My first time driving a manual

[2ndgenz28]

Originally Posted by zebra

it depends on the load being exerted on the transmission. if you're accelerating /decelerating, the torque of the engine/drag of the car, respectively, are holding the transmission in gear. it has to be in a neutral state to slide it in & out of gear.


my personal belief is that unless people understand the mechanics of this type of shifting, they don't really need to be doing it. their driveline will thank them. transmissions in passenger cars use helical-cut gears for smoothness & quietness. the trade-off is that they don't mesh together as easily & are a little weaker than straight-cut gears.

Yea the trick is to blip the gas then let off, to take off the load and shift.
And its like floating the clutch in a big truck on a hill, do or die if you want it done right.

Had a dirt bike I loved to ride, but it had no brakes or a clutch, still rode it every day, just gotta learn how to blip that gas to take the load off the shifter and its smooth sailing up and down shifting [for brakes].

[nUcLeArEnVoY]

I learned on my LS3, rofl. I guess any other car should be a cakewalk, no?

[CAPT D]

You'll be fine I had a Prelude before my Camaro, the tranny on that car is similar to the accords if not the same. The Camaro is actually easier to drive than my Prelude was. Go with the manual.

[DocT]

Congratulations steveo9043! I've driven manual trans for most of my life, but the engagement on the M6 is difficult to learn. Got to find the exact spot. IMHO there is way too long a throw on the pedal with nothing past the mid point. In any event, you made the right choice. Traffic is not a problem once you get experienced - although it can be hell if you get in one of those interstate rolling stops that drag on and on and on.