bendanjn

Hi guys, I picked up 8 today

As I said previously, I'm not so good at manual transmission...

Right now, I use side brake, and release it when 8 starts to move... but every time the wheel spin occurs

Can anyone give me an advise?

Soapflake

I never learned using the emergency brake... Just go to an empty parking lot and practice starting and stopping, reverse, etc.

alz0rz

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of course its going to spin.. you're forcing the car to overcome the brakes.. when the car DOES start to move with all the throttle you're giving it and you RELEASE the e-brake of COURSE you're going to get wheelspin.. jeez.

learn without the brake, go in a parking lot and find the friction point, meaning.. in gear slowly let of the clutch as you give it gas until the car starts to roll.. then stop and start again and again and again and again.

fahrfegneugen

Learn without the brake like they said.

To start, I recommend that you don't even use the gas pedal. Just get on a flat surface and let the clutch out very slowly so that you know where it begins to engage. After that try doing it with the gas.

rddragoness

Hun you can not be afraid of the car, you'll never learn if you are. Forget that E-brake.....as others have said, find a empty parking lot and learn the clutch....You have to control it, not it control you. It's not hard, just be patient with yourself.

CarAndDriver

The only time I use emergency/parking brake is on a really steep hill. Practice in a big empty lot. Good luck.

fahrfegneugen

^reminds me of the first time I had the 8 stopped on a hill and I wasn't use to the clutch so I gave it too much gas and it just span out and flung rocks all over the people behind me. I felt bad...

NotAPreppie

Holy cow, I'd hate to see how much you're wearing out your clutch.

Mazurfer

^+1 on that!

Runmymouth

Do not think I have ever used my parking break when after I turned my engine on. The hardest part is on a steep hill where you rev that bitch up and let go of the clutch fast since you are coming from the break to the gas.

heyarnold69

iTrader: (1)

bring it up to 2500 rpms and let the clutch out. then power through.

hahaha

just kidding. get used to the clutch engagement point. its not like an automatic. you may want to move the seat up... your left leg may get a bit tired in traffic. all worth it

Falken

First is the only really hard one on the RX-8. Going from first to second and on is a much smoother shift.

I learned by giving it too much gas I was always afraid of stalling it and flooding the engine and with a lot of gas that's difficult.

Try watching the tach. Rev to about 2000RPM and slowly let the clutch out. When you see the RPMs fall, press the gas harder proportionally.

1QWIK7

iTrader: (1)

Blip the throttle like you're revving it in neutral.

Blip the throttle up to around 2000rpm to be on the safe side. Like with your foot on the gas pedal, press, press, press, press, keeping revving it to like 2 grand.

While you're doing all this slowly release the clutch, finding the "sweet spot". When the car starts to move, keep your right foot steady on the throttle now so you dont bog out. Then just ease off the clutch and continue to throttle and drive off.

ITs best to do this in an empty lot so you can look at your tach and practice your foot pressure on the gas pedal. You dont want to panic and drop your right foot and dropping the clutch at like 6 grand lol. That happened to my friend when i was teaching him. The car didnt move so he revved it high by accident, got scared by the engine noise and dumped the clutch haha. We were doing rolling burnouts.

mmats69

if you SLOWLY release the clutch, you can get it rolling on flat ground (at least you could with mine). that's the best way to find out where it catches so that you can apply a little throttle to help out. just keep practicing and it will become second nature.

Leenseen

For hill starts, Just leave the hand brake on and start releasing the clutch, give it a little gas and when you feel the biting point, release the hand brake.

Razz1

Get a new teacher.

Who in the hell would tell them to use a hand brake?

Mazurfer

^?????????????????? Beats me Razz..............it's just a matter of timing(skill)!

CarAndDriver

Maybe practice on some other easier car first.

05rex8

iTrader: (7)

i can hold the car still on a steep hill by feathering the gas and clutch...probably not a good idea...but no e brake is needed....i have never heard of that before...made me lol

EdwardsB

^ do you not like your clutch?

05rex8

iTrader: (7)

^^i don't make it a habit of that...just meant that with skill no e brake is needed for starting on hills

EdwardsB

oh ok, i just misunderstood you lol sorry bout that

05rex8

iTrader: (7)

no prob

CarAndDriver

troll?

c41250n

iTrader: (5)

let go of the clutch slowly!