SONICBOOST

This is exactly why I do it! Mostly to get the car moving and also to hear the exhaust..

69Mach1-409

It's a low rpm.. just above idle, don't really watch the tac when doing it, and as she's settling back down I'm back on the throttle / beginning to move.

unas2k5

Many do this in reverse.

JimmyM

are you blipping as you let off the clutch? Or do you blip once and as it drops down you slowly let out the clutch? Or as you're letting off the clutch you blip a few times to keep it ~1000

I saw a corvette blip once and took off.. tried doing that but almost stalled

TheNewPony

Exactly. Everytime.

Rather B.Blown

God I'm sick of those ****ers. They think they have to rev the **** thing constantly, yeah, those straight pipes on a stock Harley sound awesome, we all looooove hearing that crap constantly.


As far as bliping the throttle in a Mustang before taking off, you guys need to buy one with more torque. I just let out on the clutch at idle and it rolls out.

fdjizm

I take off smooth, no need to blip it's just a habit I assume.
I do double clutch on downshifts and blip the throttle there to match rpms.
But before I take off I dont see a need for that just nice smooth throttle and clutch release.

2012BLKV6

+1 on the DC downshift

Stangpilot007

I have my foot on the clutch, blip the throttle, then as the RPM comes down to about 1,200ish or in the ballpark, let up on the clutch while giving it smooth throttle to get the car off the line. I would never blip while letting off the clutch or letting the revs get higher and then letting off the clutch at the same time (talking about going off the line normally here). The clutch won't be happy.

fdjizm

Yep very smooth it's like downshifting with the car off and it's good for the synchros "advanced manual drivers only"

ford20

So you clutch in into nutral and than you downshift with clutch also? Im familiar with double clutching on trucks but didnt realise it served a purpose that was good for the transmission

fdjizm

Clutch in, neutral, clutch out, rev, clutch in, gear.
You're assisting the synchros in doing their job and decreasing wear on them.
when the speeds are perfectly matched up, there is no more wear on the synchros than shifting with the car idling and the clutch in.

cdynaco

Yep. My synchros love me. DC keeps me pretty busy on my favorite two lane twisty on the downhill side though. I don't do heel/toe so its brake hard/DC with a big blip (to 4-5k for 2nd on the tightest) just before entering the turn so I'm under neutral to mild acceleration to set up the weight transfer for handling. I'm a pedalin' **** down that road! lol


(I see some newer guys calling double clutch "rev match".)

Stangpilot007

I do heel and toe downshifting. Definitely takes practice but very fun to do once you get it. I used to have a high revving Acura RSX Type S which was a lot of fun to practice and do it on. The pedal placement on our cars is actually perfect for it in my opinion as long as you have the right feet for it. I had a random driver ask me if I had paddle shift when they heard it from the outside driving next to me (the throttle automatically blips to rev match with most current and modern paddle shifts). I don't do it all the time though.

JimmyM

Thank you. Very helpful

fdjizm

I tried that heel toe stuff, I think it's just too dangerous for me, and I don't see the advantage of doing it.
It realyl feels like an extra step for no reason, but I don't run road courses so I will never have to do that.