Does anyone else mis shift alot???

i seem to mis shift from 3 to 2nd alot~ like 3 to 4 times already..

it feels soo dirt after haha!

anywaise.. the Z is my 3rd car.. and i had ALL manuals before this..

never mis shift~~~~ hmm maybe its the stock shift ****? dunno~

i wonder if this hurt my engine? should i do a compression test?

 

If RPMs don't exceed redline, you're fine.

The shifter in the Z is not bad at all. It's perfect IMO.

If you think the Z's shifter is bad, try driving a 2000 Celica GTS.

 

umm passed redline for sure..

was in 3rd trying to go to 4th.. but went into 2nd instead..

 

I did that a handful of times as well when I first got the car, but I have very fast reflexes so the split-second I felt the car start to surge before the clutch was even out it was back down to the floor... Going from my passat to the z it was just so much different, it's much closer together and I found it far too easy to go into second from third, seemed like the same throw to go from third to fourth in my passat. I assuming since you registered in Feb you are new so you will get used to it, for now just try and be careful and feel your way into it, and try to be quicker on getting that clutch back in when you make a mistake

 

i rarely do it. im just cool like that

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVsgUY2piR0

Just don't end up like this guy.

 

lol that is hilarious!

 

Is it just me or I hear the PU$$Y coming out of both the driver and passenger? Now that is funny. I can see misshift can be really bad for FWD since you need it to steer.

BTW, I have never MS from 3rd to 2nd. I think it might be due to inexperience. I think it's because you grip the stick and not just push from the 12 o'clock position of the stick. If you did that, you shouldn't be going diagonally into 2nd. As for MS, I'm more paranoid from 5th to 6th. I keep thinking about it will go into Rev... and that would be total nightmare.

 

i miss shifted in my BMW before, no big deal just take it out of gear as quick as possible, it does a number on the engine tho, my girlfriend told me last night actually that her uncle miss shifted from 3rd to 2nd and blew his motor, he was driving a civic.

 

If you're gonna mis shift, do it on a cheaper car. Go from 6 down to 2. Let us know how going "Formula 1" for a couple milliseconds goes. Hahah.

 

that video was crazy funny, what idiots.Well the Z has short gears from 1 to 5 so just take your time till u learn da car.

 

i mis shift once while making a turn, i was in third gear and suppose to go to fourth and ended up going to second, luckily i didnt redline or anything but it did jilt the car

 

Here's a MS drag with an Integra...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et-g4P8SbJQ&NR=1

 

thats crazy.....

 

This is my first manual, and I never miss-shift. How do you miss-shift from 3rd to 2nd? If you're changing to 4th, you just go straight down. Accidently shifting to 2nd requires pulling left and down. Your shifts should be more precise.:-p

 

learn where 4th is!!! and that wont happen

 

I misshift once and a while, usually when i let things start to happen to fast.

 

Now THAT would take some doing seeing as how you need to press down to get into reverse.

 

You probably need a new motor.

 

Learn to shift correctly.. 1st gear to 2nd should be pulling towards you, 2nd to third should be having your middle finger pointing at 20clock and pushing up.. ect..
3rd to fourth you shouldnt be pistol gripping it, but put your palm on top of the shifter with your middle finger aligned to the shifter and pull straight down..
I've never misshifted using this technique. (Knock on wood)