Need tips how to shift smoothly

kenchan · 08-12-2014, 10:22 AM

it's even worse in my honda fit.

thing always wants to go into eco mode...

cooltoy · 08-12-2014, 10:26 AM

Doesn't the fit only have one mode? Eco.

kenchan · 08-12-2014, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cooltoy

Doesn't the fit only have one mode? Eco.

yah, that might be so...

TimBob · 08-12-2014, 02:11 PM

Glad to hear I am not the only one having trouble getting a smooth 1-2 shift. I know I am out of practice with a stick (haven't driven a stick more than a handful of times since 1998) but I just seem to miss that "butter" point on the 1-2 shift about 95% of the time. Admittedly I've only had the car for 3 weeks, but still...

b15 · 08-12-2014, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimBob

Glad to hear I am not the only one having trouble getting a smooth 1-2 shift. I know I am out of practice with a stick (haven't driven a stick more than a handful of times since 1998) but I just seem to miss that "butter" point on the 1-2 shift about 95% of the time. Admittedly I've only had the car for 3 weeks, but still...

Just be patient and don't over think it. I find I shift worse when I'm really thinking about it.

Davey · 08-12-2014, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimBob

Glad to hear I am not the only one having trouble getting a smooth 1-2 shift. I know I am out of practice with a stick (haven't driven a stick more than a handful of times since 1998) but I just seem to miss that "butter" point on the 1-2 shift about 95% of the time. Admittedly I've only had the car for 3 weeks, but still...

Get stuck in traffic a few times.

cooltoy · 08-12-2014, 02:35 PM

I am going to try all this.

Cory Gillmore · 12-23-2017, 08:30 PM

I’ve found that letting the clutch out slowly from 1st to 2nd helps me the most. I’ve yet to get a smooth shift from 1st to 2nd while trying to drive aggressively. I’m sure I’ll figure it out. I’m a novice with an MT. Not the first MT I’ve ever driven but the first I’ve ever owned or really driven for any real amount of time. Oddly enough I had a much easier time learning on my sport bike.

08-12-2014, 10:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,982 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	Doesn't the fit only have one mode? Eco. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

08-12-2014, 02:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,982 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	I am going to try all this. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	it's even worse in my honda fit. thing always wants to go into eco mode...

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TimBob Base Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: St. Charles, MO Posts: 14 Drives: 14 370Z TourSport M6 Rep Power: 11	Glad to hear I am not the only one having trouble getting a smooth 1-2 shift. I know I am out of practice with a stick (haven't driven a stick more than a handful of times since 1998) but I just seem to miss that "butter" point on the 1-2 shift about 95% of the time. Admittedly I've only had the car for 3 weeks, but still...

12-23-2017, 08:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
Cory Gillmore Base Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Memphis TN Posts: 113 Drives: 09 Sport/Touring MT Rep Power: 3363	I’ve found that letting the clutch out slowly from 1st to 2nd helps me the most. I’ve yet to get a smooth shift from 1st to 2nd while trying to drive aggressively. I’m sure I’ll figure it out. I’m a novice with an MT. Not the first MT I’ve ever driven but the first I’ve ever owned or really driven for any real amount of time. Oddly enough I had a much easier time learning on my sport bike.