Hi Everyone,

Does anyone have any tips for driving stick? I feel like I ride the clutch too long.. and i dont know when to shift at what rpm.. i havent been driving stick too long so any tips would be appreciated. plz dont flame me - since im humbling myself and asking for advice.

 

Don't hold the clutch in for more than 10 seconds... thats the common 10 second rule, it wears out your bearing.

Push the clutch in all the way down or sometimes you'll grind a gear... The clutch on Z's and G's are out of this world..

What else?? blip the throttle when down shifting, down just go from 5th-3rd or 5th-2nd and let the car jerk..

See this thread:

https://g35driver.com/forums/g-spot/...-drive-mt.html

 

thanks for the input - 10 second rule

 

There's a bunch of vids on YouTube that you may find helpful.

 

thanks.. ill look into that..

 

wut about driving in traffic in which its too fast to come to a complete stop and too slow to be in 2nd gear? u gotta hold that clutch for a while

 

Shifting also depends on your desire for fuel economy. Most people like to go 2500-2800 to save gas, even though it makes me wanna cry when I drive like that. Once you get in to the 3000 range is where the real power takes hold in these cars, but it's a b*tch on gas sometimes.
+1 for the 10 second rule

 

thanks for the input agentf

 

Can you be more specific? You never have to hold in the clutch for a while... Just keep it in neutral.

 

^^ naw i mean like i said u can just keep it neutral cus the traffic is moving but not enough to go into 2nd, goes like mm 10 mph

 

Keep it in first then.. You can use the clutch as much as you want, just dont keep it held it..

Also 10 mph is good enough for 2nd

 

yah i know, but u know wut i mean? when u have 2 stay on n off the clutch.. i mean its the ONLY thing u can do

 

Yea I understand what your saying, happened to me yesterday in our toyota... It gets extremely annoying in bumper to bumper traffic...

or when someones riding your a$$ and your stopped on an incline but you're afraid to roll back and hit them so you have to use the e-brake.

 

https://g35driver.com/forums/g-spot/...-drive-mt.html

 

^^ yah i know i read that 1 vlad..pretty good read, got me to fix my downshifts.. so much better now