Hello,

I've been driving the 6 speed for about two months, and it is still a bit tricky. I did the d-wolf "penny" fix on the clutch and it did make it better. But, I am still having problems when taking off from 1st gear. What rpm do you guys rev to when taking off from a start? I mean for normal driving not when you are trying to do a burnout. I would like to hear your suggestions. It would also be helpful if someone could post some video of them driving a 6mt. Thanks.

 

im also a noob MT driver but ive gotten used to doing smooth takeoffs. i usually go up 1500rpm and it results in smooth takeoffs, BUT, its all about letting the clutch up super slowly, at least thats what works for me!

 

Around 900 - 1000 is where I took off from. But, with the right footwork and gas pedal usage you can take off from idle smoothly. It will take a little time to get it right.

Sounds like you're going to need a new clutch @ 10,000 miles

 

before 1000rpm

 

before 1000?! **** im gonna go practice that right now, i dont wanna have to replace my clutch ANY time soon! good thing im still at 400 miles

 

if you are starting on the flat, you engage the clutch until you just start to feel the friction point. once you feel this, gently depress the gas as you continue to engage clutch. once you begin moving you can either continue accelerating or coast forward idling, like in traffic.

there is no need to raise revs above 1000rpm to do this.

uphill you need to feather in the clutch a bit more and use a bit more gas, but same idea.

 

It takes time and practice to move the car before 1000rpm. A lot of times i take off no more than 800 rpms. But anything under 1500 is not going to effect the clutch life.

 

+1 I take off pretty much at idle then gas accordingly as the clutch engages. So for me i'de say idle but, for my wife sometimes it sounds like 4000 r.p.m. and she gets mad if I tell her she's doing it wrong. The price of a new clutch is well worth it to keep my wife happy. What is the saying "Happy wife happy life" Plus she hassn't had a manual for like 6 years

 

It's tough to be smooth with our 6mt's. It took me a long time to get really comfortable with mine. Mine doesn't feel like it's consistent. Some days it feels smooth while other days it feels like an on/off switch. I suppose it just wants to be driven hard somedays.

 

I have a UR light flywheel so I need to rev it up to ~1500 at takeoff.

 

aww that must suck huh?? You have those pesky turbos too , man what a bummer