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RE: New To Stick Shift - 5/14/2008 8:53:34 PM   
JimBlake

 

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^ I guess I just would have never thought someone that knew how to rev match would shift that slow haha

There's another way to do/think of it.  Lift the throttle to shift; & after shifting you have to engage the clutch & roll back into the gas.  You do both of those almost at the same time.

Depending on YOUR timing & the engine's coastdown, you get back on the gas a tiny bit earlier or later.  Practice practice.

One thing that still gets ME is the AC.  Depending on whether the AC compressor is clutched in or out during the shift, that can cause the engine to spin down to lower RPM, more quickly.  It's more difficult to upshift smoothly with AC on because your timing is different with AC clutch on vs. off.


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RE: New To Stick Shift - 5/15/2008 7:44:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		If you really want to feel "attached" to the car, try driving it barefoot.

I guess I don't pay much attention to where I keep my left foot.  I can't really think of how I do it right now.  I'll see at lunch when I drive it.

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RE: New To Stick Shift - 5/16/2008 11:11:37 AM   
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Status: offline 		Right now im driving the Mini Cooper everyday and its a manual so it's more fun than the accord... for now... and it all depends on how u like to drive... try hitting the gas, and just when your about to shift, let go off the gas and gently press the clutch and shift. then slowly let go off the clutch and at the same time, hit gas gradually...
it's like voltage and amperage: more voltage = lower amperage   and viceversa...

you know what else... don't watch fast and furious before you drive... that's not the way to shift in a daily driver... just so you know...
good luck! grasshopper... j/k


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RE: New To Stick Shift - 5/16/2008 12:38:17 PM   
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ORIGINAL: JimBlake

There's another way to do/think of it.  Lift the throttle to shift; & after shifting you have to engage the clutch & roll back into the gas.  You do both of those almost at the same time.



Yeah I guess I've been driving a manual trans for too long.  I guess I don't really realize I do that.  I noticed myself doing it today. On the rare occasion that I miss a gear, the engine revs like crazy from me unconsciously pressing the gas right before I disengage the clutch.  I don't notice it because it all happens in probably less than one second.

< Message edited by 00AccordLX5spd -- 5/16/2008 12:39:00 PM >

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RE: New To Stick Shift - 5/16/2008 1:13:52 PM   
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... the engine revs like crazy from me unconsciously pressing the gas right before I disengage the clutch...

I was talking about getting back on the gas just before you engage the clutch.  That's when you rev-match.

You do know that you press the pedal IN to DISengage, right?


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RE: New To Stick Shift - 5/16/2008 2:02:29 PM   
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Status: offline 		^ yeah, my bad.  I got my engage and disengage confused there

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RE: New To Stick Shift - 5/16/2008 3:00:08 PM   
consumed24

 

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Status: offline 		Hey thanks everyone for the tips. Ive been  driven alot and tryin alot of diffirent stuff. It hasn't clicked yet but ill get it in time. Put about 350 miles on it in less than a week just practicing. Hopefully within the month itll be as smooth as an a/t.

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RE: New To Stick Shift - 5/23/2008 9:28:57 AM   
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Status: offline 		practice now before gas reaches 5 buck! here in PR is already 4.05 for 93

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