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You get faster without thinking about it as you gain experience, probably the "without thinking about it" making the biggest contribution.
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i think my major problem is shifting from 1st to 2nd..
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my gear changes really suck when i try to floor it...
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Try using your fingers and wrist to see if things smooth out.
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has anyone got any 996 driving tips?
my gear changes really suck when i try to floor it... i think my major problem is shifting from 1st to 2nd.. it just gets worse the faster u try to do it..
also, any tips for heel toeing?
my shifting skills are really bad... i guess that's what happens when u drive a 1.8 L auto merc for 5 years! lol....
thanks
chucksta
chucksta, are you shifting by feel and/or sound or by watching the tach? i use a combination of feel and sound.
i've always left my foot on the gas a fraction of a second after beginning to engage clutch to keep the rpms from dropping so quickly. it does the same thing as "blipping" your throttle between gears.
it's hard to say what could improve your shifting without hearing/seeing what is rough in the shifting process. do you think that you are over rev'd or under rev'd when it's rough. knowing that is critical to knowing how to correct it.
MJones and Palting are both exactly right.
Good luck
Yeah, stay smooth speed will come, and besides the car pulls the same in gear no matter how quickly you get it there. If it feels or sounds bad for the car it probably is.
Think of shooting maybe, it's how fast you can shoot AND hit the target, not how fast you can raise the gun and pull the trigger. Golf is exactly like that too.
You get faster without thinking about it as you gain experience, probably the "without thinking about it" making the biggest contribution.
I can think of much worse things to miss with a woman around! Obviously that being a toilet to us married types...
Just tell her your mind is so much on her the car got away from you. Besides if she catches you thinking about the car around her (single OR married) you may as well drive straight to a jewelery store.
Lots of people learning to shift a manual trans believe the shifting motion is in the arm. It's much more so in the wrist. Try using your fingers and wrist to see if things smooth out. The first to second shift is tough in Porsches anyway-compared to a Corvette or the slick shifting Hondas- so don't let it get you down. AS
No such thing as ideal in day to day shifting, IMHO. It all depends on mood and traffic. That's the wonderfull thing about the 996. The torque band is flat and wide enough that there is a lot of room to play and still have plenty of torque.
3k-4k for everyday shifting and practice practice. It seems as though this car likes the revs more than putzing around. As a fellow renner said drive it like you stole it and it still won't be as hard as it was meant to driven.
AS: blipping throttle on upshifts isn't normally needed on 996's. but if one is having "trouble" getting into gear, blip the throttle (despite you having syncro" you will get in gear.
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