How do you Rev match?

cusco · 10-05-2006, 09:56 PM

How do you rev match when you down shift too turn or something like that?

I never got the idea...

fuzz · 10-05-2006, 10:03 PM

Push the clutch in and blip the throtle to match the rev of the gear you are downshifting to. It should be super smooth once you get it down.

cusco · 10-05-2006, 10:13 PM

ohhh..... so i push clutch in blip the gas in N or the gear that your in... then down shift? or downshift first then hold the clutch then blip the gas then let go of the clutch and your foot still on the gas??

**Alex** · 10-05-2006, 11:08 PM

It simply takes paitence and practice! I cannot stress that enough. Interested in some tips?

While parked in your driveway or work or whever, turn the car on. Leave it out of gear and fiddle with blippin' the throttle. Learn how much pressure is needed to create X rpms. Figure how much much of a blip you need for 500, 1000, etc. You can start to pay attention to how much the revs fall when you upshift and learn a few spots to play around with. There are two reasons to downshift obviously, braking and to speed up. Either of these require a different type of blip in my book. If I am going into a 45mph turn at 130 mph my right foot will be johnny on the spot with heel to toe, blipping the throttle and braking to slow the car down (engine assitance). However, if I am merging onto the highway or what have you, I give that blip a different feel in order to downshift appropriately to speed up.

I am not sure if that bit makes sense at all, its late here and I am quite tired. Just thought I'd throw that out there though.

Happy rev matching!

Garo666 · 10-05-2006, 11:20 PM

hahah learn this in like 2 weeks ull get it down nicely, and then learn how to Heel-toe lol thats were the fun is

Once u learn how to heel-toe ull take corners faster, more controlled, and wont lose anytime by shifting after the turn

, makes driving the car sooooo much beter

Garo666 · 10-05-2006, 11:22 PM

dont worry if u dont get it the first few times . . . itl come with more practice and just give it time for u to get to know wat rpm is what speed

RCane · 11-03-2006, 09:56 AM

You definitely need to learn heel toe first. I have a nice exercise that I do regularly to kill time on the freeway. Just go back and forth between gears while you're cruisin. Shift every 3-4 seconds and try to rev match so that it's perfectly smooth. You'll get a great feel for your gearing and can also develop great shifting technique if you shift quickly and put your hand back on the wheel between each shift. You'll learn not to grab the shifter and get very smooth at guiding the stick into the right gear. People will be impressed when you can drive it smoother than if it was an automatic transmission.

lidrew · 11-06-2006, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by RCane

You definitely need to learn heel toe first. I have a nice exercise that I do regularly to kill time on the freeway. Just go back and forth between gears while you're cruisin. Shift every 3-4 seconds and try to rev match so that it's perfectly smooth. You'll get a great feel for your gearing and can also develop great shifting technique if you shift quickly and put your hand back on the wheel between each shift. You'll learn not to grab the shifter and get very smooth at guiding the stick into the right gear. People will be impressed when you can drive it smoother than if it was an automatic transmission.

You learn to rev match before heel toe because it will be used MUCH more frequently in every day driving, i.e coming to a red light but then it turns green and you need to go quickly. Heel toe is really only necessary on multiple high speed turns where you must brake through the turn and accelerate out. In most cases on a turn on the street you can just revmatch and then accelerate through.

2slow2curious · 11-06-2006, 02:30 PM

Double-Clutch FTW

haasSTI · 11-06-2006, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 2slow2curious

Double-Clutch FTW

ditto. Double clutching is super smooth in an STI

LOLSTi · 11-06-2006, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by haasSTI

ditto. Double clutching is super smooth in an STI

.

I always double clutch from 6-4 after the front straight at the track.

pt518sti · 11-06-2006, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Garo666

dont worry if u dont get it the first few times . . . itl come with more practice and just give it time for u to get to know wat rpm is what speed

This is OT, but is that your car in your sig?
That's pretty sick looking, man

Anymore pics?

RCane · 11-06-2006, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by lidrew

You learn to rev match before heel toe because it will be used MUCH more frequently in every day driving...

If you learn how to heel-toe, it just becomes part of your normal driving and rev matching while down shifting is easier. If you're breaking to a light you just rev match down through the gears while breaking so you're always in the correct gear when it's time to floor it again. Assuming we're all trying to increase our driving skills, "necessary" really has nothing to do with it... It's the most efficient way to combine braking and down-shifting.

rgt · 11-10-2006, 09:46 AM

Ihave big feet so i can brake with my toe and the ball of the front part of my foot and then i blip the gas with the side of foot. I keep my heel anchored on the floor. Im not for sure if this is the best way for me to do it but it works when im hard on the brakes and downshifting. The next phase will be learning how to keep the revs up in a turn.

thrlskr · 11-10-2006, 09:57 AM

Here is a great write up on Heal Toe

10-05-2006, 09:56 PM	#1
cusco Professional STI Racer Car: 2006 Aspen White STi Location: Cackramento, CA Posts: 822 Join Date: Jul 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	How do you Rev match? How do you rev match when you down shift too turn or something like that? I never got the idea... This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

10-05-2006, 10:13 PM	#3
cusco Professional STI Racer Car: 2006 Aspen White STi Location: Cackramento, CA Posts: 822 Join Date: Jul 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	ohhh..... so i push clutch in blip the gas in N or the gear that your in... then down shift? or downshift first then hold the clutch then blip the gas then let go of the clutch and your foot still on the gas?? Last edited by cusco : 10-07-2006 at 08:00 PM.

11-10-2006, 09:57 AM	#15
thrlskr The Next Petter Solberg Car: 05 WRX STi Fav Mod: Seat Time Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 916 Join Date: Mar 2005 Trader Rating: (4)	Here is a great write up on Heal Toe This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

10-05-2006, 10:03 PM	#2
fuzz Senior STI Driver Car: 05STi Location: Slc Posts: 399 Join Date: May 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Push the clutch in and blip the throtle to match the rev of the gear you are downshifting to. It should be super smooth once you get it down.

10-05-2006, 11:08 PM	#4
Alex Authorized Vendor Car: 2004.5 STi Fav Mod: alcantara...everything! Location: atlanta, ga Posts: 1,927 Join Date: Nov 2003 Trader Rating: (11)	It simply takes paitence and practice! I cannot stress that enough. Interested in some tips? While parked in your driveway or work or whever, turn the car on. Leave it out of gear and fiddle with blippin' the throttle. Learn how much pressure is needed to create X rpms. Figure how much much of a blip you need for 500, 1000, etc. You can start to pay attention to how much the revs fall when you upshift and learn a few spots to play around with. There are two reasons to downshift obviously, braking and to speed up. Either of these require a different type of blip in my book. If I am going into a 45mph turn at 130 mph my right foot will be johnny on the spot with heel to toe, blipping the throttle and braking to slow the car down (engine assitance). However, if I am merging onto the highway or what have you, I give that blip a different feel in order to downshift appropriately to speed up. I am not sure if that bit makes sense at all, its late here and I am quite tired. Just thought I'd throw that out there though. Happy rev matching!

10-05-2006, 11:20 PM	#5
Garo666 Spec C Club Car: 03 Subaru WRX Fav Mod: Angry Pig... Location: Northridge, Ca Posts: 1,164 Join Date: Jan 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	hahah learn this in like 2 weeks ull get it down nicely, and then learn how to Heel-toe lol thats were the fun is Once u learn how to heel-toe ull take corners faster, more controlled, and wont lose anytime by shifting after the turn , makes driving the car sooooo much beter

10-05-2006, 11:22 PM	#6
Garo666 Spec C Club Car: 03 Subaru WRX Fav Mod: Angry Pig... Location: Northridge, Ca Posts: 1,164 Join Date: Jan 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	dont worry if u dont get it the first few times . . . itl come with more practice and just give it time for u to get to know wat rpm is what speed

11-03-2006, 09:56 AM	#7
RCane Junior STI Driver Car: 07 Grey Ltd Fav Mod: Built in Passport SRX Location: Orange, CA Posts: 93 Join Date: Mar 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	You definitely need to learn heel toe first. I have a nice exercise that I do regularly to kill time on the freeway. Just go back and forth between gears while you're cruisin. Shift every 3-4 seconds and try to rev match so that it's perfectly smooth. You'll get a great feel for your gearing and can also develop great shifting technique if you shift quickly and put your hand back on the wheel between each shift. You'll learn not to grab the shifter and get very smooth at guiding the stick into the right gear. People will be impressed when you can drive it smoother than if it was an automatic transmission.

11-06-2006, 02:30 PM	#9
2slow2curious Silver Member Car: ITS URABUS Fav Mod: Pagids Location: Sector 7G Posts: 801 Join Date: May 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	Double-Clutch FTW

11-10-2006, 09:46 AM	#14
rgt Professional STI Racer Car: 07 WRX STI WRB/Gold Fav Mod: COBB AP Stage 2 93 oct v1.04 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 766 Join Date: Apr 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Ihave big feet so i can brake with my toe and the ball of the front part of my foot and then i blip the gas with the side of foot. I keep my heel anchored on the floor. Im not for sure if this is the best way for me to do it but it works when im hard on the brakes and downshifting. The next phase will be learning how to keep the revs up in a turn.