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Old 12-12-2010, 03:16 AM
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I've been an s2000 owner now for a couple of months and have experienced the notchy shifting characteristics this car has especially through the first three gears. It's even worse in cold weather.
I tried double clutching through fourth gear and find it engages the gears like butter! Try it, you might be surprised.
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While that will work there are a few things you should try if you have some extra time. My car is a fair bit older than yours and I got it to shift perfectly with just a few adjustments. Here they are:

Adjusted the clutch to raise the disengagement point by lengthening the clutch rod (simple adjustment), Change the clutch fluid and clean out the clutch MC if dirty, Lube the shifter as per the TSB, Put in fresh Honda MTF2 tranny fluid. I just put on a heavier (skunk2) shift knob which feels even better but the first four items are most important.
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Yes, but double clutching is more annoying than dealing with notchyness.
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Originally Posted by B serious,Dec 12 2010, 06:00 AM
Yes, but double clutching is more annoying than dealing with notchyness.
you dont buy an S2000 to be lazy. its a drivers car. double clutching is better for your car anyway, so why wouldnt you do it? Go beat up a nissan if you dont want to double clutch.
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Our car's, when properly adjusted, have what is considered to be one of the best manual shifters in the world. If you have any notchiness, then something is wrong. But other guys on the forum can tell you what.

Regarding double clutching, it is generally understood that it is of no use in a modern transmission with sychro's. Now, if you talking about rev matching when downshifting, that's good. People confuse the terms a lot.
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[QUOTE=osidis,Dec 12 2010, 11:10 AM] you dont buy an S2000 to be lazy. its a drivers car.
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I agree.
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"Double clutching" a modern manual transmission ...............
For those who don't really know how to drive one and haven't got a fracking clue how a tranny works.
Welcome back to the stone age.
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Geez---sorry I freaking mentioned it.
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yes synchros are there for a reason. not to be beat to shit. plus it cant hurt. and yes i agree there might be an adjustment needed or something wrong.


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