Originally Posted by The HACK

Late model cars are usually saddled with a clutch delay valve to prevent driveline-shock to the system when you dump the clutch. The result is, if you're used to driving a manual from more than 10 years ago, and you drive the same way today on one of the newer manuals with plenty of power and torque, be ready for a very unpleasant surprise.

Get the car up on a lift, look at the end of the hard-line between the clutch slave cylinder and the master cylinder, and you will likely find a small device that's inserted between the lines that prevents the clutch from engaging rapidly.