How to shift gears properly..?
I have a question....might sound dumb but how do you shift properly? I was always told standards are faster than automatics and now that I have a 6-speed I feel like a automatic would whoop me. It seems like when I up-shift that my car takes a long time to get up & going and an automatic would be meters ahead of me by then. What do you think im doing wrong? I mean I know how to shift but wtf? Lol I seen some drag racings 370z vids & they don't seem to be making the big studder movement like me. BY THE WAY IM A COMPLETE NEWB BUT IM SURE YOU'VE ALREADY REALIZED THAT. *AHEM help me change from :ughdance: to this :happydance: thank you fellow 370zers. Ha:bowrofl:
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lol:rofl2:
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With the 370, the auto is definitely alot faster at shifting. The manual doesn't like fast shifts due to the heavy flywheel, the RPMs literally wont drop fast enough to match a fast shift from 1st to 2nd.
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secret is 7k then shift. in every gear.
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Manuals haven't been as fast as autos off the line for a decent amount of years now... Sorry OP |
Knowing my manual will definitely out live any auto is a win. And it's a lot cheaper to replace.
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Manual is much more fun to drive, unless it is a Ferrari of course!:tup:
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I'm guessing changing to lightweight flywheel helps? |
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With aggressive shifts at high RPMs, there's not really a wait for the RPMs to drop. Its hard and fast (that's what she said) with both the shift knob and the clutch pedal. It just takes a little practice :tup: |
Good question. It really depends on the situation. I think it's between 2000-4000. I'd have a better answer but my car is in storage still and I don't usually pay very close attention for city driving. I launch the car around 3500 but that isn't an everyday thing, ha.
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The type of driving you want to do is what decides when you shift. Lets say you want to get really good mileage out of your car. Barely depress the accelerator (it takes almost no throttle to get our cars moving) and shift around 3k. With that easy type of driving and shifting you should see close to 25mpg. Now burry the throttle and shift at 7000rpm's and you should be seeing around 17 mpg. It just depends on your driving characteristics and ofcourse your driving route. I avg 21-23mpg on my tanks due to the fact that I work night shift and I catch almost no traffic coming home. I have light traffic in the afternoon but I am not that hard on the throttle. I changed out my factory trans oil at 30k and noticed that shifting had improved by about 30%. I also flushed my clutch fluid and regularly change the sump out so it stays fresh.
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I dont understand how hitting 0-60 is ok for the car. When i tried to rev mine up like that once it made a clutch burning or some funky hot smell so I stopped doing that. Lol, thanks for all the responses. Oh, & whenever you down shift, say you're in 5th, when you see traffic and want to slow down.. do you go back to 4th, then 3rd, then 2nd? Never really understood that. I just put mine into neutral and then guess around what gear would be good to throw it in according to the speed im in... help?
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For 0-60 I think you should let go of the clutch completely and not "ride" it otherwise it'll burn. I'm no good at this maybe someone else can explain |
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I downshift in advance......easing the clutch in and out. If you smell clutch then you are operatong the car wrong.
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The harder you press your accelerator in the traffic the more you are going to use your brakes and the harder you are on your car. Easing on and off the throttle in traffic and city driving is the best way to operate your car. On the fwy increase your following distance so that you can see brake lights will indicate downshifting from one gear to another. Example...im exiting the fwy. I normally will downshif fro. 6th to 4th. Im on the accelerator doing 75.....I let off the accelerator (not pushing the clutch in) glide out of 6th. Simultaneously I tap the accelerator and push the clutch in to mate with 4th gear to start my deceleration and ease the clutch out.
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