Zeffy94
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I’ve basically finally gotten the hang of smooth upshifting, only took about 13 months (yay!), but one thing I cannot figure out for the life of me is upshifting at low RPM (less than 2.5k).
In the morning, the transmission is usually cold and I don’t like to rev where I normally rev to (around 4K) so I try and shift earlier while the fluid is warming up. Problem is, no matter what I do, I always get a pronounced jerk the moment my clutch is released. Even holding the clutch at the bite point I can feel it. It’s especially really bad when I go to 2nd gear.
When I shift at my normal RPM, I usually hold the clutch in after changing to the next gear for a brief moment before letting it out. This gives me a smooth shift. At low RPM this doesn’t seem to work. Letting out the clutch directly after selecting the next gear doesn’t seem to work either. I don’t know if I need to add gas (almost like rev matching) or if I’m just doing something wrong.
Also, in comfort mode the jerk is less pronounced at low RPM but I can still feel it. I don’t know if comfort mode does something that makes the engagement smoother, but I always thought I shifted much smoother when comfort mode.
In the morning, the transmission is usually cold and I don’t like to rev where I normally rev to (around 4K) so I try and shift earlier while the fluid is warming up. Problem is, no matter what I do, I always get a pronounced jerk the moment my clutch is released. Even holding the clutch at the bite point I can feel it. It’s especially really bad when I go to 2nd gear.
When I shift at my normal RPM, I usually hold the clutch in after changing to the next gear for a brief moment before letting it out. This gives me a smooth shift. At low RPM this doesn’t seem to work. Letting out the clutch directly after selecting the next gear doesn’t seem to work either. I don’t know if I need to add gas (almost like rev matching) or if I’m just doing something wrong.
Also, in comfort mode the jerk is less pronounced at low RPM but I can still feel it. I don’t know if comfort mode does something that makes the engagement smoother, but I always thought I shifted much smoother when comfort mode.
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