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Old 12-01-2010, 06:25 PM   #13 (permalink)
christian370z
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This is my first manual car that I have owned, but kind of learned the ropes on 600whp EVOs and STis with race clutches and I found this car was just as hard if not harder than those to get shifting down. The real tricky area is the 1-2 shift as you have to simply take your time and time the shift. This comes with practice which means you just have to drive.

The reason why your RPMs seem to jump slightly when you push in the clutch pedal is because your foot must still be on the gas as you disengage. When you release the gas for a shift, don't take your foot completely off but rather keep touching the gas, depress the clutch, select the next gear and gently touch the throttle a bit then let the clutch out gradually. It takes some time to get acclimated to this car, more than most but you will get it!
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