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Originally Posted by mariojas
I drove manual for my first 10 years of driving experience. ZL1 (probably similar clutch experience) - it took me a year to learn it to the point that it is hard to showcase my struggle to others. But I still stall sometimes  |
Hahaha. I have read the ZL1 M6 is even more tricky but never tried it. The extra power of the ZL1 gives me pause sometimes. Like one wrong move and you end up nicely wrapped around a tree
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Originally Posted by db2022cs
Correct seat position is great and keep it there! Go to an empty parking lot and just find where the clutch starts to bite in. With a lot of seat time, your foot will pick up the muscle memory of where the grab point is so you don't really go by feel or sound as much but just remembering the distance you need to let out before catching. Just getting in the seat time is the biggest thing and make sure your movements with clutch and throttle are smooth. It's going to be super fun for you to slowly get better and actually notice your improvement. Then once you make it past break-in of 1500 miles you can start being a bit more aggressive with your movements and really use that 1LE what it's for.
This is also a great time to make sure you have good habits so you don't wear out your parts. Keep your foot off the clutch unless you are intending to make a gear change. Keep your hand off the stick unless you are going to make a gear change. If you occasionally do this it's fine but a habit of resting hand or foot on these parts could wear out parts faster.
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Seating position is sorted now. My friend who first taught me how to drive a stick in his Miata did mention the bad habits. I don't touch the stick except when shifting. I also always put it in neutral when I'm at a light. If I am first at the light and not familiar with how long that light takes, I will sometimes leave it in first with clutch in. TX drivers can sometimes be impatient and won't even give you time to shift into first before the symphony of the horns begin
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Originally Posted by ctrlz
I'm going to guess that both the Miata and Corolla are single disc clutches. The Camaro is dual disc.
The dual disc setup is less "forgiving" around the bite point. Once they start to engage they tend to grab quickly. The dual disc gets you more surface area, so it's a stronger design which will last longer. but in some applications, particularly trucks hauling loads and doing a lot of maneuvering, people just hate them.
No question you will adapt to the feel of this in your new car, it's just not what you learned on. Nobody's perfect. I've driven manual for forty years and still stall once or twice per year if I get distracted at the wrong instant.
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I honestly expected the SS clutch to be much heavier than it is considering all that power so I can definitely appreciate the dual disc. Every day I don't stall is a day I celebrate