IronG
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Nice try, but no....If you have to ask you just don't get it. Hint...think soul vs appliance.So would driving a Mustang be like driving a very expensive grill on wheels?
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Nice try, but no....If you have to ask you just don't get it. Hint...think soul vs appliance.So would driving a Mustang be like driving a very expensive grill on wheels?
Yes exactly! If a Tesla could make toast it would be a big improvement!I didn't know the tesla could toast bread. That would have totally changed my car buying decision! Breakfast on the way to work and absolutely no amazing engine noise!
Nope. That would still be the Tesla.So would driving a Mustang be like driving a very expensive grill on wheels?
This is the biggest thing that keeps me from being smooth in the 1-2 shift. The damn rev hang. Accelerate, clutch in, wait, wait, wait, eventually it drops to where you need to be for second, clutch out. Really irritating. It's not as bad in higher gears at least.Its annoying to me as well. The revs dont drop for like a second after clutching in, so you have to wait almost a second to get a smooth shift. I think ford programmed it like that so the average person would be smooth. I really just wish the revs would drop when you clutch in and come off the gas.
I know what he means though, under very light acceleration any family sedan will walk away from you from a stop. I always laugh about it.Wow after reading this thread I gotta say I have the answer.
It's called an automatic. You see, here is my strategy. I'm at a dead stop? I lazily put one hand on the steering wheel and I use my RIGHT foot, not the left (that's important to keep in mind) and I smash the gas pedal. I then sit back and enjoy the ride. I dare a Corolla to keep up with my 6R80. I then pound my chest in glorious victory.
If the roads are dry i use track mode. Yes really. I don't rev high or drive fast but I keep up easily with trafficHaha!! My next mustang will be an automatic lol.
You've got to be quick, period. Too many people are trying to baby it. My wife can drive a stick just fine, but she's the same way when trying to speed shift. When I go through the gears at 7K+, she just looks at me and says, "I'm afraid I'll break something if I try to shift that way."I don't know what I'm doing wrong when I get on the gas hard.
Shoes can make a difference, depending on what shoes (or lack there of in your case). I definitely have more feedback wearing my light weight gym shoes as opposed to my work boots, but I wouldn't say the difference is huge. I did try driving without shoes before and it was incredibly uncomfortable.So true story. Sunday night my right shoe was killing me. Pulled it off at a stoplight. Drive with my sock foot on the gas pedal, shoe on the left foot.
Clutching and then accelerating was different. More feel by having the foot super close to the gas when I was clutched in.
Tried it when both shoes on - makes smoother shifts. Keep the right foot really close when off the gas and then it's quicker to engage when you pull off the clutch and then on the gas
Hard to explain - just try it
The irony being that babying it at 7k+ can break it. Once you commit to putting your right foot down then you need to fully commit. Mashing the gas pedal but then trying to release the clutch like you're cruising around town will cause a ton of wear to the clutch as the engine keeps spinning faster without the clutch fully engaged. My buddy does this all the time with his car and like, panics or something, while flooring it. He has literally just held the clutch halfway depressed and then slowly released it while keeping his right foot planted to the floor. You can smell that sucker a good 100 ft away after that.You've got to be quick, period. Too many people are trying to baby it. My wife can drive a stick just fine, but she's the same way when trying to speed shift. When I go through the gears at 7K+, she just looks at me and says, "I'm afraid I'll break something if I try to shift that way."