New Car, Manual Transmission. Help!

[hud 91gt]

Originally Posted by R1CED`

sorry to threadjack, have questions pertinent to finessing 3rd pedal

1. when do you actually blip throttle on downshift assuming car has no rev hang? as youre shifting? as youre releasing clutch? after shifting but before clutch release? i know it's kinda all one motion once you get good at it but youtube videos dont break it down well for someone learning

2. riding the clutch reversing is still bad or nbd since it's at low speeds? if i release clutch fully my car moves too quickly

3. spirited driving; i dont wanna just dump the clutch, but is releasing clutch slowly 3rd gear and lower is still bad?

1). You. Blip the throttle to make the engine Rev so that when you downshift, the RPM of the engine will match the speed of the vehicle in your future gear. Thus you would clutch in, blip, switch gear (should slide in easy) and at this time
If done correctly everything (RPM, speed, gear) should match and releasing the clutch should be quick and smooth.

2) you may have to use the clutch for speed control. Any time the clutch is not in or out, it is putting wee on the clutch. Reduce this by keeping your RPMs lower.

3) not sure what your trying to say.

[UnknownJinX]

Originally Posted by lemon318

What's rev hang?

Go drive a newer Honda and you will know.

Basically, the car will hold the RPM for half a second or maybe a second even after you push in the clutch, instead of dropping as soon as you push in the clutch.

It's one of those emission nonsense, and at least with Honda cars, can be removed by a tune.

Originally Posted by R1CED`

sorry to threadjack, have questions pertinent to finessing 3rd pedal

1. when do you actually blip throttle on downshift assuming car has no rev hang? as youre shifting? as youre releasing clutch? after shifting but before clutch release? i know it's kinda all one motion once you get good at it but youtube videos dont break it down well for someone learning

2. riding the clutch reversing is still bad or nbd since it's at low speeds? if i release clutch fully my car moves too quickly

3. spirited driving; i dont wanna just dump the clutch, but is releasing clutch slowly 3rd gear and lower is still bad?

1. You can do it hud's way. I personally put the car in the desired gear before blipping, but that doesn't matter.

2. Reversing the car usually requires riding the clutch, yes. Just keeping your RPM low and you will be fine. I usually get the car to engagement point, give a little bit of gas, then push in the clutch and use inertia to keep me moving. When backing up a slope, then yeah you need to ride it almost constantly.

3. Don't worry about clutch life unless you are doing something terribly wrong. My RX-8 has almost 110k km on it now and is still on the original clutch AFAIK. It will probably last longer than the engine, LOL.

[twitchyzero]

what's the average clutch expectancy? i thought it's 200k easy

[snowball]

Changed mine at 390,000 and it still had life on it.