Noob 5speed Driver...Needs Advice..

[ReFlex]

No Comment...lol

 

[Maxxpwr]

i dont know if anyone said this or not yet cause i was to lazy to read all replies, but what i always tell people who are having a hard time learning is, focus on 2k rpms, give gas holding 2k rpms and ease off the clutch till your completely off, you'll burn a little clutch but it wont take too long till you get a feel for the amount of gas clutch to give.

 

[MadOzodi]

Just don't get in the habit of doing that; like at lights ect... Premature clutch wear.

Aye, just doing it once is enuff.

 

[Mocoso]

Suggest if you are on an incline and still havent gotten the hang of it to make use of your ebrake... you will never need it once you get the hang of it but it beats rolling backwards into the car behind you...

 

[BKK Jack]

funny thing is, a couple times I forgot I was in a manual car. I press the brake and tried to shift.

Don't worry. Just follow the advice given about finding the friction point (engagement zone) and soon, when you get into an automatic car, you will put your left foot through the floor where the clutch SHOULD be.

Good luck. Learning to shift for yourself is definitely worth it!

 

[Akaveli]

Don't worry. Just follow the advice given about finding the friction point (engagement zone) and soon, when you get into an automatic car, you will put your left foot through the floor where the clutch SHOULD be.

Good luck. Learning to shift for yourself is definitely worth it!

Thanks, I took everyones advice into play and wow that has made such a huge difference. Instead of the car cutting off 25 times like yesterday, it only cut off 10 times. lol

 

[orlandomsp]

Suggest if you are on an incline and still havent gotten the hang of it to make use of your ebrake... you will never need it once you get the hang of it but it beats rolling backwards into the car behind you...

(werd) I was beginning to think I was the only one who used the ebrake when on a hill. I always thought slipping your clutch like that on an incline was a good way to put unneeded wear on the clutch.

 

[TheDutchGun]

My advice: Always launch at 5000 rpm minimum.

 

[benben84]

(werd) I was beginning to think I was the only one who used the ebrake when on a hill. I always thought slipping your clutch like that on an incline was a good way to put unneeded wear on the clutch.

You know all you have to do is put the car in neutral, hold the brake, and let the clutch out when on a hill.

 

[JOS3]

the only advice is practice, practice, practice. that is the only way you can learn how far your foot needs to travel before the clutch engages and disengages.

 

[Donas64]

My advice: Always launch at 5000 rpm minimum.

EXCELLENT (drive2)

 

[chuyler1]

I got bored this evening...maybe this will help...

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123661588

 

[orlandomsp]

You know all you have to do is put the car in neutral, hold the brake, and let the clutch out when on a hill.

I'm not sure what you're trying to say, but when I'm at a red light(and on an incline) I put it in neutral and take it out of gear and use the brake pedal. If it's a long light or if I'm feeling lazy the ebrake comes up and i sit there until the light turns green, then put it into gear and as I'm about to take off I release the ebrake.

 

[Flash5]

All I use to do to learn was to let the clutch out completely until I was moving then lightly hit the gas. But once you get use to the point where the clutch grabs you can do it on instinct. I was surprised how fast I got use to driving manual after going through about 2 days of stalling and peeling out.

 

[chuyler1]

One tip...although you can take your foot off the brake when stopped at a flat intersection...you should leave it on. Otherwise the moron behind you will think you are creeping forward and then he'll hit you...at which point you'll roll forward like a bumper car and hit the guy in front of you. So just remember that when you feel like taking your foot off the brake.

 

[Maxxpwr]

One tip...although you can take your foot off the brake when stopped at a flat intersection...you should leave it on. Otherwise the moron behind you will think you are creeping forward and then he'll hit you...at which point you'll roll forward like a bumper car and hit the guy in front of you. So just remember that when you feel like taking your foot off the brake.

dude your system is tight... you should make me a box and like clean setup that actually fits nice in my car for me, i'll pay ya

 

[chuyler1]

If you were closer I'd take you up on that offer. Did you see the most recent version of it???

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/galleryuser.php?userid=3228&gallery=StereoSystem%2F&page=&type=

I haven't updated my sig with those photos.

 

[xelderx]

one thing that I've noticed that isn't mentioned here...

When you are releasing the clutch to start moving it is not a constant movement from pressed in to all the way out. When the clutch starts to engage you need to pause there for a second and let the engine RPM match up to it. Once they are in sync or very close you can release the clutch the rest of the way. Think of it as a 3 step process instead of one motion.

1. Begin to release clutch until you feel it start to engage.
2. Stop right there and adjust the throttle to smoothly match up to the clutch.
3. Release clutch the rest of the way.

 

[nondual]

first is first. Read how clutch and manual transmission works. Then find even ground, the slowly let go your clutch without pressing gas. Car will move forward and you will feel engagement point. Try couple times. Until you feel comfortable where engagement point is. Then try using gas and clutch at the same time.
Practice makes perfect.

The Speed6 and Speed3 have a tricky engagement point (my girlfriend is a veteran manual driver and has trouble with it), but the 5-speed in the standard 3 is actually a lot easier.

You'll get it, don't give up.

 

[TheDutchGun]

The Speed6 and Speed3 have a tricky engagement point (my girlfriend is a veteran manual driver and has trouble with it), but the 5-speed in the standard 3 is actually a lot easier.

You'll get it, don't give up.

The 5 speed in the regular 3 is like butter. Verry smooth shifting car. I really liked it when I had one.