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05-15-2015, 07:20 PM | #43 | |
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I test drove one for the first time and noticed a few of the things said here. My main gripe is that the clutch was very vague. It felt largely the same throughout the entire travel and I couldnt tell what was happening. I've experienced this in a few modern cars as well. It must be soft for your regular commuter. I stalled once on my test drive and the guy behind me started blasting his horn. I guess I'll have to learn from muscle memory rather than feel.
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Those are 2 of the mods that I want to do, but gonna wait a little to see if I can adapt. However, the more I read the more I see people saying that it's a "must do" mod. Is one recommended over the other or should one be done first? I saw some guys having issues, but didn't see definitive evidence that the problem was caused by either mod.
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I drove a Porsche 996 C4 today and I finally realized why cable actuated shifters suck donkey balls. The feel of it compare to our rod actived shifter is like a cheap CH Flightstick compare to a proper classic Thrustmaster. Also, the Porsche clutch pedal travel is just way too long, but the feel is amazing and no guessing game for the engagement point (I really missed the old school cable throttle).
Driving the BRZ afterwards the clutch feels like it's broken cuz I now have superhuman foot strength lol! |
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Fixing the lack of feel eliminates the need for "muscle memory." There's no "getting used to it." It just works. Period.
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I've been holding off on a heavier pressure plate because I learned a thing or two, owning an Eclipse. @ScoobsMcGee
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BTW also unsure how much of the better feel now is contributed to changing the clutch fluid to ATE Typ 200 DOT4. I'm on the stock slave cylinder setup and no adjustment ever made to the clutch pedal.
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Espeically the twins Sometimes i wonder if they were made with the intent to sell to tuners and modders and drifters and racers and so on and so forth.
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My only other manual car was a 2010 Mazdaspeed3. That car had a pretty long throws as a stock. I needed to get the short shifter plate soon after I bought the car. It was much better but still a little notch.
Compare to that, my BRZ shifter is so much smoother even in the stock form. I don't really feel the need to get a short shifter. |
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Was driving a 2015 wrx around the lot today and to the gas station to fill it up...what a difference between the short shifter in my brz and the stock shifter in the wrx. So much more leg work..
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I bet changing to water wouldn't be noticeable until everything started to rust.
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