R33 Skyline Gearbox

[jiffo]

niZmo_Man's on the money. We're all spoilt with modern cars.

Only need a clutch to get moving, after that it's sound and feel, about knowing the machine.

And if the gearing's slow enough (as in that old quad box) you don't even need a clutch to start off, just bang it into 1st-Lo-Lo and you're crawling away.

Now we have AMT which is simply rev matching via computer. Lazy days.

[Piggaz]

But you have a sequential lol

You can drive the lancer without a clutch. Only time you need it is taking off from lights.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

You can drive the lancer without a clutch. Only time you need it is taking off from lights.

but that has single synchros LOL

[niZmO_Man]

Hahaha!

[Piggaz]

but that has single synchros LOL

FFS Johnny. If you can't drive a skyline without a clutch because you can't "wait" for the speeds to match, sell the car. That goes for up and down gears. Learn to rev match, learn to preload gears. It ain't rocket science. Lol.

[GTSBoy]

Yes. Very distressing thread. The correct answer to grinding upshifts is to use the stick more delicately. You're not trying to win Le Mans with every shift.

Rev matching is for downshifts and never involves a tacho, or any other Mexican driving aid.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

FFS Johnny. If you can't drive a skyline without a clutch because you can't "wait" for the speeds to match, sell the car. That goes for up and down gears. Learn to rev match, learn to preload gears. It ain't rocket science. Lol.

I do want to sell the car and get a Ford Focus RS lol

[jiffo]

Rev matching is up or down shifting, otherwise you're crunching gears.

Knowing the vehicle means there's no need to watch the tacho or any other instrument.

Up shifting is simply taking it easy, as previously mentioned by GTS Boy.

Or double de-clutch on the up shift as one did in the olden days with non-synchro gearboxes or way way back to crash boxes. Again taking it easy as all the double de-clutching in the world won't help if the revs aren't correct.

Of course there's no need to double de-clutch either but often it's a hard habit to break for old timers.

[AngryRB]

FWIW, i diluted my R33 box with engine oil and the crunching stopped, in a mazda eunos i used ATF ( dealer recommended as last resort) , that also worked a treat,

if the syncho's are worn or stuffed, you have to thin the oil down...

[niZmO_Man]

I once flat shifted my R31 from 1st to 4th. It was flawless.