Shifting Without Using The Clutch

[NoVaGT]

Hurt myself a bit yesterday, and driving manual is currently painful.

I'll be damned, but these MT82s can do clutchless shifting pretty damn well.

Color me surprised.

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[P2]

Really.....

 

[invaliduser]

I did it a couple of times by accident when I was just fumbling around with the shifter at low speeds. It does work, falls right into gear like the clutch was in.

 

[yomamma219]

It often feel like I'm not using the clutch when I'm shifting 1st to 2nd anyway and sometimes 2nd to 3rd so maybe I just won't use it anymore....

 

[yomamma219]

I still haven't got my downshift heel-toe down. I dont know why but it just feels so unnatural on the road and I am always braking too hard or to light or feel like my foot is about to slip off the brake. I have a pretty big foot too. Maybe its just cuz I'm always doing it in boat shoes or loafers.

 

[FranzVonHoffer]

Wow, I used to do that with my RX7 but haven't tried it on the S550.

 

[TheReaper]

Good synchronizers will allow shifting clutchless at the right RPM.

 

[c-rizzle]

I HAD to do that once when my clutch went out on my OLD honda civic in highschool.....

I started the car in first.... with the starter bucking the car & had someone push at the same time to lighten the load on the starter. Then prayed that I didn't have to come to a complete stop... which I did once or twice on the way home. So we had to do the whole thing over again to start it in gear. And do nearly perfect RPM matching to get it from gear to gear. I also did a lot of coasting at low speeds.

It wasn't pretty but it got me home.

 

[Synyster06Gates]

Had to do that in my 99 Cobra when the clutch cable snapped on the way home. Got lucky and only had one stop on the way home. Drove fine that way, though

 

[NoVaGT]

I HAD to do that once when my clutch went out on my OLD honda civic in highschool.....

I started the car in first.... with the starter bucking the car & had someone push at the same time to lighten the load on the starter. Then prayed that I didn't have to come to a complete stop... which I did once or twice on the way home. So we had to do the whole thing over again to start it in gear. And do nearly perfect RPM matching to get it from gear to gear. I also did a lot of coasting at low speeds.

It wasn't pretty but it got me home.

Yeah, I had an old Escort that was a complete rust-bucket, and the clutch pedal cable snapped. I drove it for a few days starting the car in gear from a stop and shifting without the clutch, and that worked just fine. A bit of bucking and stutter, but it never failed.

 

[Dudie7]

I still haven't got my downshift heel-toe down. I dont know why but it just feels so unnatural on the road and I am always braking too hard or to light or feel like my foot is about to slip off the brake. I have a pretty big foot too. Maybe its just cuz I'm always doing it in boat shoes or loafers.

I just can't drive the car comfortably and heel/toe. I'm 6'2 and there just doesn't seem to be enough room to do it without killing myself.

 

[NoVaGT]

I just can't drive the car comfortably and heel/toe. I'm 6'2 and there just doesn't seem to be enough room to do it without killing myself.

What does height have to do with heel & toe shifting?

 

[jacknifetoaswan]

I just can't drive the car comfortably and heel/toe. I'm 6'2 and there just doesn't seem to be enough room to do it without killing myself.

Try installing spacers behind the gas pedal studs. Check the forums...you basically just install a 3/8" plastic spacer, then reinstall the gas pedal assembly. I had no issues heel/toeing after installing the spacers. After I installed pads with less initial bite, I was in even better shape, as the brake pedal had more travel.

JR

 

[c-rizzle]

What does height have to do with heel & toe shifting?

My guess: Sitting close so you're in "racing position" and your knees hit under the dash when you try moving around too much?

 

[NoVaGT]

Try installing spacers behind the gas pedal studs. Check the forums...you basically just install a 3/8" plastic spacer, then reinstall the gas pedal assembly. I had no issues heel/toeing after installing the spacers. After I installed pads with less initial bite, I was in even better shape, as the brake pedal had more travel.

JR

This looks good too;

http://www.americanmuscle.com/steeda-heel-toe-pedals-manual-2015.html

Looks like an easy install, and not too expensive.

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