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Originally Posted by cat94
It's completely stock and only about a month old. Also my first manual transmission so I may not know what's normal and what's not.
It's a similar feeling to when you try to put it in gear without the clutch depressed. It's like something is stopping me from doing something I shouldn't be doing. I guess I could just not be lazy and shift into 5th then 4th heh
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1. It's brand new. I've said it many times that the synchros in mine didn't start grabbing effectively until about 8K miles and kept improving over the next several thousand.
2. Unless you're very comfortable double clutching, don't skip gates downshifting. Spread the work of spinning up the input shaft across all the gears evenly.
3. At 60 mph, fourth gear puts you in the flat spot of the hp curve. Don't be afraid of dropping into third. Wring that bitch out.
4. When at highway speed, practice downshifting into 4th and 3rd. Note the engine RPM. Then, if you choose to double clutch, get your input shaft spun up above that speed. That way, the input side will sink into the target gear.