I need clarification on clutch

[viper acr lover]

Okay so call me a noob but im not quite sure how to use a clutch. I know its a pedal and has to do with shifting but thats about it. Why do some people think clutch is better?

 

[Midnight Snacks]

In a car with a manual transmission, you depress the clutch pedal to disconnect the engine from the transmission, thereby allowing you to change gear without grinding the gears.



or something like that.

 

[TaivaanValo]

Pretty sure wikipedia can explain it in detail for you.

 

[viper acr lover]

For the most part i know what it does but why is there all this stuff like clutch kick that you need clutch to do?

 

[Vince_Fiero]

The clutch kick drifting technique is also great for the novice drifter. During a corner you briefly “kick” down the clutch while remaining on the throttle. Revving up the engine and releasing the clutch upsets the balance, causing the car to oversteer.

So without a clutch, you have a semi-automatic shifter. You can not get the effect of revving up the engine, since your only way to make the clutch to work is to shift and the electronics will take over (even the throttle input).

The clutch in GT5 is still a simulation:

I don't completely agree with that... The clutch isn't just an on/off button... It may not be perfect (yet) but it's got a pretty good grabbing point... If you stop a car, take your foot of the clutch and then step on the gas, the car will take a very long time to start going. On the other and if you step on the clutch, give it full throttle and then release the clutch, you will get a lot of wheel spin. But if you can find the right acceleration and clutch grabbing point, you can make perfect launches... Like i said, it may not be perfect but it's way better than an on/off button..

So where in real life you can feel a clutch point where the disks start/stop the connection, this feeling is a lot more difficult in simulations.

Hope it helped.

P.S.: Real drifters do not use cluch kick that much to my knowledge, I prefer weight transfer myself to start a drift.

 

[CMvan46]

Search this, on google and youtube. Bound to find answers there.

 

[kickin_on]

p.s.: Real drifters do not use cluch kick that much to my knowledge, i prefer weight transfer myself to start a drift.

Hmmm.... I'd say 'real' drifters (or any drifters) would be using all sorts of clutch modulation and other clutch techniques when playing with weight transfer... (including clutch kick)...

 

[berty1979]

Wow, this is a toughie to explain. ill have a go!
Ok assuming that the makers of the hardware your using designed it as a racing clutch and it works in a similar way to the real world it will have a very narrow biting point, so its basically either engaged or not. So to play with the release of power to the driving wheels you control the amount of gas you give and when you release the clutch the driving wheels willl respond accordingly. In racing you would want a fast clutch depression (possibly a double de clutch if climbing or overtaking). In drifting you can over rev the car with the clutch depressed and release it as you go into a turn which will spin up your driving wheels.
Im boring myself now so ill shut up, i know about this stuff in real life but dont have a clutch with my DFGT!

 

[1241Penguin]

This video will explain everything for you:



BTW, I think that this is in the wrong forum.

 

[viper acr lover]

Thanks guys this was really helpfull. I wish the driving force gt had a clutch. Does anyone know where i can get g25/27 pedals without the wheel?

 

[Vesartis]

Thanks guys this was really helpfull. I wish the driving force gt had a clutch. Does anyone know where i can get g25/27 pedals without the wheel?

Unfortunately you can't just plug the G25/G27 pedals into the DFGT. They don't work together. Even if they did, a clutch is pretty much useless if you would be using a sequential shifter(Up and down.) The g25/g27 has an h-shifter, so if you want to drive a manual properly, you should properly get one of those.