What is double clutching? Should you be doing it?
Are you familiar with this motoring term? What is double clutching and is it something you should be doing when you drive?
One of my favourite motoring Youtube channels is Engineering Explained. The video I’ve opted to focus on today is about double clutching and is presented by the channel’s host Jason Fenske.
Before I go ahead, it’s important to note that it can only be performed on cars with a manual transmission.
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WHY DOUBLE CLUTCHING IS USEFUL
Fenske explains that double clutching is useful for manual transmissions which do not have synchronisers. He says that it is not necessary to perform if a car has synchronisers.
The activity is a way to manually rev match. Normally this is done by pushing in the clutch and throttle blip while changing gears. You then take clutch out. However with double clutching you add another clutch cycle says Fenske.
By taking things to the next level and trying to replicate fancy Hollywood film car scenes it requires a longer process.
HERE’S A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE:
1. Clutch in.
2. Change to neutral.
3. Clutch out.
4. Throttle blip.
5. Clutch in.
6. Downshift.
7. Clutch out.
For a more sophisticated and longer explanation have a watch of the Fenske’s video below that goes into great detai:
Check out the video from Engineering Explained below: