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SlingShot · 07-26-2010, 02:09 PM

Just takes some practice, I think what gives most problems is the weight of the return spring.

wylde1 · 07-26-2010, 04:14 PM

I brought it into the dealer for the first oil change, and the tech gets in to drive it into the shop.... stalls.... looks around sheepishly.... starts it up.... stalls.... haha got it the third time though. It was a little funny at first, but the more time you put in the seat the better it'll get.

Tom · 07-26-2010, 04:42 PM

Try keeping your heel down on the floorboard and release the clutch with just the upper part of your foot.
Makes it a lot smoother when you keep your heel down.

PAUL SS · 07-26-2010, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mhood

FWIW, I've had manuals all my life and a couple of weeks ago, I was backing out of a steep parking space that had a shear cliff of 30 feet into Lake Travis in front. I reved it high and feathered the clutch (I sure didn't want to roll off the cliff into the lake) and totally shamed myself with my first stinking smoking clutch burn. I was mortified.

I've been to Lake Travis and seen those cliffs. Yikes!

The engine idles like at 650 rpm's which seems low, so you need some gas pedal to get going. Gas pedal down, clutch up all one easy motion. I find this stick very easy to drive. Keep Practicing.

Master Shake · 07-26-2010, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by CaniacFan

Driven manual pretty much my whole life.. Went from a 350Z to the Camaro. Camaro is a little heavier/tighter on the clutch. After a week or so, I was rippin thru the gears like butter..

Just keep practicing, it will come to you.. Good Luck.

Interesting. I had a '05 350Z manual and thought it was very difficult to get used to (compared to everything else I ever drove), with the high catch point and the 18+ lb flywheel. :-) I think that's why a lot of people switched to the JWT's.

I am going to have to try a manual Camaro now to see what's it's like.

darwin · 07-26-2010, 05:53 PM

Yeah thanks everyone. Thats what my cousin has, a 350z and he thought it was hard to drive my car. I got a little better today. it only has 100 miles now. I found out releasing a little, then get rpm's to 1500 and then start letting out slow and it works pretty damn good. It still jerks a little bit sometimes off the take off.

JackJ91 · 07-26-2010, 06:15 PM

I used to drive other friend's sticks, so when I got mine I thought I knew how to do it. turns out for the smoothest ride you really have to let off the clutch with your toes on the pedal and your heel on the floor the whole time, letting the pedal slide on your shoe a little, until you feel the clutch begin to grab then get the rpms ~1K letting out the rest.

2011Black2SS · 07-26-2010, 06:53 PM

I have been driving a clutch vehicle in one form or another for over about 20 years now and I am having a hard time getting use to it. My issue is after I get it going though. I can usually go through gears really smooth, but for some reason I can't with the new car.

Makes me feel like I am just learning how to drive a stick again.

reocamaro · 07-26-2010, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2011Black2SS

I have been driving a clutch vehicle in one form or another for over about 20 years now and I am having a hard time getting use to it. My issue is after I get it going though. I can usually go through gears really smooth, but for some reason I can't with the new car.

Makes me feel like I am just learning how to drive a stick again.

I was really hoping this was going to come down to a 2010 clutch problem. But you've confirmed it's a 5th Gen. Camaro thing in general. I don't know how to drive a stick very well, being only driven one for 2 weeks now. So hrmph. that sucks. Sorry to thread jack, OP.

kylenewman · 07-26-2010, 07:01 PM

My first standard car was my WRX which i found much more difficult to drive. The camaro seems easy compared to the WRX.

Both have 2nd to 3rd gear grinds and weak paint though :emoticon7:

YouseeSS · 07-26-2010, 07:34 PM

It's funny cause I read some poster on here a few days back saying that manual driving is not much different then the auto. He said with the syncrinizors all we're doing is sliding a lever. Hahahahahahaha, ok sure buddy.
I never stalled my auto trans in my truck but I have a few times in the ls3. Made me feel like a noob and I have been driving stick for 15 years.

green man · 07-26-2010, 07:49 PM

I came from a 350Z too but this clutch only took me a few days to get used to. It's heavier with a real small catch point but now after 2+ months I'm rowing like a pro. What I'm still not used to is the slower reving, makes rev matching more difficult, but that the difference between a high strung V6 and a pushrod V8...

darwin · 07-27-2010, 10:23 AM

Definitely more difficult then any stick I have drove. Picking it up now though when I listened to some of you on here. There is a point on this clutch where you have to hold it there a second and then start letting it out slow. Took me all yesterday messing around trying different things.

SSRSLY · 07-27-2010, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wylde1

I brought it into the dealer for the first oil change, and the tech gets in to drive it into the shop.... stalls.... looks around sheepishly.... starts it up.... stalls.... haha got it the third time though. It was a little funny at first, but the more time you put in the seat the better it'll get.

My old Mustang had a Spec 3 in it, it was so tough to drive I had to pull it in at Discount Tire every time we went. Makes for a good theft deterrant at least! Going from that to the Camaro was like going into an auto, it was so much easier. Took a week or so to get completely smooth in it, but I was chirping 3rd in 4" heels in no time!

07-26-2010, 02:09 PM	#15
SlingShot Drives: 2012 ZL1 - #670 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Seminole, Fl. Posts: 8,009	Just takes some practice, I think what gives most problems is the weight of the return spring. __________________

07-26-2010, 04:14 PM	#16
wylde1 I am the Stig Drives: Black w/ IOM stripe 1SS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Saskatoon, SK, CAN Posts: 1,312	I brought it into the dealer for the first oil change, and the tech gets in to drive it into the shop.... stalls.... looks around sheepishly.... starts it up.... stalls.... haha got it the third time though. It was a little funny at first, but the more time you put in the seat the better it'll get. __________________ 2010 Camaro - 1SS, Black w/ Orange stripes

07-26-2010, 06:53 PM	#22
2011Black2SS Drives: 2017 ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 211	I have been driving a clutch vehicle in one form or another for over about 20 years now and I am having a hard time getting use to it. My issue is after I get it going though. I can usually go through gears really smooth, but for some reason I can't with the new car. Makes me feel like I am just learning how to drive a stick again. __________________ 2017 Nightfall Gray Metallic ZL1 M6 2014 Black GMC Serria Z71 1996 Red Z28

07-26-2010, 07:49 PM	#26
green man Drives: 1SS/RS M6 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 198	I came from a 350Z too but this clutch only took me a few days to get used to. It's heavier with a real small catch point but now after 2+ months I'm rowing like a pro. What I'm still not used to is the slower reving, makes rev matching more difficult, but that the difference between a high strung V6 and a pushrod V8... __________________ Gripping the wheel, his knuckles went white with desire! The wheels of his Camaro exploding on the highway like a slug from a .45. True death: 426 horsepower of maximum performance piercing the night... This is black sunshine.

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07-26-2010, 04:42 PM	#17
Tom Drives: 2010 SS Red Jewel 6 spd manual Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North Charleston, SC Posts: 156	Try keeping your heel down on the floorboard and release the clutch with just the upper part of your foot. Makes it a lot smoother when you keep your heel down.

07-26-2010, 05:53 PM	#20
darwin Drives: 1SS/RS 2010 Camaro Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cape May, NJ Posts: 57	Yeah thanks everyone. Thats what my cousin has, a 350z and he thought it was hard to drive my car. I got a little better today. it only has 100 miles now. I found out releasing a little, then get rpm's to 1500 and then start letting out slow and it works pretty damn good. It still jerks a little bit sometimes off the take off.

07-26-2010, 06:15 PM	#21
JackJ91 Drives: IBM 2SS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fred. VA/ Spartanburg, SC Posts: 27	I used to drive other friend's sticks, so when I got mine I thought I knew how to do it. turns out for the smoothest ride you really have to let off the clutch with your toes on the pedal and your heel on the floor the whole time, letting the pedal slide on your shoe a little, until you feel the clutch begin to grab then get the rpms ~1K letting out the rest.

07-26-2010, 07:01 PM	#24
kylenewman Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: N.E Posts: 231	My first standard car was my WRX which i found much more difficult to drive. The camaro seems easy compared to the WRX. Both have 2nd to 3rd gear grinds and weak paint though :emoticon7:

07-26-2010, 07:34 PM	#25
YouseeSS Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS RS M6 SIM Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: La Crescenta, Ca Posts: 431 View My Garage	It's funny cause I read some poster on here a few days back saying that manual driving is not much different then the auto. He said with the syncrinizors all we're doing is sliding a lever. Hahahahahahaha, ok sure buddy. I never stalled my auto trans in my truck but I have a few times in the ls3. Made me feel like a noob and I have been driving stick for 15 years.

07-27-2010, 10:23 AM	#27
darwin Drives: 1SS/RS 2010 Camaro Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cape May, NJ Posts: 57	Definitely more difficult then any stick I have drove. Picking it up now though when I listened to some of you on here. There is a point on this clutch where you have to hold it there a second and then start letting it out slow. Took me all yesterday messing around trying different things.