Tips Needed for Smooth Drive on Manual Transmission

[Weixiang_06]

mmz... i guessed i will try half clutch at gear 2, try and error rev matching and clutch control... thanks to all who have you helped and replied... its very much smoother now... =) think i will practise this more, and get the timing really right and smooth...

[Weixiang_06]

yupyup.. that's what i tot too.. never shift down to gear 1st gear, even at

[Trex101]

I will just run on 2nd gear, no problem at all.

 

For downshift, think of it as additional improve braking. I do sometime downshift to 2nd gear when going into very tight turn. No problem at all.

 

5th-->3rd(brake hard)-->2nd(before tight turn)--> accelerate out (rev just nice within power band)

[Polkadots]

Have you tried double declutching on the low gear (1st gear)? I used to use double declutch on my manual ride when I wanna drop from 5th to 3rd when negiotiating a corner fast. It'll give me smoother gear change and power thru the bend. However, I seldom do it on low gears eg. 1st or 2nd gear. It should give you smoother gear change and the power to pick up when the car in front speeds up but it takes quite some time to master especially the rev matching part. heard it'll extend the life of your manual transmission.

Edited September 4, 2006 by Polkadots

[Weixiang_06]

argh.. pardon me, but how does one go about double declutching..

[Polkadots]

done a google search : http://www.tcsracing.org/doubledeclutching.htm

 

will take a while to get it. make sure traffic's not heavy when you are experimenting. all the fun of manual trans that i really miss now.....

[Weixiang_06]

 

thank you very much!

[Dumb]

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when slow down with 2nd gear , you can use 1/2 clutch and a bit fuel to give smooth movement ... but of course cannot apply to complete stop, still have to go back 1st gear

 

Even complete stop, no need to enter G1, unless got to stop for sometime. At G2, just tap the gas and release clutch slowly.

[Dumb]

Bro you r giving him racing tips when he still has to get use to gears and clutch in a jam situtation.

[Vesfreq]

Use half clutch to minimise engine vibration. u have to get used to the car biting point 1st. Thats the interesting part about MT cars, cos it takes time to know how to get the car moving smoothly, unlike AT cars. For my lancer, I could be at gear 2, while under 20kph. But, have to do so with some half clutch.

 

was talking with a pal about how uncomfortable it is to drive an AT. His comment was AT so addictive that once u get an AT, u will never go back to MT. No offense to any of the AT drivers. Next car will be a MT again, cos' it will be a performance car.

[Weixiang_06]

actually its not that... just that i tot half clutching, double clutching was bad.... i dun to race... lolz...

[Weixiang_06]

i am aware of the half clutch... its really helps, but worrie about whether will our clutch be worn out prematurely?

[Weixiang_06]

normally, assume you take good care of ur clutch, how long can it last u?

100k of mileage?

[Dumb]

Don't worry. I have done 126,000 km without changing clutch. When I let it go, I can feel that the clutch is still in very gd condition.

[Weixiang_06]

wah, can last so long ah...

 

okie then, then i dun hold back on half clutching in second gear... the double clutching seems good too

[Landex]

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Some ppl will learn to overcome it naturally. Some will never. So just don't worry about it. Driving I feel.....sometimes is a kind of talent. Some have, some don't have.

 

If you don't have this talent but want to solve this prob, then you need the technology called Automatic Transmission to help. If you have this talent naturally, within few weeks/months, you should know whats best to use, to suit your car.

 

Different car, different method. ie, My gear 2, may vibrate at xx rpm, but yours may not.

 

 

is important.

[Cychiam]

If you are trying out double clutching, better start practising it at higher gear and downshifting 1 gear lower (not more than 1 e.g. 2 or more).

Edited September 4, 2006 by Cychiam

[Vesfreq]

No idea man. I'm into my first 11k on my present ride.

 

Afaik, it will be quite difficult to hit 100k before u change ur ride. Given the current trend of car upgrading, every 3 years, people upgrade rides, its unlikely u will hit 100k, unless u bought a 2nd hand ride.