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Originally Posted by HerrFunf
Yeah, people love these cars and just want to talk about them all day. Well, except my wife, she's not too fond of it at all. Great throttle response combined with a truck transmission in an 2700 lb car makes for a jerky ride if you're used to driving auto, like her. Mines at 15k but I still have rough shifts from time to time.
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At least she doesn't have a CVT like my wife does! Get her driving your MT and she will appreciate when you shift decently. You can shift slowly as long as you use the gas to offset how far the RPMs drop between shifts.
Practice shifting by yourself at high RPMs where differences in revs are going to be much more noticeable and when your wife is in the car shift at 2500rpm and it'll be much smoother (if your wife is like most of hte other people's spouses here, shifting above 2500rpm without getting in trouble isn't even an option!)
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Originally Posted by OctaneFRS
I'm going to try that. A lot of people have said that I am shifting too slowly. I pulled a couple of flawless shifts last night and today by shifting quickly without much hesitation in releasing the clutch. That 1st to 2nd is what gets me still though.
I really appreciate everyone's help. I've been on a lot of auto enthusiast boards prior and this board seems to be, by far, the most helpful.
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Timing is everything! You'll likely have the muscle memory down in a week or two if you used to drive MT even if you haven't done it in a long time - just getting the timing down with the 86 will fix all the problems.
If you hammer on it and take up to 7k before shifting, you will know for sure whether you are too slow or too fast when the wheels lock. If the tach quickly drops a few hundred RPM, you were too quick or didn't get off the gas fast enough and need to pause before letting off the clutch or practice getting off the gas more quickly.
If the RPMs rise when you do this, you were too slow. Either keep practicing to get faster, or just hold on the gas a fraction of a second longer to ensure you will be rev-matched when you are off the clutch.