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Originally Posted by Nate219BRZ
I believe im going to need a new clutch sooner rather then later unfortunately... When at a stop light (no hill) with this clutch it seems its either chirp the tires or slip the clutch. What rpms do most of you shoot for on a initial start. Also is starting the car in second gear a bad thing? I seem to catch the cluch better with it in second rather then first. I dont even make it threw the intersection without having to shift, when i start in first. When I first learned stick, it was on a super old car that you had to literally push the gas as soon as you started to take the clutch off the ground. I only know one person who drives manual on the regular, so this is pretty much my place to ask stupid questions. Ive killed the car maybe one time a day, for the last 4 days. Twice yesterday, due to i was in 3rd and thought it was in 1st. Im the noob from hell on this thing its been 10 years since i was behind the wheel of a manual. I am however seem to be picking up the catch point a bit better day by day but hope it dont mess up the tranny to bad.
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Are you still having this problem?
Starting in second is a bad idea, yes. Don't look at the tach when starting out, in fact never look at it. You'll get used to the sound and feel of the car, judge by how smoothly your shifts are, how the car feels.
In a parking lot try getting the car moving with no gas at all and do it a few times, this exercise will help with the clutch. After that it's all practise.
Don't be afraid to rev higher in 1st when going, I wouldn't say redline it off the light every start but you should be able to hit a decent speed and shift to 2nd no problem.
If you're having problems finding the right gear when shifting let the stick center before shifting. Imagine you're in 2nd gear and need to shift to 3rd, pop the stick out of 2nd and let the stick center, now you know you're in the middle of 3rd and 4th. Push up.
Same thing for downshift, if you're having a problem going from 5th to 2nd, say slowing down and shifting for a corner. Let the stick center, now it's left and down and you won't hit 4th by mistake.
Time in the car. No radio fpr a while. Try to improve every shift you make, make a game of it. You'll never stop getting better and even your boring drives in traffic will become something useful.
And don't worry about your clutch. Unless dealt some serious abuse modern clutches last a long time.