[guitarman8373]

Hey guys, newbie here in a few different ways.

First, I'm new to the forum, glad to be part of fellow Camaro enthusiasts.

Second, never owned a performance car in my life.

Third, my 2016 2SS is my first 6 speed that I have ever owned. Always had automatics before this (6 and 4 cylinder.)

I learned how to drive stick on a friend's Honda for a few weeks and then ordered "the beast." And yes, that was one hell of a learning curve for me. Having a car with enough power to carry you up a hill, in first gear, under it's own idling and no extra throttle input, is amazing (at least to me.)

Anyway, getting to my question. My commutes tend to be all open road, 55mph highways. So I'll cruise around 60-65 in 6th. If I get stuck behind someone going anything 45 or less, however, I will do my best to pass them when safe (and legal of course.) To do so I will usually down shift to second and floor it, because I know second gear will top out at about 80mph and produces the most torque (after first of course). The faster I can pass another vehicle, the better. I always keep Active Rev Matching on for perfect downshifts as well. That being said, is this fairly safe to do on occasion? And would I even benefit from double-clutching at all? Gears have never grind and the downshift is super smooth, you just feel the sudden major increase in torque and it takes slightly more effort to shift into the gear than usual.

Thank you so much,

Gman