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Old 06-19-2011, 11:11 PM   #4
The Stig
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Originally Posted by John Deere Boy View Post
By rev match, are you saying we need to double clutch and spin up the input side of the transmission to match speeds before downshifting? Or can the synchros handle the downshift themselves without taking abuse?
The first one. While the synchros can handle the downshifting and the change of speed it isn't healthy for them. It's not necessarily bad for them either, but over the lifetime of the car you can imagine that it starts to add up.
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