First manual car!

Dutchmaster said:
do you guys add alittle gas at friction point when upshifing gears and releasing the clutch on this car? seems smoother, if i shift fast from 3rd to 4th and let the clutch out fast without adding a bit of gas, the car jerks a little.
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Blipping the gas is for down shifting......... because when you go to a lower gear you need the rpm of the engine to match the faster rpm of the trannys lower gear you are going into. And the less time it takes to move the clutch the less time it will be out of sync. The way to take less time with the clutch is not to push the pedal any further than necessary to disengage the clutch plates.
 
Monk said:
1st ... it's not what I'd call hurting the tranny, pushing the clutch in to the floor is what the manufacture recommends to protect it from totally incompetent drivers.... there are many ways to shift gears to make the car go, but there is a basic concept for a smooth transition, and this is not only healthy for the tranny, but is a close as your going to get to a electric shifter(which basically cuts the engine off for a slit muti-sec.)........

So here goes, the least amount of time the drive train is not engaged, is working in your favor(the cars)( a drive train are the moving parts starting with the engine; clutch plate; tranny; drive shaft; power axle to the wheel....... All of these parts are under pressure while accel or decell ..... So to keep them from backing off(coasting/reversing/jerking/etc.) .......... the clutch will help with changing gears, but the least amount of time you leave the clutch in helps keep the other parts from losing "momentum"(and sync) between shifts...... Like a chain on two sprockets if it were to just run at a constant speed with no backing off the three parts would last longer, but every time you slow down or speed up it puts extra strain on the parts.... So with shifting a cars tranny you want to shift so everything is liquid smooth.

If you push the brake pedal so you can feel its pressure but not enough to disengage it, you are getting close to ready to shift, next is to do the same thing with your shifter(pressurize it but don't actually shift yet)......... Once both of these are under pressure and you are ready to shift, it's just a matter of a little more pressure on the clutch and shifter for the to complete the cycle(transition), and everything will almost just fall into place, no pain less strain...... but the longer you leave the clutch in allows time for the engine and tranny's rpms to drift out of sync with each other, thereby getting the notchy recovery.

Cars today have synchronizers between their gears to help the shifting process, that doesn't mean you shouldn't try to shift correctly as if they weren't there.
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Oh my god. This whole time I've been straining myself to have a smooth transition. Sometimes I would be lucky to, but the method you speak of did wonders. I probably had the fastest acceleration time after using this method. As well as butter smooth gear shifting without any delay between shifts. I was totally missing out. Thank you Sir Monk.
 
Abdul Khan said:
Oh my god. This whole time I've been straining myself to have a smooth transition. Sometimes I would be lucky to, but the method you speak of did wonders. I probably had the fastest acceleration time after using this method. As well as butter smooth gear shifting without any delay between shifts. I was totally missing out. Thank you Sir Monk.
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Im so excited to drive now! Cant wait to try this method
 
Dutchmaster said:
Im so excited to drive now! Cant wait to try this method
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Dude its well worth it. Just keep practicing. Thats the only way you will become good at it. Either ways I respect you for choosing a manual over an automatic. The payoff of owning a manual is great for our little 4 bangers lol... Now to learn/master the concept of heel and toe is a whole other story.
 
Abdul Khan said:
Dude its well worth it. Just keep practicing. Thats the only way you will become good at it. Either ways I respect you for choosing a manual over an automatic. The payoff of owning a manual is great for our little 4 bangers lol... Now to learn/master the concept of heel and toe is a whole other story.
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Things that help H&T foot work are having driving shoes, or something that works like one, also having the br/gas pedals adjusted to suit your feet........ On stock cars it's not easy to just adjust the pedals, so mods will be needed to accommodate your set up.
Find out where you're having difficulty with the feet, by working with it while not moving so you can look at your feet while you practice.
Things that might work are a built up gas pedal to get them more even to the brake/p, and or a wider pedal gas and/or brake.
Shoes that work like a driving shoe are NOT having soles around the edge(welt) that can catch on something, and a rounded heel so when you roll your foot from one place to the other it will be smoother....... keeping your heel on the floor gives you more control/feel......
Like pulling the trigger of a gun you want to feel the grip in your hand 1st.
 
sawthetha said:
More curiosity - what's the benefit of double declutching?
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In order to shift down, engine RPM must be increased while the gearbox is in neutral and the clutch is engaged. This requires the driver to slow the vehicle sufficiently, shift into neutral, apply throttle to bring the RPM up to a suitable speed, and finally shift into gear.
The only benefit on modern cars is if you miss or want to skip a gear or two, while in neutral you can get the rpm to where it will flow with the drive train, and allows time for the forward motion speed to drop so both the engine and drive wheels sync before going into the lower gear.
There is no benefit to double clutching if the cars tranny has synchronizers, other than to correct an error.
To try and learn how to do it is putting a undue burden on the tranny, and just plain slowing things down.
Most semi drivers once out of 1st gear and moving, will float gears(shift without the clutch), but the rpm for these beast are slow, and if you don't know what/how to do it can end with the tranny laying in the street. As for our light wt. cars a mistake will only add to slowly chipping/grinding away at the cogs of the gears.
 
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