Maybe I missed it but I didn't see you break during your downshifts. I am practicing but I find that I rev match too high and the car lurches forward a bit.
What's different about this technique I saw on a different channel? clutch in, put gear in neutral, release clutch, rev match, clutch in, downshift It is a little different but more into depth can anyone tell me what of these two is "better" for the car?
@@rockntrollrp it doesn't require a tac if you have practice. I honestly learned it in a diesel, with its tac on the left like far off in the left. With practice your right leg does everything automatically, but it is safer to have a tac if you feel that the blip was wrong
I got confused cuz when you say "put it in neutral", I'm thinking neutral as in the shifter not being in a gear, but to you, you mean "press the clutch". which are two totally different things.
when you push in the clutch the transmission goes into neutral so it can be brought back when the clutch is released into the gear you just upshifted/downshifted into. when you put the gear in neutral the transmission stays in neutral. hope that makes sense.
@@itzfraggle9620 Pressing the clutch in does not put the car in neutral. When you press the clutch in all you're doing is disengaging the clutch, but if the shifter is still in gear (in this guy's case, 4th) then technically he is in 4th gear but with the clutch depressed, not in neutral. Now if he had actually moved the shifter from 4th to neutral, then it would be correct to say that he's in neutral, because like OP (Original Poster or Eddie3074 in this case) I was also confused when he said neutral, only to find out that he meant depressing the clutch but still in gear. There's a huge difference between having the clutch depressed in gear and the shifter actually being in the neutral position, which is in the center where you can wiggle the shifter left and right. I could further prove this by touching on the topic of double clutching on downshifts. Double clutch downshifting is done when a vehicle has an unsynchronized transmission, bad synchros or the driver just wants to put less wear on their synchros. In order to double clutch downshift, you'd need to do the following: let's say we're downshifting from 4th to 3rd. What you do is you push the clutch in, take it out of 4th and into neutral, release clutch and blip the throttle. After blipping, you push the clutch in again, put it into 3rd and release clutch accordingly. Now you've downshifted using the double clutch method. We know why it's done so the question is how does double clutching differ from single clutching? Well, when you have the clutch depressed the engine is disconnected from the transmission (hence the reason why pushing the clutch in means you're disengaging it). When the car is in neutral (shifter in the neutral position) with the clutch engaged (released) the engine is connected to the transmission, which allows you to have influence over the speed of the gears. In neutral with the clutch engaged (released), you can manually match the speed of the gears yourself with the accelerator pedal, which is essentially what double clutching is. In unsynchronized transmissions there are no synchronizers in the transmission that will match the speeds for you, hence the reason why you'd have to double clutch them. Bad synchros won't be able to do their job so you'd have to double clutch those too. So moral of the story, you cannot say that having the clutch depressed in gear is neutral. It is not the same as being in neutral where the shifter is actually in the neutral position. They are two extremely different things.
So there's this dude in the neighbouhood that has an Audi A4 and is always doing this shit right in front of my house. If you're reading this, consider this a declaration of war
Or.....maybe just enjoy the beautiful sounds you get to experience from your own front yard? Not everyone gets to see and hear a gorgeous Audi A4 everyday.
Coz that's fucking stupid if you're slowing down anyway. Downshifting like this is for when you want to drop a gear to get acceleration, it's absolutely pointless if you're slowing down
@@xani666 If you don’t want to wear down your brakes all day I don’t see how it can be pointless. Also for the mere fact, say you’re a competition driver, it keeps you 100% in your power band throughout the course. Or perhaps you need to slow down from a reasonable high speed (light traffic, stop light you anticipate to turn green), and don’t want to bog out the engine in 5-6-7th gear when it’s time to accelerate. Or quite possibly, for the simple fact that it’s fun, and you purposely bought a manual transmission vehicle because you enjoy driving the car, rather than the car driving you. I dunno
thanks a lot! I think this video will help me learn how to downshift without jerking more. My dad gave me his datsun 280zx and I just got my drivers license 2 days ago. I know how to drive a manual, its just that I need more practice with downshifting
@@andrewobrien658 learn the grip point in YOUR clutch. It's different in every car. While stopped put the car in first, hold the clutch in all the way and slowly let it out until the car starts rolling forward, that's your grip point and your idle speed, just like automatics slowly roll forward by letting off the brake. It comes in handy in slow moving traffic and while stopped at a red light while facing uphill, helps you not to roll backwards. 👍
Without even watching the first couple minutes of the video I already knew what you meant by quicker downshifting. I slowly learned that over time beating on my Honda. But trust me it makes a difference
That was a very easily understandable explanation. I’ve always naturally put it in neutral when downshifting because I often don’t know what gear I’m going to end up in, but I hadn’t heard about rev matching.
I’m watching all these videos to give me a refresh. It’s been 7 years since I drove a stick and I learned driving for a semi truck company. But I believe I had to rev match when I missed a gear and I had to put it in the right gear for the speed I was going. I’m buying a manual transmission car soon and I have to make sure I’m good. Upshifting is easy, it’s just the down shifting that isn’t and I feel like I’m too slow in lifting the clutch when pulling out on 1st gear
It helps to go to an empty space or an empty stretch of straight road to practice. Downshift rev-matching when going down 1 gear at a time is easy, it's usually always spot on to just jab the throttle real quick when you downshift, but it's useful to get to know your car as well, since every car is different. You should familiarize yourself with how much gas to give when shifting from 6th to 5th, from 6th to 4th, even from 6th to 3rd because a lot of the times, downshift is used to get in the right power band to pass someone, which means you would usually want to skip 2 to 3 gears since it's pointless and slow to skip 1 gear at a time to have the power to pass someone. Down shifting 1 gear at a time is usually used to slow down and eventually coming to a stop, or when approaching a sharp corner ahead and you want to slow down, either way, this application is meant for slowing down the car and not ONLY to get into the right power band to speed up. In this situation, you would need to learn how to heel-toe downshift, which means you are constantly on the brake pedal, while downshifting 1 gear at a time.
Thanks for this explanation. My only concept of downshifting was from automatic cars with paddle shifters or manual cars driving on a track so I never even thought about skipping gears when downshifting.
Why would you want to downshift multiple gears to be able to pass someone under normal circumstances? What exactly does 'power band' mean in your answer? The only instance I can think If your car is lagging (not enough torque on the wheels), especially if on an uphill road, rev matching and downshifting one gear to gain enough torque to keep the car from stalling and keep the wheel running for overtake is valid. But if you're already inside the normal speed range for your gear, what usefulness could downshifting serve? Sure, by downshifting you gain torque, but to pass someone you primarily need SPEED (basically more spins on the wheel), and on lower gear the engine rpm needs to be much higher to spin the wheels the same number of times compared to the higher gear your engine was previously on, so in terms of speed you don't gain anything. I'm asking because I've used downshifting to overtake someone in quite a few instances, but still not sure how much purpose it actually served if my car wasn't lagging in the first place.
@@EvilSapphireR it's to help with acceleration. My car doesn't have power and torque below 4800rpm and 7800rpm. In 6th gear going at 40mph, I'm below 2000rpm so if I need to pass, I would down shift from 6th into 3rd gear.
Very good explanation. I’d recommend going a little smoother on your shifter, as in let it hang in between gears for half a sec or so as you’re shifting. Your gear box will like you more. But to each his own.
The first time I ever downshifted alone after my dad “explained” it to me, my car jolted so hard that my seat folded on me. Never again. Haven’t drove my car since.
In my opinion the hardest part is to control how much gas add, for the down gear, in such a short period of time you can over rev it or a little under rev it.
i mean practice... i feel like there's no other way. once you understand the concept that you push in the clutch, downshift, blip the throttle and drop the clutch, it just takes time to master each downshift in different gears and rev ranges. but its literally that simple.
Starting out driving/learning how to drive stick at 13, this has helped me a lot, thank you. Edit: I’m 15 now and I’ve impressed most of my family with this skill, thank you again.
I've been revmatching since forever, cause I'm a lorry driver and it's quite damaging to a lorry if you downshift without revmatching, and I've carried over this technique to my car as well. Now the only problem I sometimes have, is that if I rev a tad bit too much before downshifting, and I release the clutch my BMW jumps forward. Maybe it's because it's a 530d and diesels tend to be more torquey.
Same thing happens to me when i overshoot the revs and release the clutch - and i'm driving a Mazda 3 with 2.0 petrol engine lol. I think the key here is to release the clutch only when the revs start going down
Haha this is exactly what happens in my small 1000 cc petrol driven hatchback as well, so definitely not a diesel/heavy vehicle problem. This is the one thing that prevents me from rev matching if there's a car close in front of me as well, I'm afraid my car will jump forward and rear end it. Any tips to sort this out other than to just keep practising to understand the sweet spot where you should let go of the clutch?
good thing to note that this only works on newer cars that have a synchronised trans. If you happen to have a quite old car you probably already know but smooth shifting requires rev matching and double clutching to work since the trans doesn't synchronise with the clutch disengaged. Old cars require, off accelerator, clutch in, put gear stick into neutral, clutch out, blip throttle to needed rpm, clutch in, select gear, see saw accelerator and clutch and drive as normal. Just a little heads up for driving an old car (or truck)
Would love it if someone added what 'revmatching' is really useful for..... I see no one say it. It's fundamentally to stop you hauling the revs up from near idle speed on a down change which could lock the axle, especially under heavy braking or in wet conditions. There are many different techniques dependent on transmissions - blip with clutch in is most common now with syncro boxes but you can also de clutch and blip through neutral if running non syncro box. Most vids here focus on the great noise and how cool you are..... smoothing out engine braking and not upsetting weight transfer they are the true reasons for doing it 👍.
Also, always having your car's power at your disposal. Rev match downshift from 3rd to 2nd as you're rounding a corner - once turn is complete, you're in a power band versus the poor technique of making the turn in 3rd gear, whether riding or not riding the clutch.
Thank you so much for your walk through. It makes sense to me now. As others just focus on putting clutch on and at shifting it without slowly explaining it. I finally understand this technique. Again, thank you so much for your explanation.
This is simple and helpful. Although I’m not sure it’s super useful without including braking in the demo. AKA heel-toe downshift. You will likely need to apply the brake coming into a stop light/sign along with the downshift(s)
I already know how to downshift and rev match but I just wanted to see how you did it. We learnt basically the same way. Just some videos and alone time with the car. Best advice I can give someone, is to just take your car out and drive it, you'll get used to it and will be down shifting, revmatching and double clutching in no time. Just takes some practice.
I feel like rev matching is something you do automatically on a motorcycle because the controls just make it so much easier. In a car however it does seem a little more tricky especially when you gotta brake while slowing down. That's what heel- toe is for but that takes mad practice and is different in every car. Great vid however!
when downshifting revving to 2k rpm is it okay to blip throttle quickly to the floor of the car ( i dont wanna blow the engine.) after downshiting can i let go of the clutch quickly without adding any more gas? when do I blip? at the lower gear, at neutral, or at the current gear?
I've been trying to figure this out for a long time now and couldn't wrap my brain around all the motions. This video turned on a light bulb!! Can't wait to go try it! 😁
Is there any difference between blipping then change gear vs change gear first then blip the throttle? I tried both and didn’t really notice any difference but just wondering if one is better than the other?
I know it's 2 years late I'm giving my opinion. Blipping before downshift for me minimalize the chance of your car jumping forward since it's almost guaranteed you'll be in the lower gear after you blip (keep in mind if you downshift and your rpm is rising your car will jerk forward) Blipping after shifting however, nets you the best chance to have the highest/optimal rpm since you just need to measure the right time to blip and let go of the clutch.
You know it's funny. I already learned how to do this. I drive semi's and in a 12 speed tractor you have to do this exact thing when downshifting, though for a tractor it's a lot more annoying because if you don't get to the right rpms the you can't get into the gear at all and it will just grind.
Thank you for not having 10 minutes of unnecessary bs them a huge explanation on how a clutch works. Cut to the chase and explained it very well. FUCKING THANK YOU BRO!
I dont pay mind to rev etc i listen to the engine. the engine tells me when to shift and then its smooth as fuck. Plus my car's meters were all busted so xD
BeemerFam, if you were to buy a car to (god-forbid) replace the m5, which car is the strongest contender? I'm always curious what other cars are worthy of the beemerfam garage.
I don't think people understand what he meant by put it in neutral. He meant, coast, and practice in neutral without being in gear yet. Then once you get used to the motion. Then practice in gear 4:32
Love the car, sounds like a mustang. Don't take that as an offense plz. Question for you all, how do you know if your damaging the engine/transmission. Should you never go from like 5th to 2nd? Always shift down one gear?
The exact steps are: push clutch in first and then everything else is basically at the same time. Shift into lower gear, blip the gas, let out the clutch. Key is to let out the clutch while your engine speed is roughly near where it will be when the clutch is fully released.
my brother gets mad when I am in higher gears and putting it into neutral which he said will hurt the transmission. So I do sequential downshifts when I am slowing down
I like to think of it like walking downstairs right? Putting your weight on each step, but try to smoothly down each step, gas being the smoothness so less shock on your steps 😆
Huh? When do you put your foot on the brake to slow down? So my understanding is you press the clutch, shift down from say 4 to 3, then press the brakes to slow down and release the clutch? You also have to press the gas?
Hey I noticed in the video that your clutch stop is broken off the stock ones are plastic and always break I had 2 break on my M5 also makes a big difference when it’s there
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Maybe I missed it but I didn't see you break during your downshifts. I am practicing but I find that I rev match too high and the car lurches forward a bit.
liked. very good explanation. sadly im in a car where it doesnt show the rpm xd but im gonna get it with practice im sure :D
What's different about this technique I saw on a different channel?
clutch in, put gear in neutral, release clutch, rev match, clutch in, downshift
It is a little different but more into depth can anyone tell me what of these two is "better" for the car?
@@rockntrollrp it doesn't require a tac if you have practice. I honestly learned it in a diesel, with its tac on the left like far off in the left. With practice your right leg does everything automatically, but it is safer to have a tac if you feel that the blip was wrong
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Hold clutch> downshift> add a bit of gas holding the clutch> release clutch. ALL SMOOTH!
thanks now i got it🤦🏻♂️😂
Thank you for this, this guy did not specify the exact steps I was confused for 5 minutes
thanks for saving me 7 minutes
@@ImOothman haha np
@@kolespiczka7967 np bro :)
I got confused cuz when you say "put it in neutral", I'm thinking neutral as in the shifter not being in a gear, but to you, you mean "press the clutch". which are two totally different things.
when you push in the clutch the transmission goes into neutral so it can be brought back when the clutch is released into the gear you just upshifted/downshifted into. when you put the gear in neutral the transmission stays in neutral. hope that makes sense.
Same
@wiktoor Haha give it to him
@@itzfraggle9620 can't argue with the stupid
@@itzfraggle9620 Pressing the clutch in does not put the car in neutral. When you press the clutch in all you're doing is disengaging the clutch, but if the shifter is still in gear (in this guy's case, 4th) then technically he is in 4th gear but with the clutch depressed, not in neutral. Now if he had actually moved the shifter from 4th to neutral, then it would be correct to say that he's in neutral, because like OP (Original Poster or Eddie3074 in this case) I was also confused when he said neutral, only to find out that he meant depressing the clutch but still in gear. There's a huge difference between having the clutch depressed in gear and the shifter actually being in the neutral position, which is in the center where you can wiggle the shifter left and right.
I could further prove this by touching on the topic of double clutching on downshifts. Double clutch downshifting is done when a vehicle has an unsynchronized transmission, bad synchros or the driver just wants to put less wear on their synchros. In order to double clutch downshift, you'd need to do the following: let's say we're downshifting from 4th to 3rd. What you do is you push the clutch in, take it out of 4th and into neutral, release clutch and blip the throttle. After blipping, you push the clutch in again, put it into 3rd and release clutch accordingly. Now you've downshifted using the double clutch method. We know why it's done so the question is how does double clutching differ from single clutching? Well, when you have the clutch depressed the engine is disconnected from the transmission (hence the reason why pushing the clutch in means you're disengaging it). When the car is in neutral (shifter in the neutral position) with the clutch engaged (released) the engine is connected to the transmission, which allows you to have influence over the speed of the gears. In neutral with the clutch engaged (released), you can manually match the speed of the gears yourself with the accelerator pedal, which is essentially what double clutching is. In unsynchronized transmissions there are no synchronizers in the transmission that will match the speeds for you, hence the reason why you'd have to double clutch them. Bad synchros won't be able to do their job so you'd have to double clutch those too.
So moral of the story, you cannot say that having the clutch depressed in gear is neutral. It is not the same as being in neutral where the shifter is actually in the neutral position. They are two extremely different things.
THAT EXHAUST NOTE!!!!!! Music to my ears!!!!!! 🎶
that rev matching shit is lowkey the most addictive sound ever
WUMMMMMM
a extra tricky to boot , but very satisfying when you do it perfectly
So there's this dude in the neighbouhood that has an Audi A4 and is always doing this shit right in front of my house. If you're reading this, consider this a declaration of war
Haha you go get 'em!
Or.....maybe just enjoy the beautiful sounds you get to experience from your own front yard? Not everyone gets to see and hear a gorgeous Audi A4 everyday.
@@noelwallace8680 what if it's a disgusting tractor-like bwek-bwek 2.0 TDI?
@@noelwallace8680 XDDD an audi a4 is dogshit LOOOL. who cares buddy.
Mano tamos juntos, vamos a ele
When i downshift before a red light the person next to me thinks i wanna race lol
to someone who doesnt drive a manual it sounds like you're revving your engine at them
I can relate, specially if your car looks sporty or fast. LOL
Coz that's fucking stupid if you're slowing down anyway. Downshifting like this is for when you want to drop a gear to get acceleration, it's absolutely pointless if you're slowing down
@@xani666 If you don’t want to wear down your brakes all day I don’t see how it can be pointless. Also for the mere fact, say you’re a competition driver, it keeps you 100% in your power band throughout the course. Or perhaps you need to slow down from a reasonable high speed (light traffic, stop light you anticipate to turn green), and don’t want to bog out the engine in 5-6-7th gear when it’s time to accelerate. Or quite possibly, for the simple fact that it’s fun, and you purposely bought a manual transmission vehicle because you enjoy driving the car, rather than the car driving you. I dunno
@@Thegoldencar10 😂 let people be boring with their cars 😂
thanks a lot! I think this video will help me learn how to downshift without jerking more. My dad gave me his datsun 280zx and I just got my drivers license 2 days ago. I know how to drive a manual, its just that I need more practice with downshifting
same here! Just got my license about a week ago and am driving a manual Jeep Wrangler. Any tips for me?
@@andrewobrien658 learn the grip point in YOUR clutch. It's different in every car. While stopped put the car in first, hold the clutch in all the way and slowly let it out until the car starts rolling forward, that's your grip point and your idle speed, just like automatics slowly roll forward by letting off the brake. It comes in handy in slow moving traffic and while stopped at a red light while facing uphill, helps you not to roll backwards. 👍
Stephen, that's a cool car. I used to have a 1986 Nissan 300zx. Maroon. Loved it. What year and color is yours?
Without even watching the first couple minutes of the video I already knew what you meant by quicker downshifting. I slowly learned that over time beating on my Honda. But trust me it makes a difference
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That was a very easily understandable explanation. I’ve always naturally put it in neutral when downshifting because I often don’t know what gear I’m going to end up in, but I hadn’t heard about rev matching.
The 5 dislikes are automatics.
Trash 😂😂😂😂
fuck all the automatic cunts
@@artemisfowl9002 relax yall ain't that special
I'm a dual-clutch guy personally (yeah, weird, right?)
Karen’s with cvts lmao
I’m watching all these videos to give me a refresh. It’s been 7 years since I drove a stick and I learned driving for a semi truck company. But I believe I had to rev match when I missed a gear and I had to put it in the right gear for the speed I was going. I’m buying a manual transmission car soon and I have to make sure I’m good. Upshifting is easy, it’s just the down shifting that isn’t and I feel like I’m too slow in lifting the clutch when pulling out on 1st gear
watched 10 videos of downshifting. This explained it best. So thank you. I will start practising this.
It helps to go to an empty space or an empty stretch of straight road to practice. Downshift rev-matching when going down 1 gear at a time is easy, it's usually always spot on to just jab the throttle real quick when you downshift, but it's useful to get to know your car as well, since every car is different. You should familiarize yourself with how much gas to give when shifting from 6th to 5th, from 6th to 4th, even from 6th to 3rd because a lot of the times, downshift is used to get in the right power band to pass someone, which means you would usually want to skip 2 to 3 gears since it's pointless and slow to skip 1 gear at a time to have the power to pass someone.
Down shifting 1 gear at a time is usually used to slow down and eventually coming to a stop, or when approaching a sharp corner ahead and you want to slow down, either way, this application is meant for slowing down the car and not ONLY to get into the right power band to speed up. In this situation, you would need to learn how to heel-toe downshift, which means you are constantly on the brake pedal, while downshifting 1 gear at a time.
Thanks for this explanation. My only concept of downshifting was from automatic cars with paddle shifters or manual cars driving on a track so I never even thought about skipping gears when downshifting.
Why would you want to downshift multiple gears to be able to pass someone under normal circumstances? What exactly does 'power band' mean in your answer? The only instance I can think If your car is lagging (not enough torque on the wheels), especially if on an uphill road, rev matching and downshifting one gear to gain enough torque to keep the car from stalling and keep the wheel running for overtake is valid. But if you're already inside the normal speed range for your gear, what usefulness could downshifting serve? Sure, by downshifting you gain torque, but to pass someone you primarily need SPEED (basically more spins on the wheel), and on lower gear the engine rpm needs to be much higher to spin the wheels the same number of times compared to the higher gear your engine was previously on, so in terms of speed you don't gain anything. I'm asking because I've used downshifting to overtake someone in quite a few instances, but still not sure how much purpose it actually served if my car wasn't lagging in the first place.
@@EvilSapphireR it's to help with acceleration. My car doesn't have power and torque below 4800rpm and 7800rpm. In 6th gear going at 40mph, I'm below 2000rpm so if I need to pass, I would down shift from 6th into 3rd gear.
i love how these tips are already natural to me as an european manual driver :D
still great vids, keep it up man
Same
Same, my german driving instructor even taught me this because he was chilled af and I asked him how to shift down without making the car jump around
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Dude pls Never Sell this car 😍
Im from the future he did
@@jusvibin2190 yo how long did covid last?
@@Kuhrmys When bmw make an electric car
@@jusvibin2190 you mean like an EV? or hybrid cause they've made loads of hybrids :)
@@Kuhrmys nope jus ev and do u mind subbing to me plz I do car review in gta
The sound of that beemer is out of this world.... Love it
Very good explanation. I’d recommend going a little smoother on your shifter, as in let it hang in between gears for half a sec or so as you’re shifting. Your gear box will like you more. But to each his own.
This is obviously to drive very fast, not for everyday use, but your pontos IS valid for beginer drivers
@@caioaugusto3138 I love pontos!
6MT for life 💥
The first time I ever downshifted alone after my dad “explained” it to me, my car jolted so hard that my seat folded on me. Never again. Haven’t drove my car since.
lmao
Damn, your dad need to give you better lessons lol
Where you going from 5th to second or something LOL
@@seanramolete Was just starting off so it’s possible 💀
@@viril6554bro don’t even worry I’ve been there too 💀 I shifted from 3rd to 2nd and almost broke my back
I have dreams about 6:19 smooth like sundae moooooooooooorning
Those shifts made me moan. Got my first car (a manual) 2 days ago, and I love practicing and getting better.
Spongebob reference haha
:O I never knew a manual can Downshift like a dual-clutch automatic and match revs!! Gj man!
Just plop the gas lol..... I got a 6 speed and I always and I mean ALWAYS revmatch when I downshift, greatest feeling of all time 🙏🏽🙏🏽
In my opinion the hardest part is to control how much gas add, for the down gear, in such a short period of time you can over rev it or a little under rev it.
i mean practice... i feel like there's no other way. once you understand the concept that you push in the clutch, downshift, blip the throttle and drop the clutch, it just takes time to master each downshift in different gears and rev ranges. but its literally that simple.
For some reason I can't hit them smooth every time. Any tips on stopping me from over-or underreving?
@@oke1343 practice more, its all about better feeling
Super easy when you have all that road. Learning in new York or new jersey is probably the most stressful shit! But, I love it!
Starting out driving/learning how to drive stick at 13, this has helped me a lot, thank you.
Edit: I’m 15 now and I’ve impressed most of my family with this skill, thank you again.
I've been revmatching since forever, cause I'm a lorry driver and it's quite damaging to a lorry if you downshift without revmatching, and I've carried over this technique to my car as well. Now the only problem I sometimes have, is that if I rev a tad bit too much before downshifting, and I release the clutch my BMW jumps forward. Maybe it's because it's a 530d and diesels tend to be more torquey.
Same thing happens to me when i overshoot the revs and release the clutch - and i'm driving a Mazda 3 with 2.0 petrol engine lol. I think the key here is to release the clutch only when the revs start going down
Haha this is exactly what happens in my small 1000 cc petrol driven hatchback as well, so definitely not a diesel/heavy vehicle problem. This is the one thing that prevents me from rev matching if there's a car close in front of me as well, I'm afraid my car will jump forward and rear end it. Any tips to sort this out other than to just keep practising to understand the sweet spot where you should let go of the clutch?
This is addicting, just bought my first manual, hope I can be this good one day, and soon before I kill my clutch
good thing to note that this only works on newer cars that have a synchronised trans. If you happen to have a quite old car you probably already know but smooth shifting requires rev matching and double clutching to work since the trans doesn't synchronise with the clutch disengaged. Old cars require, off accelerator, clutch in, put gear stick into neutral, clutch out, blip throttle to needed rpm, clutch in, select gear, see saw accelerator and clutch and drive as normal. Just a little heads up for driving an old car (or truck)
veteran truck drives also slip shift which is a completely different ball game in terms of skill and experience required.
my car smiles whenever I rev match :)
People who don't have a tac, but have a manual must go by sound 😈 gotta love old Ford's. Some only came with a speedometer
Would love it if someone added what 'revmatching' is really useful for..... I see no one say it. It's fundamentally to stop you hauling the revs up from near idle speed on a down change which could lock the axle, especially under heavy braking or in wet conditions. There are many different techniques dependent on transmissions - blip with clutch in is most common now with syncro boxes but you can also de clutch and blip through neutral if running non syncro box. Most vids here focus on the great noise and how cool you are..... smoothing out engine braking and not upsetting weight transfer they are the true reasons for doing it 👍.
Also, always having your car's power at your disposal. Rev match downshift from 3rd to 2nd as you're rounding a corner - once turn is complete, you're in a power band versus the poor technique of making the turn in 3rd gear, whether riding or not riding the clutch.
Thank you so much for your walk through. It makes sense to me now. As others just focus on putting clutch on and at shifting it without slowly explaining it. I finally understand this technique. Again, thank you so much for your explanation.
This is simple and helpful. Although I’m not sure it’s super useful without including braking in the demo. AKA heel-toe downshift. You will likely need to apply the brake coming into a stop light/sign along with the downshift(s)
Something to note this is slot easier in a rwd car and easier is with a high compression engine I struggle with my car and I have A 535xi 6mt E60
Bro! Thank you for explaining that so easily.
I'm no expert, but 4:24 and 5:55 -- null-shift rev match. Teach it to your girlfriend on your next date. What a high-yield tip!
I already know how to downshift and rev match but I just wanted to see how you did it. We learnt basically the same way. Just some videos and alone time with the car. Best advice I can give someone, is to just take your car out and drive it, you'll get used to it and will be down shifting, revmatching and double clutching in no time. Just takes some practice.
Wow that helped me a lot i was always struggeling with the rpm getting right you step in between was sucha good tip man thx
Best video with proper angles thanks trying tommorw morning 🤑🤞🏻
Love the sound of your car 🙌🏻 thanks for this video, super helpful.
I feel like rev matching is something you do automatically on a motorcycle because the controls just make it so much easier. In a car however it does seem a little more tricky especially when you gotta brake while slowing down. That's what heel- toe is for but that takes mad practice and is different in every car. Great vid however!
i learned “manual” on a bike before getting my 99 mustang 5 speed and i agree with you.
Im finally getting it right, feels good and sounds even better. To do this while braking tho, I can’t seem to get a hold of it, yet.
Really helpful. Super clear instructions compared to other videos. Thanks you gotta new sub
Smooth!!! I struggle with how much gas to blip.
this is the best explanation i’ve seen so far, thank you !!
I came for the sound of it 😍 E46 owner.. next one for sure has to be an E39 M
Not only is this good for the car, it sounds heavenly.
I don't like beemers but I like your tutorial, thanks!
Some of the recent Bimmers automatically rev-match for the driver. Where’s the fun in that? Yours sounded sick in the distance down shifting. Music 🎵
when downshifting revving to 2k rpm is it okay to blip throttle quickly to the floor of the car ( i dont wanna blow the engine.)
after downshiting can i let go of the clutch quickly without adding any more gas?
when do I blip? at the lower gear, at neutral, or at the current gear?
I've been trying to figure this out for a long time now and couldn't wrap my brain around all the motions. This video turned on a light bulb!! Can't wait to go try it! 😁
E39, m5 e39, downshifts, perfect combination😍😍
5:42 I’m in the car and right when you rev matched my dad braked and I was like wtf why did I feel that 😂
best downshifting video on youtube, bless
Or you can buy a 2019 Mustang GT, they rev match automatic when you press the clutch. Car sound awesome too, is it a E39 M5 ?
Hey, this is a dope video. It's super clear. I can't wait to practice. Can you do a more basic driving video on driving a manual?
Is there any difference between blipping then change gear vs change gear first then blip the throttle? I tried both and didn’t really notice any difference but just wondering if one is better than the other?
I know it's 2 years late I'm giving my opinion.
Blipping before downshift for me minimalize the chance of your car jumping forward since it's almost guaranteed you'll be in the lower gear after you blip (keep in mind if you downshift and your rpm is rising your car will jerk forward)
Blipping after shifting however, nets you the best chance to have the highest/optimal rpm since you just need to measure the right time to blip and let go of the clutch.
it's 2 am rn and this vid tempting me to go on a night ride to practice rev matching 😂
Do it and be safe!
Just bought my first manual car and loving it.
Nice! Finally driving like a man
You'll never want to go back. It makes driving fun every time.
You know it's funny. I already learned how to do this. I drive semi's and in a 12 speed tractor you have to do this exact thing when downshifting, though for a tractor it's a lot more annoying because if you don't get to the right rpms the you can't get into the gear at all and it will just grind.
Need to get a manual car again. Missing the fun and adrenaline.
Is a short throw shifter highly recommended for this ?
Thank you for not having 10 minutes of unnecessary bs them a huge explanation on how a clutch works. Cut to the chase and explained it very well. FUCKING THANK YOU BRO!
ive been doing this cause i didnt like that jerk feeling and i found out giving it a little gas would make the shift smoother
Been trying this in my corvette z06 and its hard to not get a jerk
Great video, you conveyed the messaged well. Looking forward to trying this
I dont pay mind to rev etc i listen to the engine. the engine tells me when to shift and then its smooth as fuck. Plus my car's meters were all busted so xD
"downshift revmatch" made me laugh so hard, loved it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
THAT M5 THOOOO its a fucking pornstar in the car world i swear😰
You are right OP, but brake pads are cheaper than gearboxes. Heel toe is the best
Thanks alot dude , real useful also easy understanding
Wait so do we blip the throttle while we have the clutch in or as we let the clutch out?
BeemerFam, if you were to buy a car to (god-forbid) replace the m5, which car is the strongest contender? I'm always curious what other cars are worthy of the beemerfam garage.
youre pushing the clutch in all the way right? and dont i have to slowly release the clutch?
I don't think people understand what he meant by put it in neutral. He meant, coast, and practice in neutral without being in gear yet. Then once you get used to the motion. Then practice in gear
4:32
Love the car, sounds like a mustang. Don't take that as an offense plz. Question for you all, how do you know if your damaging the engine/transmission. Should you never go from like 5th to 2nd? Always shift down one gear?
i have e39 530i, i want your sound :(
Me too bro i’m trying to figure out the best exhaust setup to get somewhat of a tone like that cause thats freakin beautiful.
@@bodhrealdesravines3645 let me know if u will figure it out
straightpipe it or remove muffler ,should do the job for cheap 😀
Holy shit dude, you shift so fast and rev so clean, it sounds like a DCT.
Bro i need to know what exhaust and tune this is. Best sounding e46 ive heard
Very helpful, cant wait to try this, thanks for sharing!
Clutch down hit the gas follow up with gear change and release the cluth.
Is down shifting rev matching bad for
Your engine ? Does it has any negative side effects.
If you do it wrong yes
Great video, what happens if I give it too much of a blip?
bro can you please share the passenger side camera setup? I like the fov, angle and everything. Want one in my WRX
This is a proper video ! Well done !
The car and the driver both have the looks.
Not sure why this video was in my recommended videos? I drive a 10 speed semi for a living, but this was an interesting watch.
im assuming you use more gas when downshifting, (revving in neutral = gas) ?
Do you change gears before,after or while you blip the throttle?
The exact steps are: push clutch in first and then everything else is basically at the same time. Shift into lower gear, blip the gas, let out the clutch. Key is to let out the clutch while your engine speed is roughly near where it will be when the clutch is fully released.
my brother gets mad when I am in higher gears and putting it into neutral which he said will hurt the transmission. So I do sequential downshifts when I am slowing down
I like to think of it like walking downstairs right? Putting your weight on each step, but try to smoothly down each step, gas being the smoothness so less shock on your steps 😆
Huh? When do you put your foot on the brake to slow down? So my understanding is you press the clutch, shift down from say 4 to 3, then press the brakes to slow down and release the clutch? You also have to press the gas?
Isn't the scenario you explained in the video where you rev match to a lower gear result in maintaining the same speed....?
the way i downshift is i hold clutch go neutral quickly rev , then downshift into the gear
downshifting on v8 is everything.....
V10 and v12's: first time?
Does downshifting or upshifting help with controlling rpms or the torque curve?
Same for diesel engines? Do you recommend doing this in my 320d E46?
Hey I noticed in the video that your clutch stop is broken off the stock ones are plastic and always break I had 2 break on my M5 also makes a big difference when it’s there
just want to know should you rev match before changing the gear? or change the gear than rev match? if you understand what im saying