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Old 04-05-2014, 04:29 PM   #11
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Re: Grinds in 1st, but only after leaving it in neutral for a bit

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Originally Posted by imjeff View Post
Blipping the throttle won't help going from neutral to first.
It sure will!
Have you ever driven a totally non-synchro tranny. AKA a crashbox. You need to match the engine speed to the gear speed to shift.
Afterall the clutch is only needed to get moving no matter what manual tranny you use. After that you only need the right rpm to shift up and down.
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