smooth sifting, impossible
I dont have a problem with shifting..? when i first got the car I would put my passangers a little forward due to how I hit the clutch to shift but not anymore..its been 2 months with 4k miles on the car.. people comment on how smooth the car is
I had a RX-7 with a lightweight flywheel and it was a nightmare to drive. The technique I came up with is to leave your accelerator open just a little bit when shifting up.
Last edited by maj83; Jan 8, 2007 at 09:51 PM.
Originally Posted by partyman66
You have to either shift at lower RPM's or let your revs drop between shifts.
Try double clutching, that's a good way to force you to drop RPM's between shifts... and you won't wear your throwout bearing out as much compared to if you held the clutch in an extra second or half a second between every shift.
Try double clutching, that's a good way to force you to drop RPM's between shifts... and you won't wear your throwout bearing out as much compared to if you held the clutch in an extra second or half a second between every shift.
^Here's how you do double clutching.
For example, you're in 3rd and want to downshift in 2nd. First you depress the clutch, put the shifter in neutral at the same time you rev your engine, then release clutch, then you clutch again and shift it to 2nd.
Double clutching is used to "rev-match" your engine so you'll take full use of engine breaking with less stress on tranny and the gear transition will be much smoother (If you do it properly of course). But you can get away with it by just holding the clutch then rev-match your rpm.
easy right?
For example, you're in 3rd and want to downshift in 2nd. First you depress the clutch, put the shifter in neutral at the same time you rev your engine, then release clutch, then you clutch again and shift it to 2nd.
Double clutching is used to "rev-match" your engine so you'll take full use of engine breaking with less stress on tranny and the gear transition will be much smoother (If you do it properly of course). But you can get away with it by just holding the clutch then rev-match your rpm.
easy right?
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Originally Posted by maj83
^Here's how you do double clutching.
For example, you're in 3rd and want to downshift in 2nd. First you depress the clutch, put the shifter in neutral at the same time you rev your engine, then release clutch, then you clutch again and shift it to 2nd.
Double clutching is used to "rev-match" your engine so you'll take full use of engine breaking with less stress on tranny and the gear transition will be much smoother (If you do it properly of course). But you can get away with it by just holding the clutch then rev-match your rpm. easy right?
For example, you're in 3rd and want to downshift in 2nd. First you depress the clutch, put the shifter in neutral at the same time you rev your engine, then release clutch, then you clutch again and shift it to 2nd.
Double clutching is used to "rev-match" your engine so you'll take full use of engine breaking with less stress on tranny and the gear transition will be much smoother (If you do it properly of course). But you can get away with it by just holding the clutch then rev-match your rpm.
easy right?from what iw as told...
while driving on the hwy, with your foot still on the gas, you kick the clutch in and let it kick back out... causes ur car to leap forward..... don't do this if ur rev is already at 5k+...
it is very possible to shift smoothly it takes time and patience. It took me about year and half to shift smoothly in consistant bases. I also can take the first gear to about 5500 rpm and shift smoooothly to 2nd gear.
Originally Posted by cnaman
from what iw as told...
while driving on the hwy, with your foot still on the gas, you kick the clutch in and let it kick back out... causes ur car to leap forward..... don't do this if ur rev is already at 5k+...
while driving on the hwy, with your foot still on the gas, you kick the clutch in and let it kick back out... causes ur car to leap forward..... don't do this if ur rev is already at 5k+...
Originally Posted by ebuy929
i dont get it
if u hold down the gas a little when shifting up ..wont that easyly burn out ur clutch
if u hold down the gas a little when shifting up ..wont that easyly burn out ur clutch
Originally Posted by ebuy929
i dont get it
if u hold down the gas a little when shifting up ..wont that easyly burn out ur clutch
if u hold down the gas a little when shifting up ..wont that easyly burn out ur clutch
Last edited by maj83; Jan 9, 2007 at 12:06 AM.
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I FIGURED IT OUT! i too have had the same clutch problems, ive gotten it under control for the most part but,i still have un-explained problems engaging/disengaging the clutch. and i thought to myself, theres no damn accelerator pedal!!!! on other cars there is an actual cable from the gas pedal to the throttle linkage where as the g's have fly by wire its all electronic no direct link between the driver and the throttle. so i think sometimes its just that simple as not being directly in control of the throttle and clutch. luckily the clutch is hydraulic and we are in 100% control of that all the time.so dont be so quick to blame the clutch/tranny it may be in the gas pedal.
