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Originally Posted by JellyForSale
Most people on the forum will agree that the gear box is definitely notchy and clunky.
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Most? There was a poll that suggests otherwise.
1 and 2 take a little loving until warmed up, to be sure. What finally worked for me going into second was holding speed in first for a couple seconds (painful!) before shifting. Given my neighborhood, no issues with that, but sometimes it can be annoying to the impatient behind...
I've not had issues shifting into first after coming to a complete stop and letting it rest a second or two.
It's nothing like the previous cars I've had (though the first one I'm pretty sure I had a bent shifter fork after a plumbing van decided I was his brakes... I was stopped and resting my hand on the shifter...)
Once warmed up, it's really smooth shifting for me.
Learning what engine speed is needed in any given gear for road speed is half the battle and that takes time, whether you watch the tach or try by ear (what I do) - I'm hoping it'll be easier for me once I finish installing my header + header-back, since it WILL be louder.
TBH I never stopped shifting whenever it needed it, usually during any speed scrub so everything is ready to go on exit. Definitely tuned by AutoX years ago, and it's all coming together again already in this car.
I think the whole system is less sloppy than many I've driven (or less forgiving?) which can make it tough if you're not used to that. Some of the manuals I've driven were amazingly vague, but always felt smooth. This one is not remotely vague, but...
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