As for shift shock: I, personally, enjoy a crisp bit of shift shock. It's part of why I like manuals. I do have to be smoother with my wife in the car, though. If you're getting extreme shift shock then you either need to rev-match better or slip the clutch more during those shifts. When it happens:
- If your head goes towards the windshield, you should have given it a little gas during the shift (or slipped the clutch more).
- If your head goes towards the headrest, you should have given your engine more time to slow down (or slipped the clutch more).
I sometimes double-clutch rev match into 1st at low speeds, but usually I just do a rolling 2nd launch.bk7794 wrote:Alright, I guess its just the determination of speed, like if your rolling I would use first...but if your like going 5mph or grater then I would use second. Something like that. Right?
A new driver in a 20 year old 1991 Civic? Nothing wrong with 1500-1700.Also what about take off just like casual? Its hard cause I have no tach...91 civic, but I always feel like I take off too high of an RPM when I am good, and when I feel like I am good it turns out to be low. The revs aren't redline high, they are like 1500-1700 I would say...That about good?
It's fine. Yes, it puts slightly more wear on the clutch but not enough to worry about unless you do it every launch (and even then maybe not worth worrying).bk7794 wrote:Yeah, I actually can take off in second...I did it by accident haha...I just felt like I burned the clutch up a bit more...but I gotta stop that stupid OCD feeling of mine...I am so happy I found this forum..It really made me relaxed.
Sounds like you've already found the best RPM for your car...it's a little bit above what makes it chatter.bk7794 wrote:It just seems that when I start off in first I can't find the perfect balance. I am either too high in the RPM range to make me feel a bit uncomfty...or too low to make it chatter.