does any one else floats gears, or you clutch while shifting gears???

 

what does that mean

 

That makes no sense...

Do you mean you shifting gears without ever depressing the clutch? Because that just doesn't work.

 

^ i think that's what he means

i think it does work though
i dont have an MT
but i tried it with my friend's eclipse by accident.. and it worked
it didn't take much effort to do it either

 

If he means shifting w/o depressing the clutch, then yes, it can be done but trust me, you don't want to do it. I did it plenty of times on my Maxima and yes, it wasn't hard as long as you rev-match it. Now, that being said, I had the shifting fork break on my Maxima probably from doing this way too many times. Just some food for thought...

 

I can do it without a problem from 3rd to 4rth. Don't try this if u dont know what u are doing. If u take 3rd gear to about 2800rpm and the starting pushing the stick down with ur finger it should easily go into 4rth without a problem. If one finger can not do the job then u are not doing it right.

 

actually it doesnt hurt the transmission if u do it at the right rpms, plus it saves the clutch... my dad though me it

as far as i know most people when shifting they have their foot on the gas pedal while shifting...
but when floating, u take the foot of the gas and as u takin it off the gas u take it out of gear at the same time, if its doe correctly it goes out and in like butter... but you never done it, dont try it cuz u can easy mess yer tranny up.. i just wasnt sure how many ppl do it that way, cuz my dad though me shift manual that way i been doing it for years

 

if u shift at right rpms, u should be able to shift all gears wid just 1 finger, u right

 

That it not recomended with our trannys. I know truck drivers mostly shift like that, but our tranny is too notchy to shift like that. I just do it to show it off someon.

 

i dont know, he taught me on a 1987 benz, and thats the only car i ever done it on... my g is automatic =\

 

Yep, I use to do it with one finger too on my Maxima. I just think that the shifting fork on it was bad to begin with and doing this just aggravated it.

 

seriously whats the point of not pressing the clutch... if your that lazy you shouldnt have gotten stick lol

 

our trans are so tempramental I am gonna keep using the clutch

 

the clutch is there for a reason, and you hould use the clutch hands down!

 

Yes it can be done... I've tried it just to satisfy my curiosity, but I don't do it anymore and don't recommend anyone doing this with their G's unless they have been driving manuals for years. You can really mess up the trans if this is not done right such as broken synchronizers etc.