Pyrolol wrote:It depends what you want to prioritize.
If you want to minimize clutch wear, then the only thing you can do is make sure you get completely off the accelerator during the middle of the shift and just wait for the revs to drop far enough before re-engagement. You could also change the flywheel or look for a car with a lighter one.
Better gear choices could help stop this being problem - you may be able to avoid needing to upshift at points where you aren't happy to take a pause of a couple of seconds, or alternately sometimes taking an earlier (lower revs, so less drop needed) 1->2 followed by running most of the way through 2nd may save you time overall.
If you absolutely need a faster upshift, you could use the clutch to speed the change up, in which case you'd need to bring it up to somewhere around the biting point and use it to slow the engine artificially. If you're getting a jerk when trying to do this, you must be lifting the clutch too far too soon.
Driving uphill exacerbates the challenge, because your road speed (and therefore required revs) will fall faster than normal, while the engine will slow at its usual rate. Conversely you can upshift faster downhill without slipping the clutch.
Garrison wrote:true blue wrote:What are you driving? I don't know that I've ever been in anything where the revs drop so slowly when declutched that upshifts are cumbersome...
You should try my car then
Rowley010 wrote:Hi,
I'm struggling however, with smooth up changes in the lower gears. Particularly 1st, to 2nd, and 2nd to 3rd. It's either quite jerky, or I have to wait too long for the revs to drop enough to make the change smooth that the car slows down too much and I fail to make enough progress and smooth acceleration.
Rowley010 wrote:Thanks for replies. Some things to have a go at there!
My car is a diesel Volvo v50
true blue wrote:Garrison wrote:true blue wrote:What are you driving? I don't know that I've ever been in anything where the revs drop so slowly when declutched that upshifts are cumbersome...
You should try my car then
Is that an invitation?
Rowley010 wrote:I understand it's a difficult one to answer without sitting next to me and watching my driving
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