pakistani

ok guys i know theres a billion threads on this, what i wanna know is does it save your clutch?

Daniel L

Compared to normal downshifting yes, compared to simple rev matching, no. It does save your synchros.

pakistani

so heres another question, are you riding the clutch if you have it fully engaged and you give throttle, lets say i just engage it while parked and give gas, does it hamper the clutch in anyway?

AWI

Keeping the clutch from fully engaging (riding) will wear it out.

GT_2003

the clutch wears when it slips.

pakistani

if thats tru then the previous post that mentioned rev matching, your wearing the clutch out too, cause when u rev match, youre on the clutch when you blip the throttle, do you get what im saying

AWI

same goes to braking, turning, driving in general, will wear out everything on the car. The longer you stay on the clutch, the quicker it will wear out.

pakistani

i know that, im saying, lets say youre parked, you fully engage the clutch all the way down, and you get on the gas, and you hold it at 4K revs or so, now r u riding the clutch then, i mean does it effect the clutch at all?

AWI

You have it backwards. Clutch to floor means disengage.

pakistani

ok my bad, disengage, but you know what im saying, does it effect the clutch? just sitting there and giving gas?