Newbi missing a shift to 3rd?
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Newbi missing a shift to 3rd?
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OK...this is my 1st 6 speed and I have found myself..where hammering it from a standstill....shifting into 5th from 2nd....missing third of course. I'm at 7K rpm and all of a sudden it bogs big time so I'm pretty sure I missed a shift.
Is this fairly common, or am I a KLUTZ.
OK...this is my 1st 6 speed and I have found myself..where hammering it from a standstill....shifting into 5th from 2nd....missing third of course. I'm at 7K rpm and all of a sudden it bogs big time so I'm pretty sure I missed a shift.
Is this fairly common, or am I a KLUTZ.
#4
Yeah...for sure. I'm comming from a Chevy Cobalt SS Turbo with much wider gates for shifting (5 speed). It's just a hard habit to break my shifting pattern. I guess I'm paranoid of shifting back into 1st. Is there a lock out to prevent that at higher rpms?
Last edited by ronn1; 08-19-2011 at 03:29 PM.
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First, do not slam shift the car. Nice smooth and easy shift is what you need. The only time i screw up the shift into 3rd from 2nd is when i try do it fast. Really no need to do it fast.
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With my stock clutch I found it liked 50-70% throw and it would slide smoothly - if I gave it full clutch throw it would always clunk on fast shifts. Coming from a bunch of high rev hondas I was used to full clutch throw on full throttle shifts - the Z is NOT like that at all.
Play with your seat a little so your clutch throws are suited to your natural leg movement and youll find the sweet spot of clutch throw/gear release speed....I hated 2nd gear in this car until I found that sweet spot and since then it was just feeling my way into 2nd with proper clutch throw....at least on my revup....I understand the HR boys have various clutch issues so it might be different
My JIM Wolf clutch/fly is slightly different and I am just now really getting a good feel for it on shifts again - more towards the 80-90% range so I am giving it a little more throw than stock to get the gear to release smoothly but the harder I kick the faster it shifts so I am all - just more of a left leg workout....might be the 14lb flywheel too
Still need to find a way to get rid of the rev hang
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks183JBR-1M
shift hard lyke this and it will work out. gotta put your body into it
shift hard lyke this and it will work out. gotta put your body into it
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My JIM Wolf clutch/fly is slightly different and I am just now really getting a good feel for it on shifts again - more towards the 80-90% range so I am giving it a little more throw than stock to get the gear to release smoothly but the harder I kick the faster it shifts so I am all - just more of a left leg workout....might be the 14lb flywheel too
Also, it's the pressure plate, not the flywheel.
This only works for the stock dual-mass (27lbs) flywheel. Lightweight flywheels = less inertia = faster rev drops = not enough time to let your shifter to be in neutral
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks183JBR-1M
shift hard lyke this and it will work out. gotta put your body into it
shift hard lyke this and it will work out. gotta put your body into it