KCStang
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- Kansas City MO
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- 2015 Ford Mustang GT 6 Speed Premium
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Alright fellas, I love my new car, 2015 GT Premium 6speed manual transmission.
I bought the car with 20k miles on it, it would seem from bumper to bumper the car had been treated gently.
1st to 2nd shifts fine, no notchiness like I have read others complain about. If it is there, it isnt anything that is bothering me.
But when I release the clutch on 2nd gear in normal non-performance driving it, for lack of a better term, "Bounces" the motor and jerks the car enough to be unpleasant.
I have daily driven manuals before, and I have never had issues. I find myself clutching the steering wheel tight and full of anxiety trying to ease the clutch off into 2nd and not have the car "bounce" the motor before it settles and pulls.
I may sound like a buffoon describing this, maybe I should just be accelerating more with each shift. But, I can toss the car from 2nd to third letting off the clutch with no assist from the throttle needed, or worry about the bouncy motor an unpleasant ride quality of the car torquing thrusting while the engine settles down.
All other gears are great, smooth, no issues. I can take a video tomorrow, because I am about to go back to the dealer and grab a tech and make him drive the car just to take me out of the equation.
Again, under hard acceleration where I am obviously looking to add throttle to each gear it works great from 1st to 2nd.
Admittedly, this is the highest HP and Torque manual I have ever driven. The last manual I had was an 83 Datsun 280zx that had a beautiful manual tranny and clutch in it, it was so smooth that it was effortless. Admittedly it had NO HP or Torque and I am wondering if that is what is throwing me off here. Could it be that torque and low gearing of 2nd gear are what is throwing me off? Should I just be skipping 2nd and going to strait to third since 2nd is such a bullshit short lived gear anyway?
Any help or advice, constructive criticism, would be welcomed. This car is a daily driver fair weather toy. I didnt want an auto for a toy, I wanted a manual if I was going to have something to play with. I just hate this one aspect of the driving experience currently.:headbonk:
I bought the car with 20k miles on it, it would seem from bumper to bumper the car had been treated gently.
1st to 2nd shifts fine, no notchiness like I have read others complain about. If it is there, it isnt anything that is bothering me.
But when I release the clutch on 2nd gear in normal non-performance driving it, for lack of a better term, "Bounces" the motor and jerks the car enough to be unpleasant.
I have daily driven manuals before, and I have never had issues. I find myself clutching the steering wheel tight and full of anxiety trying to ease the clutch off into 2nd and not have the car "bounce" the motor before it settles and pulls.
I may sound like a buffoon describing this, maybe I should just be accelerating more with each shift. But, I can toss the car from 2nd to third letting off the clutch with no assist from the throttle needed, or worry about the bouncy motor an unpleasant ride quality of the car torquing thrusting while the engine settles down.
All other gears are great, smooth, no issues. I can take a video tomorrow, because I am about to go back to the dealer and grab a tech and make him drive the car just to take me out of the equation.
Again, under hard acceleration where I am obviously looking to add throttle to each gear it works great from 1st to 2nd.
Admittedly, this is the highest HP and Torque manual I have ever driven. The last manual I had was an 83 Datsun 280zx that had a beautiful manual tranny and clutch in it, it was so smooth that it was effortless. Admittedly it had NO HP or Torque and I am wondering if that is what is throwing me off here. Could it be that torque and low gearing of 2nd gear are what is throwing me off? Should I just be skipping 2nd and going to strait to third since 2nd is such a bullshit short lived gear anyway?
Any help or advice, constructive criticism, would be welcomed. This car is a daily driver fair weather toy. I didnt want an auto for a toy, I wanted a manual if I was going to have something to play with. I just hate this one aspect of the driving experience currently.:headbonk:
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