[weekend_cruiser]

Originally Posted by Whitespeed

I've owned nothing but manual transmission cars for over 30 years and the Camaro has the least intuitive clutch of any car I've ever driven. It has a very non-linear progression and the pick-up point is too high. It's made even worse by the very lazy throttle tip in. It was so bad when I first got the car that I could only drive with the radio off and the exhaust in sport mode, because I needed to hear the engine to have any sense of what was going on with the clutch. Making left turns from a stop through an intersection with oncoming traffic was especially nerve-wracking!

When I drive the car for a while, I do eventually get somewhat used to it. But I have two other manual transmission cars, and where they feel instantly familiar to me, every time I go back to the Camaro, I feel like a novice, starting from scratch.

I did install a Hayes Clutch Pedal Height Adjuster and that made a world of difference! Still not perfect, but much more natural to me. I had a chance to drive a stock Camaro a couple of years after I installed the height adjuster in mine and it was an immediate reminder of how much I hated the stock clutch. The only downside of the adjuster is it is a PITA to install without a hoist!

Interesting to hear this from an experienced stick driver. Guess I have a long way to go.