Originally Posted by
DougGuy
OP ever notice how a big truck seems to just dump the clutch when taking off from a dead stop, bumper raises, cab tilts with the sudden torque? They do that to lessen slippage of the clutch. It makes the clutch last a LOT longer. Most modern manual trannys will upshift with no throttle quite easily, you will figure out the perfect engine rpm to shift, by letting off the throttle and pulling the shifter towards the next gear, it will leave the present gear and engage the next with just light hand pressure on the shifter, without using the clutch.