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Old 09-26-2016, 09:46 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Another +1 for rjm clutch pedal. was so annoyed with the stock pedal.
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Took some getting used to for me as well. The tricks I've found that work are:

1. Get off the gas early before pushing the clutch in to avoid the " thump." This goes against every other manual I've driven where you normally need to push clutch in slightly before letting off the gas.
2. Get on the gas a little earlier after shifting to 2nd for smooth engagement.
3. Take a little longer when releasing the clutch.

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Old 09-27-2016, 12:53 PM   #18 (permalink)
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OP, just go ahead and get the RJM clutch pedal assembly if you're not hard up for the cash. Removing the helper spring is free and is certainly an improvement over stock. But the RJM pedal is a far better option. I speak from experience of 20K miles in stock form, 20K miles with helper spring removed, 35K with RJM clutch pedal v2.1, and the last 5K with RJM pedal v3.1. The stock pedal is simply garbage, and that stupid double hinged action it has is not helpful despite the engineer's intent.
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OP, just go ahead and get the RJM clutch pedal assembly if you're not hard up for the cash. Removing the helper spring is free and is certainly an improvement over stock. But the RJM pedal is a far better option. I speak from experience of 20K miles in stock form, 20K miles with helper spring removed, 35K with RJM clutch pedal v2.1, and the last 5K with RJM pedal v3.1. The stock pedal is simply garbage, and that stupid double hinged action it has is not helpful despite the engineer's intent.
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major differences between the two in term of driveability?

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, 35K with RJM clutch pedal v2.1, and the last 5K with RJM pedal v3.1.
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Got the same one. Was originally disappointed because I thought it was metal and was going to return it. But I bit the bullet and installed it and it's actually perfect.

Did you pair it with a short shifter? If you haven't, you should consider it.
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Got the same one. Was originally disappointed because I thought it was metal and was going to return it. But I bit the bullet and installed it and it's actually perfect.

Did you pair it with a short shifter? If you haven't, you should consider it.
Lmao, you were the reason I purchased the shift knob a couple years ago when there was that thread on short vs long shifters and knobs. My experience was the same as yours, I unpacked the knob and thought this going to be better than my TK...well it is perfect! Function over form for sure.

Oh, and yes I have TWM short as well!

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major differences between the two in term of driveability?
Driveability? Absolutely none. Exactly as pleasant as the 2.1 version I had.

Install and adjustment? Worlds. Any version is still worth the upgrade, but the new one is much easier. It just bears consideration the price of a used version vs the newest.
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Hmmm...........I guess I'm the only one not noticing any significant shifting problems with my car. The rev-match feature took me a little bit of time to digest since I was used to doing it myself on my previous car (2003 Corvette). But, once I embraced the fact that the car will handle the heel and toeing, I find it quite nice. I did try turning it off a few times but soon discovered that it did a better job during downshifts than I could ever do.
If there was on thing I would change would be eliminating the rev-matching during upshifts. I think it wasn't necessary and can cause some shifts to be unsmooth because people have to re-learn to engage the clutch while throttle is applied.
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Looks like i'll be getting the RJM Clutch pedal for my first mod.... i was gonna go with a HFC but ...... meh..


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Hmmm...........I guess I'm the only one not noticing any significant shifting problems with my car. The rev-match feature took me a little bit of time to digest since I was used to doing it myself on my previous car (2003 Corvette). But, once I embraced the fact that the car will handle the heel and toeing, I find it quite nice. I did try turning it off a few times but soon discovered that it did a better job during downshifts than I could ever do.
If there was on thing I would change would be eliminating the rev-matching during upshifts. I think it wasn't necessary and can cause some shifts to be unsmooth because people have to re-learn to engage the clutch while throttle is applied.
I don't have an issue either. Mine doesn't have rev-match, so I'm not sure what I'm doing differently than everyone else. The only time I have wonky shifts is when I have a brain fade and forget to put the damn clutch in before trying to hit 2nd or 3rd....
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Use the snyc mode.. That should cure all frustrations .
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