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Originally Posted by carsebuco
Only been driving a standard for a little over 2 years now and although I knew I shouldn't be a pro at it yet, it felt weird having jerky shifts all the time. I'm usually a pretty fast learner but man, I couldn't figure out this car for shit.
Until I removed the spring this morning. Man, it's crazy how much easier it is now. Probably one of the best "mods" out there for the twins.
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I had a very similar experience with this mod. I learned to ride a motorcycle before I learned to drive, I learned to drive a car in a manual Saturn Ion Coupe, and drove a manual Audi A4 for ~2 years. So, I thought I had a pretty decent handle on driving a manual. When I bought my FR-S I hadn't driven a manual car for about 2 years. I was a little jerky at first and just chalked it up to rustiness. But even after weeks of driving getting used to this car, I still had problems with jerky shifts, especially the 1-2 shift. Always made me feel like an amateur. After I removed the clutch spring, the car feels so much smoother. It's seriously a night and day difference.
Anyone even considering this mod should just do it. It takes like 15-20 minutes to do, you dont need any special tools, just stuff everyone has around the house, and its pretty easily reversible.