First gear help / tips ?

MJB · 12-13-2014, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by evil370z

ok guys, i got my 2014 Z last night and it has like 250 miles on it. first gear is the only problem. i get the car moving sometimes and sometimes i end up stalling. the engagement point is kinda high. i been reading some forums and it says rev it up to 1.5k - 2k and let off the clutch slowly. every other gear and downshifting i am perfectly comfortable, just first gear.
I'm going to keep practicing around my block.

my friends told me the clutch has to settle in since its a brand new car but still. only thing bothering my is first gear.

any product out there to make the engagement point a bit lower and smoother ?

rjm clutch pedal system ?
or
removing the helper spring ?

Everybody has trouble with 1st gear when first learning manual. That is the only difficult part about it. You need to find the sweet spot, basically the point where the clutch grabs. You should go to an empty parking lot, put it in gear, and without even touching the gas, just slowly let off the clutch pedal till you feel the car moving... do that a bunch of times so you'll learn where the engagement point is on the pedal. Muscle memory my friend... practice makes perfect.

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