How do you double clutch with a stick shift car?

Answer 1

First you will need to be into gear. Let's assume you are in 4th.
Next press the clutch as you normally would to downshift.
Now instead of going straight into let's say 2nd gear, bring the stick shift to neutral position, and release the clutch.
Press the gas slightly to bring up the revs of the engine as it will be going to a higher RPM when you downshift. Bringing the engine to speed that way will allow a smoother transition.
Now press the clutch again and bring the stick to your target gear: 2nd.
You can now release the clutch faster as the engine is matched in RPMs. This can also be used to upshift in a race car or a large truck's transmition.

Practice a few times when the engine is not running first. Then practice with a running car double clutching an up-shift. It's easier. Then the downshift. Practice the maneuver slowly, then faster and faster.

Good luck and God Bless!

Answer 2

Double clutching pretty much just takes practice. It is most beneficial when downshifting. Double clutching an upshift is mostly a waste of time. Some gear boxes are easier than others. If you get the hang of it, you can shift up and down without using the clutch at all, once you learn how to match the RPMs to the correct gear. An example might be at 50 mph you could be at 3000 rpm in 4th gear or 2400 in 5th. Just an example using made up numbers, but the principle applies. Happy gear jamming!

Answer 3

Assuming you're already moving, use the clutch to shift from one
gear into neutral, then use the clutch again to shift to the next
gear. This used to be required alot when transmissions did
not have synchronizers. For a long time, transmissions had
synchronizers on 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. but not on 1st. This meant
one did not have to double-clutch on the upper gears, but if
you wanted to down-shift to 1st, while moving, you had to. You
would shift down into neutral, bump the throttle so the engine
was slightly faster than it had been and then with the clutch
engaged you would apply slight pressure to the shifter to cause
it to engage 1st when the engine and transmission were in sync.
You could feel when it slipped into gear!

Have Fun!

Answer 4

All the answers are right.
Clutch in - neutral - clutch out and increase revs - clutch in - gear in - clutch out.

The real trick is to do it while you are braking.
This is VERY difficult to learn.
You use the same process as above, but you need to press the throttle while your foot is still on the brake pedal. You can do this on some cars by using the right hand side of the brake pedal, and rolling your foot to the right to hit the throttle. On others, with a wider spaced throttle and brake, you have to place your foot at an angle on the brake pedal so that the outside of your heel can reach the throttle. Some people call this 'toe-and-heeling'

Answer 5

Press and release the clutch as you shift to neutral then depress and release the clutch as you shift to the desired gear.

Answer 6

dolmann1 has got it for you!

I have used it driving trucks for the military and for racing cars. You have got to be quick with the technique! So as dolmann1 says, practice slowly (like braking with your left foot...it takes practice at very slow speeds without any other traffic around!).

Good luck to ya!

Answer 7

All the answers are good.

however you could get yourself a race car with a sequential straight cut dog gearbox. You don't even need to use the clutch then!!!!

Answer 8

That first dude pretty much sums it up, I do double shifting myself sometimes, works pretty good

Answer 9

It's easy to do. rememberthis notion C-N-C-G

or clutch neutral clutch gear

Answer 10

easier just to push clutch in and "fast" pat accelerator to slow motor rev (speed) down and shift gear down.
dble clutch is downshifting.
motor is racing at fast speed (rpm) and your intent is to slow that down. hence pat accelerator slow down rpms when clutch is depressed.