Ahh I drove stick today. [Archive]

wtf8269

10-14-2005, 12:42 AM

I have my temps and I've been driving auto for about 10hrs or so in my mom's car. So I asked my dad if we could go drive his car in the parking lot. I did okay, only stalled it out a few times. He said he's trying to explain and stuff but it's really something you just have to learn yourself. I still deffenitely want to drive stick, it's just going to take awhile to learn.:cool:

djbbenn

10-14-2005, 01:24 AM

My parents are nobs about driving, they keep saying let your driving instructor do it. But thats once a week. Everytime I ask them to take me out, they don't. :banghead: But when you do get your license, all you'll ever hear from them is, go get this, go get that lol. :p

-Dan

Solaris17

10-14-2005, 01:39 AM

remember its like riding a bike ppl can tell u but u need to learn......my stick experiance 1'st gear is the hardest ...push the clutch in give it a little gas then let the clutch out @ the same time u push the gas :)

wazzledoozle

10-14-2005, 01:41 AM

I have drown nothing but stick, my moms toyota and I drove a tractor commonly at my summer job :cool:

The ATV I used to get around was stick too, but was a non-clutch transmission. Dont know that works.

wtf8269

10-14-2005, 01:49 AM

Yeah it's not too bad, it's just my dad's throttle sucks. It kind of sticks and goes in small chunks instead of one clean motion. So when you press it down it likes to go from idle straight to four grand. I got the clutch thing down really, it's trying to find out how much gas to give it when I let it go. I'll get it though, I'll probably drive it again this weekend.

djbbenn

10-14-2005, 01:57 AM

The clutch on my dads old mazda use to stick. Once when I went to pull the truck out, it stuck and I never happened to me before and I didn't know it was the clutch. Its was like that bull riding you see on tv, the truck jumped so much lol. Scared the shit out of me...:eek:

-Dan

Thermopylae_480

10-16-2005, 07:56 AM

A Stick is so much more fun to drive. Its the only thing that makes my 91 Camry bareable, I just abuse the hell out of it and redline it all the time, its so much fun. Take it up to 6000 RPMs pop the clutch and lay on the gas. I never knew a 2 liter 4-cyln front wheel drive could burn out so long :laugh: :roll: !

W1zzard

10-16-2005, 08:57 AM

front drive = better when you get in uhm "unstable" situations :)

<-- learned the hard way

jeremymtc

10-16-2005, 10:03 AM

When I learned to drive stick, I put myself through a 2-hour crash course. I had just bought myself a used '81 Accord 5-speed, which I didn't yet know how to drive (I was already fine in an automatic). I had my mom and older sister drop me off in a large parking lot about 5 miles from home, and leave me there with my 'new' Honda. I figured that if I ever wanted to get home, I would need to figure it out. Within a couple of hours, I was comfortable enough with it to drive back home.

Dippyskoodlez

10-16-2005, 06:46 PM

haha.. yea.. stick rocks.

My clutch pedal had a screw it moves back and forth on, well the screw came out the other day and the pedal came off as I was shifting into third gear..

Needless to say, 3rd gear doesn't work anymore :/

My 5 speed is now a 4 speed. LOL

Its fun to drive.. always fun to learn new tricks :D Along with being able to enjoy the full acceleration a stick offers.
I drive a 94 escort GT.. DOHC 4 cylinder.. great car, but I eventually plan on shooting for a 500hp V6 and making it all wheel drive.. (replacing the 4 cyl mazda) Most likely a 911 turbo engine...

That sucker will be a beast when im done :twitch:

intel igent

10-16-2005, 07:02 PM

^^ good luck with your project:)

there just quite isnt anything like power-shifting at 6200rpm with a 325hp, 450ft/lb torque, street scorching, honda killing, gm slaughtering, ferd rustang 5.0;)

ChAce

10-16-2005, 10:01 PM

Stickshifts are the best thing that happened to cars... Automatics are for amateurs who only pretend they can drive.

And frontwheeldrive cars are nice for beginners too, real drivers run FERWD/M! :D

Dippyskoodlez

10-17-2005, 12:11 AM

^^ good luck with your project:)

there just quite isnt anything like power-shifting at 6200rpm with a 325hp, 450ft/lb torque, street scorching, honda killing, gm slaughtering, ferd rustang 5.0;)

rustangs are for wieners :roll:

intel igent

10-17-2005, 12:50 AM

rustangs are for wieners :roll:

and this is coming from a honda driver?:nutkick:

ChAce

10-17-2005, 09:05 PM

Everybody wants a mustang... In the movies, the good guys always drive Mustangs. Bad asses drive Chargers. Therefore, get a Charger R/T!

Dippyskoodlez

10-17-2005, 09:34 PM

;) and this is coming from a honda driver?:nutkick:

ford escort GT.... hondas are for wieners too.. id take a mustang over a civic any day though.....

intel igent

10-17-2005, 09:43 PM

;)

ford escort GT

youre halfway there, four more cylinders and youll be good to go!:laugh:

definition of a good car -> a car that starts, stops, turns, goes and shuts-off when you tell it to:p

ChAce

10-17-2005, 09:50 PM

That's the definition of a technically good car, and that's only halfway good.

Honda's are ricers, per definition. VW's are boring, BMW's and Merc's are for wannalook richboys. But I'd still buy an M3 if I could afford it.

I'm gonna buy a Mini Cooper S sometime soon, they rock. (the old one, the really small one :D)

Then later, I'll rip out its engine, buy a Suzuki Hayabusa, rip out that things engine and swap. Voila 270HP Mini Cooper. Oh yeah, I would need to turbocharge it...

intel igent

10-17-2005, 10:03 PM

I'm gonna buy a Mini Cooper S sometime soon, they rock. (the old one, the really small one :D)

Then later, I'll rip out its engine, buy a Suzuki Hayabusa, rip out that things engine and swap. Voila 270HP Mini Cooper. Oh yeah, I would need to turbocharge it...

now youre talkin my language :rockout:

ill give you a hand but try to plan it around the time of the cannibis cup so that i can kill two stones with one bird;) :roll: :toast:

djbbenn

10-17-2005, 11:45 PM

Everybody wants a mustang... In the movies, the good guys always drive Mustangs. Bad asses drive Chargers. Therefore, get a Charger R/T!

I hate the new chargers...stupid Dodge. :banghead: But the older ones. :D

-Dan

Dippyskoodlez

10-17-2005, 11:46 PM

youre halfway there, four more cylinders and youll be good to go!:laugh:

definition of a good car -> a car that starts, stops, turns, goes and shuts-off when you tell it to:p

mine does.. it just doesnt shift properly all the time :roll:

a 4wd v6 escort properly equipped would smoke a rustang :toast:

Along with being a leet drifter with rwd. it will whip around like no other :pimp:

I've managed some leet 80mph powerslides with it already... and had it up past 120mph :nutkick:

I bet most rustangs havent even passed 100mph :D letalone done an 80mph powerslide :laugh:

ChAce

10-18-2005, 03:47 PM

That's not the point, Muscle Cars > hot hatches.

Dippyskoodlez

10-19-2005, 02:20 PM

That's not the point, Muscle Cars > hot hatches.

Say that to my 28MPG :nutkick:

ChAce

10-19-2005, 10:09 PM

I couldn't care less about mileage, its all about the cool factor.

Solaris17

10-20-2005, 12:18 AM

^ya i dont care much for mpg....give me a good ol 400+ 454 v8 drop that in an old mustang body or gto or....the list goes on make it a 5 or 6 spd m/ and lets all go for a ride :D...duel exaust really load but not wanna be load tough load..and well cruise w/ our limited slip so when we burn nothin breaks free...2 patches down the road...ya buddy :D

ChAce

10-20-2005, 01:37 PM

My perfect ride (I might actually make it someday, I know how to aswell, just the funds...):

'62 Mustang non-convirtible body (reinforced of course).
Dodge Charger '73 440 R/T Block bored out to 9ltr, dual stage compression (supercharger -> twin Turbo's, also kills the turbo lag). Brings ~750HP/1500+Nm (dunno what that is in pound-feet)
Nissan Skyline drivetrain (one of the few 4WD trains that can handle that kind of power).

But that's a bit of an expensive project I'm afraid... sucks.

wazzledoozle

10-20-2005, 11:31 PM

I wish I knew about auto mechanics :shadedshu

Solaris17

10-20-2005, 11:55 PM

dad and uncle were machanics :D

regg187

10-21-2005, 01:51 PM

wazz, an old saying is " if you don't know mechanics well, KNOW your mechanic WELL"

ChAce

10-21-2005, 03:04 PM

wazz, an old saying is " if you don't know mechanics well, KNOW your mechanic WELL"
What a lousy saying, I'd rather have a receipt than a friend when something went wrong.

I can do it myself, my first real project would be a mini cooper S (for the body, I hate that work) and put the busa engine in there. Later I could make that ultimate muscle car. Sadly though, I don't exactly have the funds for that stuff right now.

Steevo

11-04-2005, 05:39 PM

I am Steevo.

94 Toy Celica.
5Spd.
Cold Air induction
New Exhaust
Stage 1 Jet chip
Soon to be turboed
25HP NOS, wet.

Red in color, corbeau seats.
Pioneer system.
BOSE Acoustamass (light)
200W amp.

140MPH? Only if I don't press to hard.

Sticks are easy to drive once you learn, but what is hard is remembering to drive them right. RPM matching on downshifts, slip shifting, heel and toe, etc....

Thermopylae_480

11-04-2005, 07:57 PM

intel igent

11-05-2005, 01:56 AM

My perfect ride '62 Mustang

:shadedshu

sry but mustangs werent produced untill '64 1/2 :slap:

as much as i love FORD, one of my most favorite cars would definately have to be a 1970 chevelle ss454 ls6, corral blue with white racing stripes and bucket seats with console/shift (or with a muncie 4spd if i could find one).

that baby'll put 450hp MIN to the ground stock! :rockout: :respect:

honzb

06-23-2007, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by ChAce
My perfect ride '62 Mustang

sry but mustangs werent produced untill '64 1/2

Actually you are only partually correct...
The Mustang did go into production as a 64 1/2 model, but there was a 62 model that was a prototype. Here's a picture of it at this link.

http://home.pon.net/hunnicutt/images/Mustang1_proto.gif

The original is on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit.

Honz

anticlutch

06-23-2007, 07:11 PM

I am thermopylae_480

91 Toy Camry.
5spd
Stock induction
Rusting exhaust:roll:
A computer chip?:confused:
Soon to be dead!!:eek:
115 HP Burnin' the oil:pimp:

2 blown stock 91 toyota speakers
2 El Cheapo wal-mart speakers
Amp? Please.

maybe 100mph if I floor it in 3rd:p

lololololol
I'd drive stick but I'm still trying to find a car that I won't mind screwing up. Oh and the worst places to have a manual car is either in NY or LA... my friend was driving to the beach yesterday and there was a LOT of traffic. Needless to say, he started to regret buying his '07 Subaru WRX :laugh:

Dippyskoodlez

06-23-2007, 07:47 PM

lololololol
I'd drive stick but I'm still trying to find a car that I won't mind screwing up. Oh and the worst places to have a manual car is either in NY or LA... my friend was driving to the beach yesterday and there was a LOT of traffic. Needless to say, he started to regret buying his '07 Subaru WRX :laugh:

nah, traffics only a problem if you suck at driving it. :laugh:

I've driven in a lot of stop and go traffic and never really had much problem.

also note, wtf w/ the ressurection.

JC316

06-23-2007, 07:55 PM

Lol. I learned how to drive a stick in an 88 bronco 2. I was 11 at the time. It was our tow car and it was my job to make sure that it stayed started every day. With 3 acres, I made sure that it moved every day.

anticlutch

06-23-2007, 08:33 PM

Oh wow, I didn't notice how old this thread was...

@JC316: that must have been a fun responsibility :P

mrw1986

06-23-2007, 09:13 PM

My dad drove me to a parking lot about a mile from our house, told me the only way I'm getting home is if I drove home. He walked home and about 2 hours later I drove home. The best way to learn is by yourself.

Dippyskoodlez

06-23-2007, 09:42 PM

KennyT772

06-23-2007, 09:53 PM

I learned how to drive a stick in a 99 BMW M-Roadster. By learning in that car, I can drive ANY stick. The friction point is about 1/8 of an inch, other then that its full engage or disengage. Learned how to slipshift it, double clutch, and properly start out in first gear :D.