please dont laugh...i have a question

bradz · 07-25-2009, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by juan05

For those of you who drive manual how long did it take you to become good driving it? because i got the nismo 370z and today was a full day of manual driving and im used to auto.. i did good stalled couple times since i barely droven manual...any tips? today was a actually a whole day i drove manual...got kinda stressed out reversing..thanks for the advice...im 18 by the way

make sure you reach the pedals easily and your seat are close enough so you can gain more control from it.

armensti · 07-25-2009, 03:24 AM

i learned on the z too. when i brought it home i drove it for 3 days 4 hours each day. 2 in the morning and 2 in the after noon. after the 3rd day i got the hang of it but it takes you about a month to really get use to it. its been like 3 months now and i can heal to toe and rev match and all the little tricks lol. just take it very slow and stay away from hills for at least 2 weeks. plan out your route before taking it. also try to learn the handbrake method for hills. one more thing you wont hurt the car much if you stall it at lower rpms but dont rev it high until you can actually drive it and shift normaly. leave the syncro rev on for a whole month or two. think of it as your best friend because its going to help you out a LOTTTTTTTT

practice first gear the most because after you have mastered that its going to be very easy to learn the rest. put it in first take off then go in neutral, STOP and then take off again.

hazzazi · 07-25-2009, 04:26 AM

also if i may add to all the great advice given by everyone, when i first started my friend kept telling to keep my left heal on the floor, so it would be easier to control the clutch as your releasing it.

Congrats on ur car and good luck, it shouldn't take long.

3SeventyZ · 07-25-2009, 08:24 AM

A couple days. Didn't take long @ all..

SpawnAeroJohn · 07-25-2009, 09:27 AM

A big parkign lot and 1 week to get the hang of it. Thats how I learned.

ssqpolo · 07-25-2009, 09:38 AM

took me 5 mins. when i was 12 my dad asked me to reverse his car out of the garage. i said i didnt know how to drive stick, so he said "learn!". got in the car, put it in reverse and stalled. then...i got SLAPPPPPPPPPPED! (brown parents). I have only stalled three times since then. anyways juan, answer ur fone homo. im washing the car in 20 mins, so if u want swing by the house. ill come by and make sure ur doing it all right. dont go to city place in it yet...those damn parking garages will kill u! ill teach u that too haha

gatorfast · 07-25-2009, 09:51 AM

Like others said, a parking lot is your friend. Also, it really helped me to understand why I was doing what I was doing. Great info here of how clutches work: HowStuffWorks "How Clutches Work"

whoady4shoady · 07-25-2009, 10:59 AM

Took me a couple of hours to feel comfy. The best thing I can tell you is if you freak out, or just start to feel nervouse, put the clutch to the floor, then press the brake. Take a deep breath and try again. No biggie.

ZKindaGuy · 07-25-2009, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by juan05

For those of you who drive manual how long did it take you to become good driving it? because i got the nismo 370z and today was a full day of manual driving and im used to auto.. i did good stalled couple times since i barely droven manual...any tips? today was a actually a whole day i drove manual...got kinda stressed out reversing..thanks for the advice...im 18 by the way

Took me about 4 hours. I learned in 1986 in an old Nissan pickup in the middle of winter on the day after a good 3" to 4" snow. The roads were plowed but matted with the snow and ice. I went to a parking lot and drove it for about an hour. I then took to the streets and drove all over the city and highways for 3 hours. The only frustratng moment I stalled it was at a red light on a steep hill sitting on top the matted ice and snow. That one moment in time took me about a half-dozen stalls to get the feel of feeathering the clutch. That was probably my defining moment because once I did the correct feathering to get going on that hill the light bulb went on. It was a piece of cake afte that.

bigaudiofanat · 07-25-2009, 11:07 AM

Honestly after growing up next to my dad driving a manual, I got use to it so when it was my turn I stalled 3 times and I had it. It was pretty simple for me just remember give a little take a little. Oh and if you are not good at it yet and you are stopped on a hill, pull the parking brake up start giving it gas and clutch off and slowly let the parking brake off and when your rolling take it all the way off.

molamann · 07-25-2009, 11:19 AM

Funny thing about me is I never operated a manual transmission car, however I'm am avid sportbike rider. I remember giving slightly more gas than needed going from a stop to avoid stalling at first in my beginning days.

juan05 · 07-25-2009, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Cjanik

the only thing you need to learn is going from a stop, to 1st gear. Do that over and over and over and over and over and over and over.

did i mention over again and again?

the rest of the gears are easy and will come to you with experience, just learn to get the car moving in 1st gear and dont sweat the rest.

yea i just drove the nismo like one hour from 1st to neutral..over and over intul i eventually getting the hang of it..

juan05 · 07-25-2009, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by armensti

i learned on the z too. when i brought it home i drove it for 3 days 4 hours each day. 2 in the morning and 2 in the after noon. after the 3rd day i got the hang of it but it takes you about a month to really get use to it. its been like 3 months now and i can heal to toe and rev match and all the little tricks lol. just take it very slow and stay away from hills for at least 2 weeks. plan out your route before taking it. also try to learn the handbrake method for hills. one more thing you wont hurt the car much if you stall it at lower rpms but dont rev it high until you can actually drive it and shift normaly. leave the syncro rev on for a whole month or two. think of it as your best friend because its going to help you out a LOTTTTTTTT

practice first gear the most because after you have mastered that its going to be very easy to learn the rest. put it in first take off then go in neutral, STOP and then take off again.

yea that what i did..thank you a lot from the advice of everyone...today i stalled only 3 times...yestarday i lost count lol

juan05 · 07-25-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ssqpolo

took me 5 mins. when i was 12 my dad asked me to reverse his car out of the garage. i said i didnt know how to drive stick, so he said "learn!". got in the car, put it in reverse and stalled. then...i got SLAPPPPPPPPPPED! (brown parents). I have only stalled three times since then. anyways juan, answer ur fone homo. im washing the car in 20 mins, so if u want swing by the house. ill come by and make sure ur doing it all right. dont go to city place in it yet...those damn parking garages will kill u! ill teach u that too haha

jajaa u got slapped lmao...

yea well u can come over but i think is going to rain...anyways just call me .. you can come over now..bring the GTR so we take pics today since couldent yestarday!!

k20z3 · 07-25-2009, 02:32 PM

I taught myself when I got my 2003 Celica, I listened to whateveryone had to say and concentrated. I drove on public roads that weren't that busy so in case I killed it I wouldnt panic.

I started with small hills and would floor it burning my clutch, and I relaxed and then it started coming naturally.

It took about 3 weeks for me to get manual down.

07-25-2009, 03:24 AM	#17 (permalink)
armensti Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA Posts: 447 Drives: 370Z/Tring/Spt/6MT Rep Power: 16	i learned on the z too. when i brought it home i drove it for 3 days 4 hours each day. 2 in the morning and 2 in the after noon. after the 3rd day i got the hang of it but it takes you about a month to really get use to it. its been like 3 months now and i can heal to toe and rev match and all the little tricks lol. just take it very slow and stay away from hills for at least 2 weeks. plan out your route before taking it. also try to learn the handbrake method for hills. one more thing you wont hurt the car much if you stall it at lower rpms but dont rev it high until you can actually drive it and shift normaly. leave the syncro rev on for a whole month or two. think of it as your best friend because its going to help you out a LOTTTTTTTT practice first gear the most because after you have mastered that its going to be very easy to learn the rest. put it in first take off then go in neutral, STOP and then take off again. Last edited by armensti; 07-25-2009 at 03:26 AM.

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bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 853	Honestly after growing up next to my dad driving a manual, I got use to it so when it was my turn I stalled 3 times and I had it. It was pretty simple for me just remember give a little take a little. Oh and if you are not good at it yet and you are stopped on a hill, pull the parking brake up start giving it gas and clutch off and slowly let the parking brake off and when your rolling take it all the way off. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

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k20z3 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Denver CO Age: 33 Posts: 2,146 Drives: 2006 Civic SI HFP Rep Power: 405	I taught myself when I got my 2003 Celica, I listened to whateveryone had to say and concentrated. I drove on public roads that weren't that busy so in case I killed it I wouldnt panic. I started with small hills and would floor it burning my clutch, and I relaxed and then it started coming naturally. It took about 3 weeks for me to get manual down. __________________ 2006 RALLYE RED HONDA CIVIC SI HFP Clint's Helpful Photoshop Hints!

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hazzazi Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA, Virginia / KSA Posts: 648 Drives: 09 nismo Silver Rep Power: 17	also if i may add to all the great advice given by everyone, when i first started my friend kept telling to keep my left heal on the floor, so it would be easier to control the clutch as your releasing it. Congrats on ur car and good luck, it shouldn't take long.

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ssqpolo Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 882 Drives: '12 Black Nismo Rep Power: 268	took me 5 mins. when i was 12 my dad asked me to reverse his car out of the garage. i said i didnt know how to drive stick, so he said "learn!". got in the car, put it in reverse and stalled. then...i got SLAPPPPPPPPPPED! (brown parents). I have only stalled three times since then. anyways juan, answer ur fone homo. im washing the car in 20 mins, so if u want swing by the house. ill come by and make sure ur doing it all right. dont go to city place in it yet...those damn parking garages will kill u! ill teach u that too haha

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gatorfast Base Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: SoFla Posts: 120 Drives: Z4 M Coupe Rep Power: 290	Like others said, a parking lot is your friend. Also, it really helped me to understand why I was doing what I was doing. Great info here of how clutches work: HowStuffWorks "How Clutches Work"

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whoady4shoady A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 1,088 Drives: 09 Silver Nismo Rep Power: 18	Took me a couple of hours to feel comfy. The best thing I can tell you is if you freak out, or just start to feel nervouse, put the clutch to the floor, then press the brake. Take a deep breath and try again. No biggie.

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molamann A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,666 Drives: 370Z with NAVVVVV Rep Power: 285	Funny thing about me is I never operated a manual transmission car, however I'm am avid sportbike rider. I remember giving slightly more gas than needed going from a stop to avoid stalling at first in my beginning days.