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2013-14 Shelby GT500
Manual Trans vs Noob
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<blockquote data-quote="mikerob" data-source="post: 13268646" data-attributes="member: 139598"><p>I could offer some advice as I am a fairly new manual driver. I don't have a Shelby but I do have experience with a tr6060. From my experience what I was afraid of the most burning the clutch taking off or stalling. What helped me the most was clutch engagement in a empty parking lot. That itself takes away from being embarrassed at a stop light. Once I bought my 5.0 I already had a year experience. Something that helps me take off smoothly is giving the gas a light tap before even lifting the clutch. Essentially what i'm doing is disengaging the clutch at about 1100 rpms instead of starting at 600. So when I give it a light tap, once my foot is ready to give it gas again i'm already letting up the clutch. I can take off smoothly the traditional way, but this method prevents you from getting nervous and having to rev the car to 2000 rpm and possibly giving it to much gas. The best lesson I learned driving a manual was letting go of the fear that I wasn't going to burn the clutch.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mikerob, post: 13268646, member: 139598"] I could offer some advice as I am a fairly new manual driver. I don't have a Shelby but I do have experience with a tr6060. From my experience what I was afraid of the most burning the clutch taking off or stalling. What helped me the most was clutch engagement in a empty parking lot. That itself takes away from being embarrassed at a stop light. Once I bought my 5.0 I already had a year experience. Something that helps me take off smoothly is giving the gas a light tap before even lifting the clutch. Essentially what i'm doing is disengaging the clutch at about 1100 rpms instead of starting at 600. So when I give it a light tap, once my foot is ready to give it gas again i'm already letting up the clutch. I can take off smoothly the traditional way, but this method prevents you from getting nervous and having to rev the car to 2000 rpm and possibly giving it to much gas. The best lesson I learned driving a manual was letting go of the fear that I wasn't going to burn the clutch. [/QUOTE]
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