i am planning on getting a 5 spd, but i have never driven a stick before. i kinda of knowhow it works, but could yall give me some advice on how exactly to drive a **** shift.

 

oops i mean *stick shift

 

Umm keep tryin and you'll eventually get it, dont get frustrated with it, its all about timing, soon it will become a natural thing and won't take any brain power. I like stick because it keeps me more focused.

 

Mustangs tend to take a little more gas than other cars to keep them from stalling, so slowly let of the clutch, don't be affraid to give her a "LITTLE" gas, not too much, but not too little either, then let it go. When shifting, let the car shift itself, don't force the shift, because that's how you miss gears and overshift. In other words just use one or two fingers and let the shifter guide itself, yes it will do that, even from 1rst to 2nd, only gear you have to semi force is 5th. Since you're new to a manual I'd look into a short shifter ASAP, they make a world of difference, and are good to get while you're still learning, because they'll F you up if you get highlyused to a standard shift, and then go short shift.

 

OK first you are going to stall alot when you first learn, so don't get fed up and frustrated.

The hardest part is getting it moving. If you don't know how to start it, press your foot on the clutch, maker sure it is in nuetral, and then start the engine.

Now put your foot on the clutch and move the shifter into first. Now I found it easier to keep my heel planted on the floor when pressing/releasing the clutch and gas so you have a little more control.

Then slowly let out the clutch until you can feel it "catch", then give it gas and if you didn't stall you should be off.

Putting it into the other gears is pretty simple, just try not to force it and you should be okay.

Then just rev it up to 4000rpms and dump the clutch. [8D]J/k, you should learn to drive it before you race.

Hope this helps.

-Ryan

 

easiest way is to practice with no incline. let the clutch out about halfway and then give it a little gas. like up to about 1200-1300rpm and slowly release the clutch more. you'll feel it grab and the car will start moving. don't get intimidated and start giving it crazy gas, just let it flow. if you feel it start to choke for me, just give it a tad more. don't be trying to go ***** to the wall right away.

 

EXACTLY, it will bite you.

 

thnks guys,
this should help a lot
i should be getting my car in two to three weeks.
i will definitely post some pics as soon as possible.

 

niiiice, welcome to the club!

edit: you have any plans for your car?

 

I actually found that to be completely opposite for me. I mean, getting it to move on no incline is easy. But getting it to go forward up a hill with as little rollback as possible, now that's trickier.

Here's what I did:

Take the car to a hill, preferably a more seculded one where other cars won't get in the way. I did it in my friend's driveway. Only thing that sucked was that about 20 feet behind the hill was a ****in' cliff, but that was kind of extra motivation not to roll back, lol. So on the hill, get the car to the top. Now let the car roll back down the hill, about half way or at least so you're on an incline. Then hit the brakes and hold it there. Now slowly let off the clutch in first while giving it gas and try to get up the hill. Once you got that pretty good (my benchmark for good is if you can do it like 5 or 6 times in a row with no mess ups), try this. Get the car to the middle of the hill and try and get a balance of clutch and gas and make the car at a standstill without using the brake. Once you get the hang of this you'll be a pro at getting it to catch in normal driving conditions. And this isn't even that hard. I did everything I just described in about 20 minutes. Even if you have trouble, do it once a day and in a few days you'll be a master.