I try to be a little slower with getting back on the throttle for downhill shifts. Letting the revs drop a little more.

 

WRONG. Lugging the engine one of the worst things you can do to your engine (without knowing it).



As for the thread starter's (every time I say that I think Beastie Boys... ) original question...

Quit trying so hard to let the rpm drop to the "correct" rpm. In fact, don't try at all. Instead, simply:

1. Take foot off gas.
2. Put clutch in.
3. Shift from 1st to 2nd.
4. Simultaneously ease back into the throttle while feathering the clutch out to help the rpm adjust.


They key is to feather the clutch.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by alexf20c

 

well after 3 days now shifting at 4k i would say my shifts improved 100%. My shift now are really smooth or just have a little jerk that comes up 25% of the time. Those slight jerks are because you at times accelerate faster and slower and you have to approach them differently just like downhills and such. Hopefully with this experience of just revving up higher i shall be a pro in no time . So simple yet so helpful this thing we call revving. im still wondering though with those slight jerks how well are they noticed???? Some one please answer^_^ thank you very much especially to the s2k community

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by AYeung
well after 3 days now shifting at 4k i would say my shifts improved 100%.

 

good to hear

 

Only time I have had a passenger notice the "little" jerks was when he had 2 large latte's in his hands.

 

This thread is great for us noobs to the s2k manual. Invaluable. Thanks to everyone who contributed from a *hopefully* soon to be s2k owner.

 

I'm glad I dug up this thread..plenty of great suggestions to my exact problem!

 

Did you (or do you) find my post and the rest of the thread help anything?

When I started learning manual 2 decades ago, people taught me to slowly release the clutch while slowly giving some gas to smoothly engage for the next higher gear. I didn't like it and figured out myself that it's much smoother to NOT gas while releasing the clutch, and don't slowly release the clutch hoping the slip to smooth out the mismatch in RPM. Instead timing is key. Catch the right moment (matching revs) and release the clutch all the way in one shot. That's the smoothest way. It shifts much smoother than auto that way.

Like I've said in another thread... When you walk onto an escalator, you walk at the same pace as the moving steps. Place one foot on the moving steps and lift up the other foot while optionally grabbing the hand rails all in a series of quick actions. You DON'T stand still behind the moving steps and slowly slip your hands on the hand rails and slip one foot on the moving steps to slowly drag yourself onto the escalator. Same principle.