedal), revs drop for a brief time while you take the time to actually shift. If you shift very quickly, you almost get no perceptible "lunge" as the clutch is let off and the next gear is selected. Rev. matching subscribes to the fact that you should "blip" the throttle just as soon after you push in on the clutch or as soon as you're just about to shift and let off the clutch.

This basically smooths out the transition from gear to gear. Some people like the "kick" when shifting; other people like to rev-match to make the drive as smooth as possible.

 

[cbcbd]

Practice, practice, practice......

yeah, basically.

what is this process u all are talking about?

Do you mean rev matching? Matching the RPMs in a gear to the MPH you are going.

I mean, I could tell you some mph - rpm matches in some gears but you just have to get a feel for it and watch and experiment during your daily driving.
In stop and go traffic I get a lot of chances to just roll in neutral since I'm not usually going so fast and sometimes there's a good downhill. That gave me a great opportunity to experiment with finding the correct RPM in a certain gear at a certain MPH.

I always have trouble rev- matching from 1 to 2. From 2-5 and the other way down, I have no problem.....

1st to 2nd is just stiffer for some reason, hard to get it smooth even if you match it well.

Just start paying more attention to everything you're given, RPMs, gear, MPH, clutch, and gas.
Also make sure to watch how fast your RPM drops when you engage the clutch - that helps you know when it's best to let it go and you can then start paying attention to how far you should let your RPMs drop between certain gears.

 

[falkofire]

the turbo makes the ride a lil rough anywayz, so Im not that worried with this smooothest ride possible thing

 

[Dimitrios]

always worry...........

 

[cbcbd]

the turbo makes the ride a lil rough anywayz

Yeah, I really feel bad for ya(moon)

but I would guess that especially with the turbo, our craptastic transmissions (not made for that power), and the stock clutch, you would really want to make the shifting smoother. Remember, just because it's smoother doesn't mean you can't drive fast and ride out the gears.

 

[uclap5]

id just like to say YAY, im getting better, today coming home making a left i did a 3->2 healtoe downshift that was smoooooth.

 

[kidkorrupt]

aka double clutching =D

i jsut do it if a girl is in the car to make it a smoother ride.