hi all,

title says it all. i've already searched but to no avail. please point me in the right direction if this has been discussed before. car boosts ~7psi at high-end unless i double clutch. after doing that, it reaches ~14 psi.

thanks,
leo

 

Double clutch, eh?

 

ask Vin Diesel...

anyways, what is the point of double-clutching? for people that can't rev match? << it's a real question, i can't think of a situation where you'd need to do that...

 

Sorry, my friend was explaining this to me while he was driving my car. Basically, I go in first gear and shift to second. Rev to right before the second turbo engages ~4.5K RPM. Keep your foot on the gas and kick the clutch to let the RPM drop a little, but don't keep your foot on the clutch. RPM drops ~1K, then the car jerks a bit and past 4.5K the second turbo engages. If I don't do this, boost stays ~7 psi past 4.5K RPM.

In short, the car needs more "oomph" to get the second turbo spooling. I apologize if I wasn't clear, this was around 3AM last night.

 

Start working through the troubleshooting guide:

http://www.autosportracetech.com/RX-...leshooting.htm

 

Thanks, this really helps. I will post if I need further help. BTW, Vin Diesel says hi.

 

it was just a way to diagnose my problem without any tools, i'm not really sure.

 

That's not double clutching.

 

this makes about as much sense to me as saying.....my parking brake won't disengage unless i walk my dog around the block

 

thanks =)

 

Try changing the check valves that lead to the vacuum chamber and pressure chamber.

Dave

 

hahaha, you're a good sport. i didn't mean to thread jack either, i just don't know what it's used for. and that it's used so much that it actually has a name...

 

thanks, i wrote this down. a friend is going to help me figure this out. i know some of you have already figured this out, but to be real honest i am a noob when it comes to cars. basically, a noob with a few dollars to spend on an fd. i really appreciate the people on this forum that contribute and i hope they will continue to help all of us who need it.

 

no worries =). unlike some internet users, i don't need a big e-*****. and i also found that being a good sport tends to lighten the mood and attract helpful people.

 

Just a quick FYI:

"Double Clutching" refers to having a car in one gear, pressing the clutch in, changing from the selected gear into neutral, releasing the clutch, pressing the clutch back in, selecting the new gear, and releasing the clutch again. Used with vehicles that don't have synchros (like big rigs)

 

YES that's what i was trying to explain unsuccessfully!

 

You are lucky you didn't blow the welds on the intake. Now me and the mad scientist are going to have to tear down the motor and replace the oil control rings you fried.

(Sorry.. Had to do it)

 

This is just a clutch kick used as one of the many ways to break the back end loose in drifting. To keep the FnF stuff going, it was used by DK in FnF3 (aka 3 fast 3 furious) in the 350z against the d-bag main character in the S15.