Shifting Tips?

[Ruin]

Loving the 2-4 shift. My other shifts are better but definitely best left for laying rubber haha.

Still having issues getting the shifter to go exactly where I want it. I see a short throw shifter moving its way closer to the top of my mod list.

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[Potrillo]

I tried the "Wet/Snow" driving mode today and it buggers up starting in 2nd. It is fine with the 2-4 shift however.

 

[Norm Peterson]

The RPMs when clutching out of first meander up where i left them

This is an emissions control technique in action - there's a little spike in emissions when the throttle is suddenly closed, which this delay is intended to eliminate. This trick has been around for a while

You don't have to be slow about re-engaging the clutch and letting it slip a little. Just take a little more time moving the shift lever into the next gear and the revs should be dropping by the time you're ready to engage the clutch again. If you're shifting below 3000 rpm, there's no hurry to get the shift done.


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[Robinson02]

thats weird... after driving it more...the only time i get the bronco effect is when i dont add enough gas with the clutch.

 

[Horse]

It's an assist spring which takes some of the effort off your left leg when pressing the clutch pedal. If you crawl under the dash and watch the mechanism while working the pedal with your hand you'll see how it works.

Thanks for replying. I am sure if I see it I will figure it out.

 

[Horse]

Glad the 2-4 shift helped. I rarely use 1st gear and she is still providing torque for days.

Loving the 2-4 shift. My other shifts are better but definitely best left for laying rubber haha.

Still having issues getting the shifter to go exactly where I want it. I see a short throw shifter moving its way closer to the top of my mod list.

thats weird... after driving it more...the only time i get the bronco effect is when i dont add enough gas with the clutch.

OK, from reading the above (only), I will venture to guess that the issue is that the rpm drops faster than up-shift is completed (or, saying it bluntly, the up-shifting is not fast enough).

Meanwhile, 2-4 shift compensates for the steep drop in rpm, so does adding gas.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[Ruin]

I'm really not liking the shifter. I have to be deliberately slow to be sure it's in the right spot. I do a 2-6 shift more than I want.

My shifting has gotten much better since I started slowing down the clutch release. I still feel like it's grinding though. I'll keep practicing! I guess I'm too used to a truck like clutch haha

 

[Robinson02]

so technically speaking, doing a 2nd start off and a shift into 4th isn't going to hurt the tranny any?

 

[Malikona]

so technically speaking, doing a 2nd start off and a shift into 4th isn't going to hurt the tranny any?

I have always been told that it's best to do sequential shifts - up and down - so that's what I always do. No idea if there's really anything to that though.

 

[OppoLock]

I'm really not liking the shifter. I have to be deliberately slow to be sure it's in the right spot. I do a 2-6 shift more than I want.

My shifting has gotten much better since I started slowing down the clutch release. I still feel like it's grinding though. I'll keep practicing! I guess I'm too used to a truck like clutch haha

Hey Cam,

I just test drove a GT with a manual last night. I'm not really sure where the issues are coming from. I absolutely loved it! Nothing seemed out of place; no rev hang or rev drop that felt out of the ordinary. The shifter felt nice and notchy and went right into its gates with a light guidance with maybe a finger or two. If things go well, I'll have a car just like the one in my signature in the next week or two.

Here's a select portion of my write-up copy/pasted:

"I didn't find any glaring faults with the transmission. The clutch is definitely on the lighter side, but nothing like what you'd find in a German or Japanese car (Porsches excluded). Definitely lighter than my friend's SN-95 Mach I, and lighter than the S197 5.0 I drove years ago, but there's still enough weight and that's all that matters. The catch point isn't defined in the sense that you get a heaping load of texture through your foot, but it's still easy to find and not nearly as high as everyone seems to make it out.

For reference, it's been a few months since I last drove a car with a manual, and that was a tiny little NC Miata, so this couldn't be any more different. Not having had any recent time in a manual, I hopped into this GT, found my driving position, then pulled away... no shuddering, no bucking, just one smooth motion. It all felt incredibly natural. This is the kind of car that I would have loved to have learned manual on since it pulls so strongly from idle without any throttle.

Onto the main road, I got a chance to mess around for a short stint in traffic while we made our way to the highway on-ramp. The non-PP final drive is very well spaced for cruising in traffic. First gear isn't that short, and I even got away with a second gear start although it didn't sound too happy doing it. One thing that did mesh with other opinions I've read here is the tricky 1-2 shift. The only time I had any bucking was on a couple 1-2s. I got around it with some really gradual clutch releasing, but there's got to be a better way. I'm sure I'll get around it with my car."

 

[OppoLock]

so technically speaking, doing a 2nd start off and a shift into 4th isn't going to hurt the tranny any?

Shouldn't as long as you're not giving the car serious amounts of throttle to compensate.

 

[fionic]

I have always been told that it's best to do sequential shifts - up and down - so that's what I always do. No idea if there's really anything to that though.

I'm 99.999% sure that it doesn't matter at all.

 

[geokots]

I'm 99.999% sure that it doesn't matter at all.

It doesn't. I shift from 6/5 to 4/3 pretty regularly

 

[wilkinda65]

The gates are close on the MT-82. Going from 2nd to 3rd is easy as long as you let the centering spring do its job. going from 3rd to 4th is just a tug backwards. Flick of the wrist to the right and go from 4th to 5th. Slight flick of the wrist to get the stick in the gates. no need to force it at all. once I figured this out it was a breeze.

 

[RB510]

I find 6th gear likes a slight 45 degree angle on the shift.

And starting in 2nd gear really doesn't require that much extra throttle. The 5.0 provides plenty of low end torque. You might burn the clutch out faster if you ride the throttle on it...

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