Hi all,

I am about to get a Touring in Daytona Blue with 6spd manual. Unfortunately i have never driven manual before I am practicing on a crx now before i step up to the big leagues when i get my car. Anyway i was wondering when you guys shift, (i.e. off the launch for regular driving, and off the launch for racing, etc) Can someone help a neub to manual out ?

 

If you mean starting from a stop, I don't rev the engine before I go. I let off the clutch until it bites and then give it gas while letting off the clutch somewhat slowly. As far as normal upshifts, I usually do that at 3k rpms and downshifts at 2k rpms. I've never dumped the clutch for a hard launch, but I'd assume you'd rev the engine up to 4-5k rpms and let the clutch out fast.

 

I shift at 1 1/2 RPM....with gas prices the way they are....driving slow just saves you money and makes you look like you don't NEED to drive fast in order to have a nice looking car... just gives more people more time to stare at her go

 

Oh, I know the gas situation better than most being from the Bay Area, but man... I have trouble shifting at 2K (not to mention 1.5!)!

I typically keep it at 2-2.5 during warm-up and around 3-4K during normal city driving.

 

I shift around 3-4k alot ... cant get over that exhaust note.

Screw gas prices I'll pay em

 

During breakin I shifted like those guys, starting today I've been shifting at around 5 to 5 1/2 k alot.

 

Im in break in period now and I cant take it past 3k but I typically start from a stop at about 1 1/2 rpms and shift at 3 - 3 1/2 rpms

 

for starting, specially new to the car on a stiff clutch. 1.5k-2k might help limit stalls. with practice and a little breakin, I get it going at 1k sometimes if Im on a flat road.

shifting, I take it to 3k ussually, might stay in 1st or 2nd a bit longer.

Ive been shifting lower so I can hear the roar of the exhaust in the low RPMs. higherup it levels out, but down low mmmmmm.

 

Thanks for the usefule information guys

 

And you think you guys have got a problem with gas prices!!

The UK at present is about £0.75pence per litre. This works out at about £3.40 per gallon (our gallons are slightly larger than yours for some reason!). I think £3.40 is about $6!!

Not good at all! (at least not if you drive a Z)

 

I usually shift at 3-4k for normal driving conditions.

 

2~2.5k normal driving

 

2.5-3k for me.

 

I shift at redline, everyday. BLAH BLAH BLAH about gas prices. If you want something good on gas, buy a Honda Insight

 

Good man.

 

cold start i shift roungly around 2500-3000rpm and then from then on I usually shift around the same range unless I wanna have a lil fun i'll bump it up to maybe 4000 rpm sometimes I just go all out on local roads, lol 2 times the speed limit, lol

 

My first manual car was a 2002 rsx-s. I had driven manual before, but not regularly, and I wasn't very proficient (A littel choppy). Want to hear something weird? I found that alot of my practicing, I did in my sleep. I'd wake up and realize I was practicing in my dreams. Needless to say, when i picked up my RSX-S, I drove it off the lot like I had been driving standard for 30 years. As you could imagine, the Z was pretty easy to handle after my experience with the RSX-S.

 

I agree with Yorbe and Fear, i'm 3-4K most of the time. I bought a sports car, i'm going to drive it like a sports car.

 

Are you serious

 

Same here. I'm not gonna worry about saving $5 a week on gas.