I've only been driving manual for 6 years and I read that some people here can drive so smoothly that their passenger don't lunch forward every time they shift and I was just wonder how they do it.

I was driving my mom around the other day and I noticed that if I lift off the throttle and wait a bit to step on the clutch she wouldn't lunch forward as much as if I lift off and stepped on the clutch at the same time.

So how do you guys do it?

 

I keep my foot on the clutch the whole time, and each upshift I release the clutch just barely, and put in gear virtually no passenger movement.

 

lol, i watch my passenger too...then said ahh screw it, and now i just hit vtec and give them that face



but seriously, if i drive/accelerate slower, or if i just focus on trying to drive smooth it doesnt matter if im going fast, i wont move the passenger

 

Can you elaborate more?

If you just barely release the clutch don't you grind gears?

Maybe I need to drive with a cup of water in the cup holder. lol

 

My passengers dont notice any lunging forward because they're too busy getting tossed side to side through the twisties.

 

dont push the clutch in to the floor...only about 3/4 the way in.

 

I revmatch both my upshifts and downshifts. If you practice enough, you can do it so smoothly that it feels like an automatic to your passenger.

 

this will wear the clutch prematurely if the clutch is not engaged fully

 

Dude just shift right, press the clutch in all the way, why would you tards not press the clutch in all the way? Thats makes a ton of sense. Its really not that hard BUT i have an ap2 which may make a difference. I have been told by a lot of people i have great shifting abilities haha that may be why too.

 

If you slightly ease off the throttle before up shifting you'll have less of a lurch. Of course when getting on the freeway, all bets are off, rev hard and go.