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Get on the gas sooner and don't let the rpm's drop... do you have SRM on? Too bad your on the Milky Way, otherwise I would have offered to take

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Get on the gas sooner and don't let the rpm's drop... do you have SRM on?
Too bad your on the Milky Way, otherwise I would have offered to take you for a spin....

Seriously, find somebody that can drive a manual and have him show you, don't try and find the answer on a forum. Worst case, go to a driving school and ask for an hour lesson with an instructor
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Get on the gas sooner and don't let the rpm's drop... do you have SRM on?
Too bad your on the Milky Way, otherwise I would have offered to take you for a spin....

Seriously, find somebody that can drive a manual and have him show you, don't try and find the answer on a forum. Worst case, go to a driving school and ask for an hour lesson with an instructor


And the RPMs rise a bit after letting off because of the mass of the flywheel.
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you're not alone, i used to get frustrated with this before and there are other topics on this issue. Some people say to shift at a higher rpm maybe from 3k-4k or just turn srm off. Normally if i want a guaranteed smooth shift i just shift slower at low rpms going from 1st to 2nd gear. just have to be gentle and not shift like your racing. This is my first manual car so please don't flame me if im wrong. If you pay attention to the gauges that thump/jerk is when you let go of the clutch too fast without putting enough gas and the srm drops the rpm to the correct range. All in all, just shift at a lower rpm from 1st to 2nd, hope this helps.

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Get on the gas sooner and don't let the rpm's drop... do you have SRM on?
Too bad your on the Milky Way, otherwise I would have offered to take you for a spin....

Seriously, find somebody that can drive a manual and have him show you, don't try and find the answer on a forum. Worst case, go to a driving school and ask for an hour lesson with an instructor
Yes excellent advice, go pay a few dollars and get professional one on one help.
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