gear and shifting problem

[kk52736]

is this normal when you put in every next gear it is not smooth, and like click click before complete go in.....i used to had a civic and it never do that unless the clutch is time to change....so anyone know what happen or how can i make it smoother when go next upper gear?

 

[alexlitov]

Fully depress the clutch pedal...

 

[mazdadan]

is this normal when you put in every next gear it is not smooth, and like click click before complete go in.....i used to had a civic and it never do that unless the clutch is time to change....so anyone know what happen or how can i make it smoother when go next upper gear?

Mazda has a little more of a "notchy" shift than most cars (aka Honda). You may want to master the skill of matching revs so your shifter will go into gear easier and the shifts will be smoother.

 

[kurt]

You could go buy a Civic...

 

[kk52736]

I did Fully depress the clutch pedal BUT still................not smooth, by the way i been driving a standard car for 7 years, and i know how to ride them.................

 

[brucelee]

yea sometimes i have the same thing...i mean going to 2nd, 3rd. not the rest. i think i'm shifting too fast sometimes. but yea, i want to talk to mazda about that. i have a list of issues that i hope they will look at and fix for free.

 

[toucci]

theres nothing wrong with the tranny. shift with proper timing and it'll be silky smooth. you just gotta get used to it.

 

[c0nfus3d]

mazda shifting is not exactly "tricky" jus sumtin u have to work on...ive been driving stick for about 4months?and i have it down already its smooth.....cuz dat 2nd n 3rd were usually notchy

 

[TheMAN]

stfu n00b

You could go buy a Civic...

 

[PhreakV]

redline 75w90 gear oil + time using butt sensor should smooth things out.

 

[cervy]

ive noticed this too i learned to drive manual on a jeep wrangler so the p5 transmission is taking me a while to get down.....just hope im not doing too much harm in the process to my clutch....


whats the best way to learn or practice matching rpm's or getting the timing down?

 

[edwinlaw]

Yeah, I have noticed this too. I had been driving a standard Honda Civic for 8 years. When I switched to my P5, I found shifting from 2nd to 3rd jerky. One way I found to reduce this jerkiness is to shift at over 3500rpm.

 

[kk52736]

yeah same feeling, but i just found shift at 2700rpm can go smooth at 2nd and 3rd gear.

 

[cbcbd]

whats the best way to learn or practice matching rpm's or getting the timing down?

Observation and practice:

You basically have to learn your RPMs at a certain speed in each gear. Then you'll have some points that you'll know (ie 2nd gear, 20mph, ~2000rpms)and be able to adjust from there.
Plus, you'll just get so used to it after a while that you'll be able to rev match most gears to any speed when shifting into them from neutral (car rolling in neutral, match rpms to speed, press clutch and put it into gear - get it smooth so your rpms don't have to adjust much at all) - that's always fun practice, even though it's not recommended to let your car coast in neutral.

When upshifting generally let the rpms drop between 500-800 rpms. When downshifting, blip (tap the gas) the throttle to send up the rpms by around the same range.

 

[cervy]

coolio....thanks for the tips

ive noticed that bliping the throttle while upshifting though helps alot too to not cause that jerkyness....the throttle is very sensitive from what ive noticed...

 

[kk52736]

When upshifting generally let the rpms drop between 500-800 rpms. When downshifting, blip (tap the gas) the throttle to send up the rpms by around the same range.

this will make the car go extremely slow....?!

 

[jjac28]

i always add a bit of gas when shifting into 3rd..it makes it more smooth.
the p5 seems like it has a very sensitive clutch/gear system, it's so easy to drive like s*** if you're not concentrating.

 

[jjac28]

Fully depress the clutch pedal...

:wtf: ???

 

[PhreakV]

just being sarcastic

 

[osudewd]

Coasting

I coast in neutral all the time and then put it back into gear when traffic starts speeding up and stuff. Why is it not reccomended to let the car coast in neutral?