Is it me, or do you guys stall every once in a while out of pure lazyness or lack of concentrating. Sometimes i just stall leaving my garage in the morning, or ill switch into reverse and stall here and there. I dont stall much but maybe a couple times every month. Do you 6mt'ers still stall every once in a while or do i just need to start driving a little better.

I also get a lot of people saying i need to learn how to drive stick better because they feel the shifts so much. The only way ive found to keep the car from jolting is when i change gears at or a little under 2300-2500 rpm (mainly for gears 1 and 2, after 3 you dont feel the shifts much). I know im good at driving it, i got better times at the track then most of the g35s that have ever ran at LACR stock. Just dont like people thinking i dont drive stick, and im still inexperienced. What do you guys think?

 

can't remember the last time i stalled a manual.

 

what i learned is that since our cars have a really high release point, you need to release the cluth 4/5 of the way and keep it there until the gear catches. And i agree with you i get really careless sometimes and i forget that im in gear when im stopped. LOL stuff happens.

 

https://g35driver.com/forums/engine-drivetrain-forced-induction-diy/118037-diy-high-clutch-want-lower-your-clutch-engagement-point.html

try that. it moves the pedal down further so you arne't so high when it finally catches. it WILL NOT harm your clutch as long as you adjust the clutch so it's not pulling (in gear) with the clutch pedal all the way to the floor. it is only a pedal height adjustment but makes the world of difference.

 

Ride in someone's G35 who roadraces a ton and you will see that despite thinking you are proficient with a stick, you can learn A LOT more.

If you don't yet know how to heel-toe downshift then you still have a long way to go because mastering just that takes long enough.

 

last time i stalled was on the highway ....due to my CAI =P


but i can udnerstand you - the g takes a while to get used to, but due to my error? i cant remember last time i stalled.

 

Maybe once every month or every other month due to lazyness.

 

Only times I stall is when I forget I'm in gear or that I'm even driving a manual lol, doesn't happen very often, has happend once or twice tho... I've also slammed on the brakes of an automatic thinking I was pressing down the clutch ROFL

 

what does heel-toe downshifting have to do with red light racing??? this isnt fast and the furious where we down shift in a straight race to go faster

 

Yeah same here. I still feal ashamed every time.

 

He said ROADRACING..pay attention

 

Of course not, but sounds like you have been inhaling too much NOS!

My point is about becoming proficient at driving stick. If you have enough skill to heel-toe properly and your rev matching is spot on then you will have ZERO trouble driving this car smoothly.

Please read and understand before trying to make me out to be some dumbass.

 

i stall it here and there when im not payin attn to be honest i hate the clutch in our cars mine grabs so high is everyones like this cause when i drove the demo it didnt seem so bad

 

thanks for the info boys makes me feel a little better about my driving. I still don't know if i know how to do a heel toe or not no one has ever showed me in person. Second i probably will go to the dealership and have them lower my clutch engagement point, that will make life alot easier. and probably increase 1/4 mile as well.

 

Why does everyone think heel-toe is like the be all and end all of mastering a clutch? Its just one technique in a vast number of things to learn if you truely want to learn to drive stick to its potential... however... there are many people out there better at up and down shifting than you, even if you can heel toe.... Seriously, being able to heel toe is not that big of a deal....