2014 FRS Kickbacks

[Mikeez]

Hey,

I will try to explain the issue, but I am not good with words. So recently I bought a FRS 2014. Manual Transmission

Everything so far is stock on it. I haven't installed anything.

When I am shifting from any gear up or down the car has little kickbacks. As it's braking. I let my friend drive it and said its not normal. I will bring it to the dealer, but first I would like your help and thoughts about it!!

[A3r0pusH]

Watch your rpms as you shift into the next gear. Depending on how fast you let out the clutch and at what point in the rev range you are, the transmission and engine rpm will sync up very harshly.

[mike the snake]

I've found this car is very hard to drive and shift smoothly. I think it has to do with the clutch pedal, which affects disengagement.

There's a thread about removing the "clutch pedal spring" where everyone reports that removing this spring makes the pedal feel more like every other car. I plan to remove this spring myself.

Do a search in the DIY forum here.

[N1rve]

Have you tried rev matching?

[thehapaone]

This probably is related to rev matching before I adjusted my clutch and started rev matching a little the car always seemed to lag between gears...now smooth as butter

[flippy]

My cousin said this to me when he first got this car. It's your shifting. Try to give it a bit of gas and release your clutch slower. Try to make your shifts as smooth as possible.

[continuecrushing]

Originally Posted by mike the snake

I've found this car is very hard to drive and shift smoothly. I think it has to do with the clutch pedal, which affects disengagement.

There's a thread about removing the "clutch pedal spring" where everyone reports that removing this spring makes the pedal feel more like every other car. I plan to remove this spring myself.

Do a search in the DIY forum here.

Removing the spring in my car did help, but the clutch still sucks haha. I'm now looking into tearing open the master/slave cylinder to see if there is some sort of a delay valve or something.

[no1r]

As others have said, the only solution is to work on your rev matching. Shouldn't be an issue during upshifts - the solution there is to slowly bring the engage the clutch as you slowly give it gas. Downshifting - that takes a bit more as you should learn your revs at said speed in each respective gear; it will make it easier to match as well as eliminate your jerking for the most part. As others of said, lower your pedal helps, but the fundamentals are still the same, even if you lower it and just engage the clutch after shifting, it's still going to jerk.

[A3r0pusH]

Originally Posted by Shutter

Removing the spring in my car did help, but the clutch still sucks haha. I'm now looking into tearing open the master/slave cylinder to see if there is some sort of a delay valve or something.

There has been some talk about not being able to remove the type of cdv we have. Let us know if you find anything about that.

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[Luis_GT]

It's all about knowing the engagement points of the car and how to match the RPM drop on the upshift. I get that jerking issue sometimes when I drive the M3 due to the fast dropping RPMs and very tall clutch engagement, but not on my FR-S and I have not messed with any clutch adjustments.

[Mikeez]

Okay guys =D thanks I will keep you updated.

[driftartist]

i remember my first manual transmission car....

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Originally Posted by A3r0pusH

There has been some talk about not being able to remove the type of cdv we have. Let us know if you find anything about that.

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Yeah, I've seen a few people say that, but I havent seen any proof of why it either isnt removable, or if there even is one to begin with.


All I know is that the clutch/lack of clutch feel in this car is by far the most hated thing, for me anyway. And I'm sure it really isnt even all that bad, but the rest of the car I love so much, so the clutch just happens to really bug me lol.