Using the clutch

[wormdoggy]

Just wondering.............do you guys depress your clutch all the way to the floor when you drive. I have been told that this is not necessary since you only need to depress at the point where the clutch engages.

Just your thoughts since I would like to adjust my pedal heights based on some of the answers.

Patrick

 

[DocAdam]

You want to be just past the contact point, any further is wasted effort. That being said, a little further will add the extra measure of safety, just in case you are little off, so you don't grind the gears.

 

[SRTRICKY]

I go down all the way....

 

[Paul Hawker]

If I do not completely depress the clutch, it feel like the gears do not engage as easily, so I put the clutch all the way in.

 

[Viper X]

All the way baby, especially under boost.

Not sure pedal height is adjustable on the SRT-10 clutch.

 

[Sellshomesdrivesviper]

My wife likes it all the way in.

 

[Skip White]

WD the reason you are getting varied responses on this, is not every Viper clutch is disengaging at the same spot. Best to go into where it's easy to shift. That's all that's required. The best indicator of what's right is ease of shifting. No need to go all the way, if the gears just drop right in. By the way, optimal area for clutch engagement is in the middle. Close to the floor, is usually a problem with the clutch. Total disengagement is not even really required when shifting. Never hold the car at a light doing this partial thing. It will shorten the clutch life dramaticly. Go to the floor when sitting still in gear, and better yet, kick it in neatral on long lights, as it's ******* the clutch and hydro system sitting engaged for long periods of time. Going all the way in is only for as our member above stated

 

[Racer Robbie]

truth is that as a road racer one never uses the clutch to upshift thru the gears, you match the rpms drop to the next gers. We always use the clutch for downshifts. It takes practice to match rpms but it is lighting fast once learned. Example: There is a 1000 rpm drop between 1st and 2nd.

 

[DocAdam]

I tried that once, the sound of grinding gears indicated I did not do it correctly.

Haven't tried it since.

 

[Paul Hawker]

It's a fun trick to match revs and shift clutchless when giving friends rides in the Viper. I used to to this all the time as a kid, but think it is a lost art.

Neighborhood kids were flabergasted that a manual could be shifted without a clutch.

(Yes...I know...I am easily entertained.)

 

[PDCjonny]

Speaking as someone who just had their T56 Viper tranny rebuilt (previous owner didn't know how to shift apparently) to the tune of over 2K, I would advise against learning this trick on your Viper.