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Make the habit early of double clutching, and revmatching all downshifts.
How this works:
Say you are going 60 miles per hours in 3rd gear.
look at the tachometer
remember what rpm you are at
clutch in
move from 3 - N
hold the shifter near 4 with a light pressure, wait for the shifter to get "sucked" into 4. This happens when the synchros are "ready" to engage, and the three moving parts (engine, tranny, and drivewheels are moving at the same speed)
clutch out
the shift should be smooth if you did it right
now, down shift...
clutch in
4-N
clutch out
rev the engine in neutral to slightly higher rpm than where you were in 3
clutch in
push to 3
clutch out
should be smooth
keep repeating the shift
try it with skipping gears 3-5, 3-6, and eventually when you get good, you should be able to do 3-2, and even 2-1 if you are really good... (you may not want to do 1st gear downshifts at any speed above 10mph, it's pretty easy to make a big mistake and damage the tranny)
make the habits of eggshell shifting on upshifts, and double clutching/revmatching on downshifts early, its a harder habit to learn once you've already started 'cheating'
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