How much RPM before letting go of the clutch?

[pinoyplaya]

So I stalled the car for the first time today. I was trying to park it in the garage very slowly because its a tight fit.... then it kept moving backwards lol. and I stalled

[DeepHunta]

If I want some tires spinning then I rev all the way up 5k, release my foot off the clutch and just gun it! (this is after I hit 1000 miles though, break in period)

Pre-1000 miles, then I just go up to 4K.

[nquillen]

Originally Posted by pinoyplaya

So I stalled the car for the first time today. I was trying to park it in the garage very slowly because its a tight fit.... then it kept moving backwards lol. and I stalled

Honestly don't feel bad about a stall. Stalling the car hurts nothing. I would rather be gentle on the clutch and stall the car than put extra wear by reving to high or sitting in the traction zone to long.

[mashal]

OP, I'll tell you how I thought my brother to drive stick. I'm assuming your only having issues with roll offs and not actual driving an shifting get past first.

Go to an empty parking lot , put car in gear and without any gas start letting go of the clutch slowly , now the first few time you may stall the car but soon you will learn we're exactly the clutch point is on your car. Once you get this smooth ,your muscle memory will know where it is and you will smooth out a roll out without clutch.
Once you have learned that then start adding gas to the equation, this will roll you out faster obviously .. Your leg will know when to let go off the clutch, practice rolling off with gas till you understand at what point you have gas engaged and clutch released to give you a smooth roll.

You will stall the car several times because you will be trying to hard, letting go of the clutch too fast an what not.
When you get this right a few times , go for a spin and try not to pay attention to what your doing and just drive , you will eventually get it . Blast your favorite song and sing along so your not paying attention to your driving .

But my brother learned in about 30 minutes how to smooth out a roll , both in first and reverse , we did uphill too but that took about an hour for him to learn and he still prefers the handbrake method when it's uphill.

I hope this helps .

[prest1ge]

Originally Posted by pinoyplaya

I think Im gonna break this car. Starting from a complete stop and just a tad bit of gas puts the RPM gauge to 3k.

But I dont let go of the clutch fast though, I let go of it slowly to get a smooth start. But GG. Sometimes I get a real nice start without going over 1.5k RPM then sometimes its between 1.5k to 3k reving up the engine.

I gotta learn how to drive a stick shift again. I was pro at it 6 years ago

lol you play starcraft?

[norm24]

I've driven nothing but manual since I was 9. Most, if not, all of them are inline 4's, the latest being an 09 TSX, which is extremely smooth and quiet. Not sure if it's normal, but if I try to launch the car at below 2k rpm, it makes this weird/loud noise, almost like the noise coming from buses. It seems like the boxer version of an engine "ping"... With my TSX, I can make the car start rolling (quietly)by just easing off the clutch no gas. With this car, I can, but it makes a weird noise. Is this normal? Sorry... this is my first boxer/d4s.

[jarviz]

what's wrong with going over 1.5krpm? i go over that all the time when upshifting... this helps me keep up with the camry's at the redlights

[rice_classic]

ALL OF IT!

[Lytheum]

i daily drove a stick for 4+ years and it took me a month or more to get used to this car. im usually somewhere between 1-1.5k rpm from a stop to get going. 1.5-2k rpm for a hill start. if its slow traffic or i actually watch the tach i can start under 1k.

[switchlanez]

Whoa you release the clutch from a stop at 3k?! That's when I upshift! It took me a month or two before I had consistent low RPM engagements on my first car. But it took me a year or two to master the intricacies like rev-match downshifting without looking at my tach. In the beginning you think a lot. You just need to keep practicing so that these motions currently done through thought become motions done subconsciously through muscle memory. Then you start to hone your "feel" by putting another level of conscious thought into what you're feeling and your skills keep escalating from there.

The clutch engagement point is high but, to me, it's perfect. Why? My daily driven SX4 has similar engagement so during my initial BRZ test drive I was already adapted. The sales rep was surprised how I was shifting so smoothly so quickly. Unlike my past cars where I'd have to mentally recall shift points when switching between cars, I'm able to shift both my current cars without thinking.

[Hawaiian]

Originally Posted by prest1ge

lol you play starcraft?

GG = good god, not good game there.

[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by Hawaiian

GG = good god, not good game there.

In Starcraft whoever says "gg" first is surrendering. Thus a lot of people use "GG" to mean something along the lines of "fml" (probably not the closest term, but you get the point).
:P

[ashtray]

I'm usually revving to 2k from a start - anything less and there's no grunt. You can do a "perfect" release of the pedal and be at 1k rpm, but then not be able to accelerate bc you are working with 10hp.

Oh, and traction control - with everything full on, I slipped the clutch quickly at 3k rpm and laid a 20' strip of rubber without trying. Actually surprised me. I love how the traction control light only comes on when you're already mid-hoon, and not pre-hoon like many other cars.

[jarviz]

ah misread it... I thought OP just meant what RPM he upshifts at, but missed part from a complete stop. thought the car was already in motion. in that case - yea im in the 1-1.5rpm range usually