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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 07:26 PM
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For your first time I suggest the slowest clutch foot imaginable, letting the clutch out 1mm per second. All too often when I was teaching someone how to drive a stick, almost everything goes out the window when they get all apeshit from stalling with traffic behind them. So like I said, left foot sloooooow.

The main thing is getting a feel for the clutch pedal, when it grabs and releases. Until you get that 'feel' for that particular pedal, sloooooow. And as I'm sure you know each car's clutch pedal is different. So everytime you practice in a new car, slooooooow.

Sorry, just had to say it one more time, slooooooow.
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 07:37 PM
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SLooooow, good one, but thanks, i just need a car to learn in
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 07:39 PM
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I would offer mine, but it's not driveable and I don't want to steal Jlude's thunder.
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 07:42 PM
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LMAO, "thunder" good one, but back to serious matter, i need to learn before the end of the month is up
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 08:14 PM
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i can try and squeaze you in...if you let me whoop-ass on the supra

my frickin 50 pound flywheel is pretty easy to learn on, you can think of it like a hill, like pushing something up a hill, if you let go too soon, it slides down the hill, but when you get over the crest, it just keeps on goin
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Proracer05
yea, i got the concept of it, i just need to learn how to do it and get used to it and get the hang of it, cuz i was living in cali and they had a corvette driving school and i was gonna learn how to drive over there, but i didn't have time cuz i moved over here
Ok my last car was my first 5spd and the day i went and looked at it, i drove it home and i stalled 1 time at a light. its really not that hard jus like i said earlier learn how to work the clutch and u'll do fine.
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 08:26 PM
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Don't worry, Supras don't stall. They only launch.
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 08:46 PM
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Well its NOT because of how fast they are Troux, I can tell you that right now

I say that because I cant stall my Miata for crap...I've had it down to around 300 rpms multiple times before, but it doesnt die. The Supra however has a heavy duty clutch and being my first car, I've stalled it once or twice.
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Troux
Don't worry, Supras don't stall. They only launch.
OH YEA LOL, but i need to learn ASAP, so i can drive the car home without having to worry about stalling out in public and looking like a dummy and it would be so embarassing, so please somebody help me!!
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 08:50 PM
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i thought it was because the 2JZ was majic...damn

5spd is easy, but if i ever get unlazy i'll learn ya, the pr3lood neva lOse

who cares how you look, and who do you keep pissing off, you go from 2 neg reps, then 1, and now your back to 2
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