Hey everybody,
Quick question. When I accelerate hard in 1st and go into 2nd, more often then not, the car almost seems to "buck" when I let go of the clutch. What I mean is that the tranny seems to have a hard time keeping up with the engine's rpm's. You can hear the engine's RPM's goin up and down as it's trying to match.
If I'm less aggressive on the 1->2 shift, (SLOW on clutch and let the engine RPM's drop more) then it's not really an issue. Question is... am I being too agressive on letting go of the clutch? (I don't have problems with other up shifts) Or is my clutch or pressure plate bad? The car's been like this on the agressive 1->2 shift since I got it used.
I don't have a problem in other gears, since they're easy to rev match (the ratios are tighter). With the 1st to 2nd shift, the engine RPM's don't drop enough between shifts, so rev matching on a quick shift is impossible. Please enlighten me. If it's driving technique, that's fine too. I just need to know. Thanks!

-94GSRNewbie

 

You just have to wait longer before letting the clutch out on the 1 - 2 shift, the gear ratios between first and second are just too different. All of our cars are like this I got a lighter ITR flywheel and it made the car MUCH easier to drive.

Dustin