6 Speed Manual Tranny

[djm96z28]

I've always heard if you don't stall a manual transmission every once in a while, you're not driving it right.

[Shifty 6]

Well here is my 25 cents worth...

It really doesn't matter what gear you are in...ever. Here is a rule of thumb, don't lug the engine. Lugging the engine happens when you are in too high of a gear, then consequently too low of rpm. When you try to accelerate you get the shudder from the engine. It puts undue stress on parts. With my '99 Z, I would skip shift also, but not very often, that is why I bought a stick...so I could shift and I didn't want to miss an opportunity.

I have been driving a stick for so long, I borrowed a friends car and his gear indicator was broken....I forgot the order of gears in an automatic. You get used to driving a stick, you will stall it, you will forget what gear you are in, you will try to take off in 3rd, you drive for a while and wonder, " I don't recall shifting into that gear".

My last tidbit:
The first time I drove a stick was a 1974 corvette. I was 12 years old, and my dad was looking at selling the car. He took me down a country road after picking me up at school. We traded places, I must have stalled it 3-4 times, and around the corner comes a school bus FULL of kids from school, including upper class students. I was SO nervous I was shaking from pushing the clutch, and from nerves. The bus was approaching fast, and I was stalling even faster, my dad told me, "just relax the bus will go around". He was right it did, the bus went away and even though I stalled it so many times I lost count, I was still a hero. I think it was mostly the car though. The point is the bus eventually goes around you, and you end up back on a country road with your dad, and you go back to driving a stick. With time there are fewer and fewer buses.

[zebra]

Originally Posted by TaylorRyan74

I wanna get a stick but I have only driven one once just in the neighborhood... i did ok for my first time, stalled about 3 times lol

I dont know if I should get one, I don't wanna stall it and look stupid

like others have said, you will stall! i've been driving stick since i was 11 & i almost stalled yesterday. came to a red light & forgot it was still in 5th gear! my granny bought a brand new 4spd 66 mustang having never drove a stick before. got a mile down the road, stalled, & couldn't start again. a cop stopped to see what was wrong & ended up teaching her right there! point is - it happens to everybody, so don't sweat it, a stick is totally worth it in the end

Originally Posted by Vash

Watch this video.. At 1min 60 seconds hehehe.. that's how you drive a manual.

that's talent: speed shifting with a throw as long as in my truck!

[diddiyo]

Originally Posted by TaylorRyan74

I wanna get a stick but I have only driven one once just in the neighborhood... i did ok for my first time, stalled about 3 times lol

I dont know if I should get one, I dont wanna stall it and look stupid

don't worry about looking stupid. most people that give you crap about stalling a car drive an automatic anyway...

stick is so much more fun

[ctk1]

Originally Posted by TAG UR IT

Get a stick! You might not know how to drive it, but YOU WILL LEARN! Do NOT worry about looking stupid. It happens. Shoot...I've stalled mine out before when not paying attention...I was at a stop light, came to a stop, thought I took it out of gear, and quickly let out the clutch while holding the brake....BAM!!! Car lurched forward and stopped. No biggie...it happens.

Go practice if you want before taking delivery by driving someone else's stick shift vehicle. that'll help.

Get the stick you will be glad you did. Modern stick cars are so much easier to drive than previous manual transmissions. As long as you dont dump the clutch, just let it out slowly, a new car is virtually impossible to stall.

[paulm85]

I am with all of them, this will not be my first manual driving experience but, I am sure I will stall out and mis-shift and make a fool of myself more than a few times. Thats just the way it is.

[TAG UR IT]

Originally Posted by Shifty 6

Well here is my 25 cents worth...

It really doesn't matter what gear you are in...ever. Here is a rule of thumb, don't lug the engine. Lugging the engine happens when you are in too high of a gear, then consequently too low of rpm. When you try to accelerate you get the shudder from the engine. It puts undue stress on parts. With my '99 Z, I would skip shift also, but not very often, that is why I bought a stick...so I could shift and I didn't want to miss an opportunity.

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The better way of explaining it right here....the "shudder" feeling.

[diddiyo]

here's a nice video to see how shifting works

http://jalopnik.com/5119828/high+hee...n-the-autobahn

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by ctk1

Get the stick you will be glad you did. Modern stick cars are so much easier to drive than previous manual transmissions. As long as you dont dump the clutch, just let it out slowly, a new car is virtually impossible to stall.

you can still dump the clutch, just make sure your rpms are up.




and I learned to drive stick on my 70 pickup truck. 3 on the tree, no power brakes, no power steering.... no power period. then my 78 camaro... I blew the auto out of it and dropped in a 3 spd manual on the floor. 3 gears, tow, slow and go.

[SoFlaZ]

Originally Posted by diddiyo

here's a nice video to see how shifting works

http://jalopnik.com/5119828/high+hee...n-the-autobahn

Thats HOT!


Stick is easy after you drive it a few times. It's like riding a bike you never forget. Just always remember to RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE before you start going anywhere!
That was my problem with my first time driving stick, I was a valet driver and it was my first stick car after months of working there. Who gets an Audi WAGON with a stick, honestly? Anyway I forgot to take the brake off and proceeded to the drop area. I had the thing revved to 4k the hole time feathering the clutch thinking whats wrong with this car then stall it in front of a few other co-workers at the drop off. Turns out the person was going to stay longer so I had to bring it back and stalled it twice more on the way back to the lot all in front of random people.

Second time in a stick I was driving my old 84 porsche 944 home on a 50 mile trip and only stalled once

[TaylorRyanSS]

yeah I practice on my friends toyota matrix... I need to take it on the main streets to practice before I order my camaro lol. I don't want to stall as I am leaving the dealer haha

[stratman]

Originally Posted by SoFlaZ

I was a valet driver and it was my first stick car

My man. That is basically where I learned too. I pulled the keys for an NSX one of my first shifts and couldn't get it out of the parking space. I was almost in tears. My problem was with starts. Not growing up with a stick to drive I had no sense of clutch feel. And with every manual feeling different it doesn't help. I did have the joy of learning on C5s, Porshes, M3s,NSXs(thank god for second chances) and there was even a Z8 and Ferrari in there. I made good money at that job but I will always remember the cars I got to drive.

And FYI, always pay extra to park up front or to park it yourself. We did unspeakable things in those cars. Nothing I wouldn't do to my own but also nothing I would want some 20 year old doing to it either. Good days.

You have to go stick. To say it is way more fun is an understatement.

[myold88]

Originally Posted by TaylorRyan74

yeah I practice on my friends toyota matrix... I need to take it on the main streets to practice before I order my camaro lol. I don't want to stall as I am leaving the dealer haha

If you commute on those Calif highways you might want the automatic. It appears you and I are the only ones here ordering a white Camaro. With your auto and my stick they will both be truely one of a kind rides.

[duallyss]

if you cant drive a stick you suck. i learned on a mustang but my first manual car was a 50 Chevy with a six and a three on the tree with the shifter fliped to the left (they used to do that back in the day so the 1-2 shift would be faster for racing). now i cant ever remember how to shift a right side tree. My ol lady's first brand new car was a stick. she test drove an auto than i drove the car to a parking lot and now thats all she will drive. its fun now and again when i get in her cobalt but i like being lazy and just letting my trucks Allison do all the work. but i orderd a 6 speed of course. its just not right to have an automatic Camaro.