Donate2Cylinders?

well im not an LS1 owner yet but im looking to get a camaro, i apologize if this is the wrong place to put this thread but its the only one that made sense to me. Im looking into getting a M6 Camaro Z28, i've driven a manual before but i always have trouble starting out in 1st, i can shift 1-2, 2-3 and so on fine but every time i start in 1st i either stall out or the car jerks a little then goes. What tips or advice can you guys give me? thanks a lot, i appreciate it

Firebirdfan

I'm gonna go with experience. I just did my first manual driving today (on a friend's car) and I'm gonna say that it comes with experience. The hardest thing for me was figuring out where the clutch engaged and going slow enough to not get it to shake the whole damn car. With experience (on the SAME car, not others) I'm guessing that it would become easier...

99345hp

experience is what it takes. You have to learn the friction point of the car and how hard the clutch grabs. Wait till you have to stop on a steep hill and some a-hole pulls right up to your bumper. Thats when it starts to get fun.

slayerized6

iTrader: (12)

experience man. i learned on my first car...98 t/a with spec 3 clutch/aluminum flywheel.

Donate2Cylinders?

so basically what you guys are saying is to wait till i get whatever camaro i find and just drive it around?

the_merv

iTrader: (88)

Get you something to practice on first before you start tearing up Clutches in an F-body.. cause then you will learn how to either replace them or pay for it..

As far as driving.. learning it will come with time and experience. If you are jerkin the car, you are letting the cluth out too fast when it hits the point where it grabs, and probably giving it some gas cause you want to go, and it starts back-lashing..

My Gf can drive a M6 really smooth, I want to see how she handles the Camaro when I put the T56 in it.

slayerized6

iTrader: (12)

get a friend with experience to help you. it would be alot better to use a car thats not yours but anything works. bring along a friend to test drive the camaro/ta to make sure the clutch and hydrolyics are in working order

'00 formula elesone

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Yea get the Z but get exp. somewhere where you are not pressured by other traffic so you can get more exp. shifting and taking your time. just takes alittle time

Donate2Cylinders?

yea well im 18 so my dad would be goin with me to take a look at it and he can drive a stick pretty well so he'd handle all that and as far as learning to drive the Z i'd either bring him along or my other buddy who is pretty much a stick pro

haha and i am big in automotive repair...but then again i've already installed headers and an adjustable master cylinder on my buddies '98 T/A and those werent easy...but i think a Z28 is worth it, and after all i do work a ford dealership with plenty of manual cars that im sure i can practice on

slayerized6

iTrader: (12)

exactly...**** up fords. not gm's

ttranssam

iTrader: (10)

man the think to remember is....dont think about it, just try to be loose. and as the clutch starts to engauge HOLD it there for a second till its moving fast enoufh to let the clutch out all the way, i have my gf driving good to where ill now let her take my car...WITHOUT ME!

Donate2Cylinders?

man i gotta respect you for that, your brave...real brave

jrocstar

iTrader: (31)

just rev the hell out of it and dump the clutch and lay smokies everywhere. not only did you not stall it but you also gained coolness points. problem solved

Donate2Cylinders?

haha i like the way you think

99345hp

your a mechanic and cant drive a stick? When I was turning wrenches that was kind of a pre-requisite for being able to work. I like the point, rev and dump method. That works if you want to buy tires all the time. I guess I just got lucky and learned to drive a stick at 14 in my dads truck.

Donate2Cylinders?

yea see i've never had that privilage, my mom can drive stick but doesnt like it so we've never gotten one, and im not a "mechanic", im still in high school but i like working on cars and tinkering with em and what not so im in all the automotive classes my school offers which is where'd i'd probably be doin most of the work on my car when i get it

99345hp

oh ok i got ya. You just have to drive a manual for a while and learn how to manupulate the accelerator and clutch pedal at the same time. Every car is different in the way it works too, so learning on one car doesn't make you a master at every manual transmission. Once you have some experience it makes going from one car to the next a lot easier though.

the_merv

iTrader: (88)

Yea.. until you have to take off with da Po Po behind ya..

Dan Stewart

Everyone I taught to drive a standard was done in a nice, big, open parking lot. Great for practicing 1st gear starts without risking anyone's life in traffic.

Eventually, shifting gets old and you appreciate the finer points of an automatic. Darn, yes, I guess I am getting old. Well. Older, anyway.

Don't forget to pick a parking lot with speed bumps. Helps perfect feathering the clutch.

Pretyflywiteguy

Getting the car to roll was easy for me, it was rev matching and down shifting that bothered me


When I went to pick up my car from the owner my dad wanted to drive it before everything was said and done. He stalled out twice leaving the driveway btw.. he drives a truck for a living