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In Reply to: manual shifting posted by Sam on March 22, 2002 at 11:42:48:
Now I understand... engage clutch... wait for revs to drop... upshift... disengage clutch.
Works... but too slow.
If you engage the clutch... the synchronizers in the next gear should let you upshift... then it's a matter of smoothly disengaging the clutch while blending in the accelerator. Practice, practice, practice.
Smooth but quickly. If you let the revs drop too far (too late in releasing the clutch), then there is a snap when the clutch is disengaged.
"Dumping" the clutch (releasing the clutch too fast) gives you a similar snap. The X-type has a dual mass flywheel and soft engine mounts that give very nice NVH during shifting, but does not absorb "clutch dumps" well. The whole thing feels like it winds up and stops... accompanied with a boom.
It's sensual...there is a rythm...a natural rythm... each vehicle model is unique. I have three manual transmissions... each is a little different... each has a slightly different feel and rythm. You will know when you have perfected shifting...I have had my X for a few months... I feel like I am 90% there... I shall enjoy finding the last 10% (it will take at least a year).
Get a friend who drives a Manual Tranny all the time to "evaluate" your technique. Get more than local expert... maybe there is something very unique about your driving/shifting style.
Remember, the less it slips the longer it lasts.
ChrisO
3.0L Man Quartz.Ivory.X1.X3.Nav.6CD.HID
...I've noticed that if I shift "correctly" (match engine rpm to vehicle speed and then pop the clutch)...
...it takes awhile for the engine to slow down to the correct rpm for the next gear...
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