manual driving tips? - Page 4

EvolErin · Sep 24, 2007, 01:13 PM

The tips on this thread are amazing! Thank you guys for all your wisdom. I just bought my Evo on Saturday...having never driven a stick. It is a bit frusterating,, but now I cant wait to try some of the tips you all have mentioned. I am trying to learn from my fiance, but that is just a huge headache. So thanks again guys!!!

blackdemon · Sep 26, 2007, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by turbotaz

Start with www.standardshift.com. The no gas exercise sounds stupid but is very helpful in learning the clutch engagement point.

The no gas technique I think is the best way to know when the clutch begins to engage. Thats how I learned.

evoul18 · Sep 24, 2009, 07:05 AM

I learned on an 88' Honda Civic which I bought for 375 bucks and after stalling out a number of times on a 4 lane express way at 2pm in heavy traffic......yeah I learned rather quick, especially when the car behind you is up your a$$ blaring their horn :-x

blackdemon · Sep 24, 2009, 10:56 AM

I learned with a 93 honda civic with a act unprung 4 puck. Not the best clutch to learn with. lol

outlawedracer · Sep 28, 2009, 02:24 PM

sorry to hear that u are learnin on an evo im sure u r gonna go through a clutch from ridin it so much but just remember to relax and enjoy the ride let the car do the work and just remember u r along for the ride until u get it figured out its sort of like breakin a wild stallion in u will know when the right moment is for u to turn her loose good luck and hope this helps a lil bit

neonglh · Oct 2, 2009, 09:54 AM

Drive like you don't own it, and you will drive better ET's and MPH's

Best advice out there.

ethan169 · Oct 2, 2009, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by neonglh

Drive like you don't own it, and you will drive better ET's and MPH's

Best advice out there.

so true man.

**SASD209** · Oct 3, 2009, 01:10 PM

This is one of the more helpful threads out there, so it's now stickied at the top of the forum.

christopherp552 · Oct 22, 2009, 03:17 AM

I used to have the same problem too, I was afraid of the clutch. The fear came mainly with the fact that I lived in the mountains. Every morning when I go out to work I think "OMG, I might fall to the cliff, I might forget to change gears and fall."

I got this fixed with practice. Don't panic so you can think clearly while driving. Focus on your driving,

BocaShula · Oct 22, 2009, 03:24 AM

I learned to drive stick in a type R honda civic and honestly the only way you'll get better is with time. Keep on driving and you'll get better eventually

XIEvolutionIX · Oct 28, 2009, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by jerchi

Do you have to use the e brake on a hill or can you practice and get good to a point where you can start going on a hill with just the pedals without moving backwards?

you can get good enough to not even use the brake on hills. It's supposedly stressful on the clutch to allow any pre-load, but its used in launching to ease the pain so i dont see the harm in holding the sweet spot on a hill. Whenever i see another enthusiast on the road ill always try to come to a stop with minimal braking and never hold the brake on a hill just to make my obsessions apparent. Shifting skill comes with experience, just get the motions down, and LISTEN to your car. She'll tell you everything you need to know.

EDIT: I live in florida so the hills i encounter arent seriously extreme. Holding your car on a STEEP hill with the clutch is a bad idea, and will most likely make you stall unless you have really good pedal feel. Heel toeing between the brake and accelerator is one of the single greatest driving techniques to learn, so get on it, and you shouldnt have a problem with hills, and youll get better a shifting as a result.