the right way??
#1
06-20-2010, 03:13 AM
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the right way??
okay soooo compared to the most people on here i am pretty young
i have only been driving stick for 2 years,
i learned to drive on an auto, but my first car was a stcik, and since then i have had 5 different manual cars
my question is, is how is the right way to drive it?
if you can teach me how to drive stick??
i know it sounds rediculous,
but i have only had my newist car for a few weeks and the clutch feels different. i stall easire, and that loose peddle feeling when you first press on the clutch has been increasing, it was a new clutch i have the old on still
so is there a way to not burn through your clutches?
maybe my problem is, was that i had to teach my self how to drive stick.
i had my moms boyfriend at the time drive my car when i got it to my house and the next day my mom said it would be to stressfull to teach me haha
so i did what every one told me,
1. press in the clutch to start the car
2. ease off the clutch and press on the gas
3. slowly continue to ease of the clutch, applying the same presure to the gas
4. completly take your foot of the clutch
5. stay on the gas
6. seccond gear shift.
7. at the same time pull your foot of the gas, slam the clutch in =)
8. use shifter to change gear,
ease of the clutch pretty fast,
9. press gas
is that it? i know its dumb but am i doing it right??
is there anything that helps you guys
i am currious, i have just been told by different people i drive stick wrong?
but they never really told me, that was last year tho, i just dont want to burn my clutch
i have only been driving stick for 2 years,
i learned to drive on an auto, but my first car was a stcik, and since then i have had 5 different manual cars
my question is, is how is the right way to drive it?
if you can teach me how to drive stick??
i know it sounds rediculous,
but i have only had my newist car for a few weeks and the clutch feels different. i stall easire, and that loose peddle feeling when you first press on the clutch has been increasing, it was a new clutch i have the old on still
so is there a way to not burn through your clutches?
maybe my problem is, was that i had to teach my self how to drive stick.
i had my moms boyfriend at the time drive my car when i got it to my house and the next day my mom said it would be to stressfull to teach me haha
so i did what every one told me,
1. press in the clutch to start the car
2. ease off the clutch and press on the gas
3. slowly continue to ease of the clutch, applying the same presure to the gas
4. completly take your foot of the clutch
5. stay on the gas
6. seccond gear shift.
7. at the same time pull your foot of the gas, slam the clutch in =)
8. use shifter to change gear,
ease of the clutch pretty fast,
9. press gas
is that it? i know its dumb but am i doing it right??
is there anything that helps you guys
i am currious, i have just been told by different people i drive stick wrong?
but they never really told me, that was last year tho, i just dont want to burn my clutch
#2
06-20-2010, 06:57 AM
In words...sure. But being there in person we may find your problem, if there is one. What burns out clutches is when the fly wheel is spinning and the clutch is not all the way in or out. So basically anytime you are shifting you are using your friction material. What uses that material faster is when the fly wheel is spinning faster and/or you take a really long time engaging the clutch. So by keeping your rpms lower while the clutch is engaging will prolong the life of your clutch.
#3
06-20-2010, 07:07 AM
Have you read this b4? http://www.edmunds.com/advice/youngd...0/article.html
these tips really helped me when i first was learning stick. i still can't get the smooth shifting yet (still jerks when going from stop to 1st hear to 2nd gear), but the tips on never ride your clutch and not using the clutch to break are really good saving your clutch in the long run
btw, on saving clutch driving, can anyone give some good tip on driving in parking lots and parking? I find myself always riding on clutch when driving at the low speed or I end up stalling.
these tips really helped me when i first was learning stick. i still can't get the smooth shifting yet (still jerks when going from stop to 1st hear to 2nd gear), but the tips on never ride your clutch and not using the clutch to break are really good saving your clutch in the long run
btw, on saving clutch driving, can anyone give some good tip on driving in parking lots and parking? I find myself always riding on clutch when driving at the low speed or I end up stalling.
Last edited by Capnx; 06-20-2010 at 08:33 AM.
#4
06-20-2010, 08:52 AM
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i can shift smooth tho,
its not a problem shifting, i very realy ever stall, just more recently with my new car
so tstephens4 if i shift while in high rpms its going to burn my clutch faster? and it is better for some one to shift in low rpms?
okay okay what is rev matching? it talked about rev matching?
i have never done that.
its not a problem shifting, i very realy ever stall, just more recently with my new car
so tstephens4 if i shift while in high rpms its going to burn my clutch faster? and it is better for some one to shift in low rpms?
okay okay what is rev matching? it talked about rev matching?
i have never done that.
Last edited by chrismag; 06-20-2010 at 08:56 AM.
#7
06-20-2010, 10:10 AM
First Google result to "What is rev matching?"
If it has anything to with sounds, or something can see, youtube it
I didn't feel like embedding this one:
http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...+matching&aq=f
All found within 5 minutes total.
If it has anything to with sounds, or something can see, youtube it
I didn't feel like embedding this one:
http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...+matching&aq=f
All found within 5 minutes total.
#8
06-20-2010, 04:40 PM
OK, I'l bite. You only way you will "burn through your clutch" is if you launch at high rpm. This happens because the clutch has to slip to get you moving from a stop. So if you launch at high rpm, you are causing much more slippage and thus much more wear on the clutch. As the man above my post said with his youtube video, as long you "rev match", it doesn't make any difference whether or not you shift at high or low rpm.
Bottom line: For minimize wear on the clutch, launch at relatively low rpm (I do it around 1000 rpm), and when shifting, REV MATCH.
Bottom line: For minimize wear on the clutch, launch at relatively low rpm (I do it around 1000 rpm), and when shifting, REV MATCH.
#9
06-20-2010, 06:51 PM
OK, I'l bite. You only way you will "burn through your clutch" is if you launch at high rpm. This happens because the clutch has to slip to get you moving from a stop. So if you launch at high rpm, you are causing much more slippage and thus much more wear on the clutch. As the man above my post said with his youtube video, as long you "rev match", it doesn't make any difference whether or not you shift at high or low rpm.
Bottom line: For minimize wear on the clutch, launch at relatively low rpm (I do it around 1000 rpm), and when shifting, REV MATCH.
Bottom line: For minimize wear on the clutch, launch at relatively low rpm (I do it around 1000 rpm), and when shifting, REV MATCH.
#10
06-20-2010, 10:03 PM
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wait how do you rev match when you are shifting up??
i try'd that today....and well idk how to rev match to make my rmps go down? to rev match when i down shift it was easy. i got that under control. but there isnt really use for it on the street, i mean i can see how it would be use full on some sort of track. but i couldnt find a need for it
i try'd that today....and well idk how to rev match to make my rmps go down? to rev match when i down shift it was easy. i got that under control. but there isnt really use for it on the street, i mean i can see how it would be use full on some sort of track. but i couldnt find a need for it