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I don't understand  |
Haha, I forgot to change my profile. I actually bought an automatic and returned it for the manual a couple days later. Even with the issues, I am so glad I did. The car has a totally different feel and the TRD exhaust has much less drone than the automatic as well.
So... I drove my girlfriend's '02 GTI last night and you could almost dump the clutch after changing gears with no jolt. Like some have pointed out, I think it's a breaking in or wear thing. That being said, my girlfriend jumped in the FR-S and drove it like an automatic
. Obviously it was something that I was doing wrong that was making the shifts worse. With her help, I think I have pinpointed the issue. This is what I now do when shifting. As I select the gear and release the clutch, I stop at the friction point and slowly left off while barely giving it gas. I'm not sure why slipping the clutch is necessary in all gears (except 5-6) but it does make for a much much smoother ride.