I ignore ALL of the some 60 to 100 PMs a week that I get asking for help.





this was the best part of xvipers posts...... sometimes I would send him 60-100 PMs a week on my own, always responded to them. He always tells it the way it is whether you like it or not so learn to deal with it, id rather have a straight forward answer than someone beating around a bush feeding you milk and cookies.

 

seems like a lot of hostility on the boards lately :/

oh wells. I hope my comment at least was somewhat helpful or gave a little more insight into the thread subject. I think the bottom line is that sh** happens, and sometimes it's out of our control to avoid it. Many of us are going to drive our cars hard, and it only takes a very slight miscalculation to misshift. I thought it was unbelievable that people could miss a shift...then it happened to me. can we say 6-7K down the drain?

 

The times in my life I have done a mis-shift, I noticed the increased revvs right away and push the clutch back in before anything happens.

I think accurate use of the clutch is one of the more important habits a person can learn for driving stick shift, not which gate to put it in. You never side-step the clutch while shifting, you release it accurately. Everybody chooses the wrong gate sometime, only a few people shred their engine.

Driving near redline requires constant attention to your moves, consistent use of the shifter while the adreniline flows, and memorization of what speeds each gear maxes out at.

 

I don't know about you but for me if I'm not 100% sure I'll be able to put the stick in the right gear then I'm not ready for redline. It's like responsible sex, if you don't know her you better be ready to slip on a condom correctly or don't do it

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Indecision
I don't know about you but for me if I'm not 100% sure I'll be able to put the stick in the right gear then I'm not ready for redline. It's like responsible sex, if you don't know her you better be ready to slip

 

I've only misshifted once or twice since owning the car. Both times were my own fault - I just wasn't paying as close enough attention as I should have been.

However, since I rarely feel the need to rip off four successive nine grand revs, misshifting has not made me overrev. I was also lucky enough to press the clutch back in real quickly after feeling the car lurch. It's automatic for me - if the car lurches more than usual, I've gone in too low of a gear and my foot automatically pushes the clutch back in.

The shift gate is definitely much narrower than any other manual transmission I've driven. It took a little getting used to, but after a bit you'll get a feel for what gear feels natural for the car.

For the person asking if it's possible to misshift into first - I think it's possible, but I don't think it could be done without being done on purpose. Unless you are rev matching really well, first gear has a lockout (at least on mine) on anything over 12 mph.

 

I have powershifted cars on the first drive ever and didn't miss the shift. That is probably not the smartest thing to do, but it comes naturally to me. So far I haven't grenaded a transmission and haven't over reved and blown an engine. Just saying if you know how to drive a stick you won't have a problem.

One of those cars was a 255rwhp turbo Miata. The owner was about to shit a brick after I manhandled his car.