dude... never skip first, much harder on the clutchI have a fairly stock 2010 GT 5-speed right now with the staggered Bullitt/Mickey Thompson tire set-up from American Muscle. I love the look, handling and traction. I find that I don't even want to bother with first gear many times - unless I'm on an incline. I don't know if that is bad, but most of the time. Anyone else skip first?
Also - if I'm just cruising around, I find after first gear, I can upshift without the clutch. It sounds like it's a terrible idea, but it doesn't seem to harm anything. Any transmission guys out there have any thoughts?
I have a 775 whp car, 500 ft/lbs at 2000 rpm and I always use first
rev matching and shifting without the clutch is fine as long as you're going into gear smoothly and without grinding.
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