I've been driving manual for years and watched your first how to video and tried releasing the clutch with no gas. Blew my mind, I'd never tried that before, haha.
that's the reason I watch these; there might be a nifty little trick here or there that I don't know; also nice to know that most of my driving habits are "the right ones"
its not half-way clutch go, it depends on the "biting point" of the clutch, in my driving school there was a vw that had a new clutch and the biting point was almost right away when you released the clutch from the ground, but my dads Volvo has an older clutch so its more worn and it starts to grab almost right at the top of the pedal travel distance
just letting you know, i watched so many videos on how to drive a manual car after purchasing my 90 mazda miata a few months ago. i was struggling really hard until i watched your series and it instantly CLICKED. thank you!
I very much commend your professionalism! You do a great job of addressing how people disagree with you without being disrespectful and we need more people with attitudes like that!
On hillstarts I teach my students to use the clutch a bit more. By quickly moving the clutch to the very beginning of the friction zone before releasing the brake, you get zero roll before you move forward. It doesnt work in some cars, but in modern diesels and most modern petrol engines I find that it works well. You do lose a minor amount of time before moving off compared to your method, but you also rolled back a bit which makes you lose a tiny amount of time. I just find it safer and more reliable for especially learners. Excuse my poor english ^^
The handbrake start is simply a technique that can be used. It's easy to say it's unnecessary or only for beginners because it does make starting uphill easier. That's because the act of "quickly moving the clutch to the very beginning of the friction zone" is pretty much the hardest thing for a beginning to do.
Former driving instructor here. I still think the handbrake method for hillstarts is the best and THE way. Without it, you can and often will roll backwards and even a little bit is a problem. Some hills are just too steep to do it practically without the handbrake. Not only only does this potentially mean more clutch wear but if you drive around the types of drivers that I do, they'll be right up your behind with no space waiting to go at lights. Hell, they might even close that gap further while you are rolling back slightly after you release the brake because they are aggressive/impatient. It doesn't take much for a minor collision and if they have a dash cam you might be put at fault even though they are the ones riding you and not providing the correct spacing of one car length minimum. There's nothing wrong with using the hand brake for holding to ensure absolutely no roll-back and I actually encourage you to do so even when you becoming "good" enough to skip that step. It isn't really worth skipping. I've never heard about clutch braking. Probably because it is less of a technique and more a form of abuse. These are some of the best tutorial videos on RUclips for manual BTW.
I've never driven a manual car in my life. I learned to shift when I went to truck driving school to get my Class A. Looking forward to get a manual car, and definitely this videos help because I can see that it's totally different from driving an 8 or 10 speed semi.
imo most fun is before, in and after corners...you have control over the car that you wouldnt on AT.....but for teh rest...."AT" dominates as in casual highway road tripping lmao.....not turning driving straight lmao or in the city if u like to stop then go when u drive AT is nice....but if u hate stopping lmao MT is ur guy lmao u will enjoy it...and considering you have a class A and are a truck driver i doubt you enjoy stopping lmao.
true story, when I was 20, I couldn't figure out how to drive a manual trans car, but when I tried to ride my friend's sports bike for the first time it was so natural to me. then I thought...maybe a car is the same way and that's when the light bulb came on. shortly after I swapped a 5-speed into my daily driver and ditching the automatic.
i used to no throttle my 2003 Focus all the time. Its definitely doable, and your right on about doing it slowly. In rush hour traffic i would never press in the clutch and let it creep like that to save my foot. You can tell thats what semi trucks are doing after doing it yourself. I heel-toe every time i down shift. Even when braking for a light. It just add another dimension to driving, its fun, saves on mechanical wear, keeps your heel-toe skills current and it impresses those who dont drive stick.
As a driver new to a manual gear box. I think the hardest part about driving one is trying to have your left leg adapt to fully going up and down as to moving your feet.
Well done. I completely agree; throttle blipping and heel/toe is the best way to drive a manual no question. Its not absolutely necessary when first learning but they should be a goal to learn the technique and use it in everyday driving. Great vids!
Really glad you made this video. I'm glad you explained the whole rev matching & engine braking part. I had an argument in a comment section about the same thing one day lol. I always rev match. Usually I don't heel-toe because it's more work, but I rev match always. I just do the whole braking, then switch foot to gas, boom rev match, foot back on the brake, repeat, etc. I only heel-toe when I'm really in the mood to have fun, and feelin energized. That's besides the point. But someone tried to tell me engine braking is not used when you rev match. When that is clearly 2 different things. -_- When you get into the gear, and you're not on the gas, you are Engine Braking. Sure the car does brake harder, when you don't rev match and you make the car lurch from the bad downshift. But, it's 2 different things. Maybe it's called clutch braking like you said in video, but not engine braking. If you had an emergency situation, had no brakes, maybe that's the only scenario I would lurch my car forward so harshly like that lol.
You need to learn to rev match period in a MT vehicle. Upsetting the kinetic energy around a corner can easily put you in the ditch, or an on coming car, because you are going to be startled, and you are going to react incorrectly. Matt said "well maybe not at 26 mph", but if you are in an icy situation, or wet roads, you could almost certainly upset the motion of travel and make friends with that ditch. Matt also said", I always heel-toe, no matter what". I concur. After learning it, and using it in day-to-day events, you can feel your car thanking you for not melting the brake pads off, or obliterating your motor mounts and clutch, from not finessing your car like you should have. IF YOU DON"T LIKE IT DRIVE AN AUTO. YOU'LL SAVE YOUR BREATH, OUR EARS, AND MAINTENANCE ON YOUR CARS.
esp in a FF car since most "teens" think they are just going with a factory boosted FF car that they are going to "tune"....can easily run in to trouble considering "mastering momentum driving" should be a givin if you are MT....bc if they fail at braking or down shifing into a corner.....its going to be a matter of life and death....sure "sportier" cars are worse but they are far less attainable to the kids that are literally dying...same reason STI will always have a high insurance premium bc kids die in them...and now were talkin 500 hp built to 4 wheels and 0 driving skill thats a death machine to any common driver
There is a perfect video example of not rev-matching a manual car. A guy in a new BRZ/FRS/86 was driving in the Nurburgring, downshifted into 2nd without rev-matching, immediately spun out while traveling almost completely straight and totaled his car. He actually miss-shifted as he thought he upshifted into 4th but went into 2nd. It's not like he was dumb enough to drive without rev-matching on a track.
What a weird soap box to get on. I think I agree with you in principle, but STIs aren't FF, and are not only driven by kids with no skills. Can't really understand the thrust of your mini-rant.
johnnykur I don't matter what drivetrain layout you have, not rev matching will jerk the car and smooth inputs will suddenly eliminate grip and can make you crash.
Hey Matt, as an experienced driver especially in Manuals. Since obviously people who are learning drive a Manual here can't be with you in person it's hard for them to get a mental picture of what the car looks like or what it's doing exactly especially from a driver's point of view! you are doing a great job! I Think A more POV from a driver's view would help new comers a lot! especially when you are trying to show them what happens when you downshift without Rev matching or downshifting to 2nd gear when you were in 4th! this is just a thought! I would think people can see a better perspective from a gopro mounted on the shoulder of your driver's seat (right side) and 1 gopro mounted on the roof of the car so they can see physically what the car is doing and what's happening on the outside and what it looks like from the drivers pov! Just a thought! love what you are doing Matt!
Outstanding video! I used this video series as an instructional aid to teach my 17 year old son how to drive a manual. Great instruction and explanation...and the split screen letting you watch the hands and the feet at the same time was fantastic. He tackled hill starts this afternoon like a pro! Thanks!
I agree 100% about heel and toe being healthier for the powertrain but I rarely do it when braking . Forcing rev matching by releasing the clutch, clutch braking, slows down the car quicker (it takes kinetic energy from the movement of the car instead of fuel to increase the revs) so it saves more fuel and at that same time saves the braking pads. You should be gentle with the clutch as well to not put too mutch stress on the powertrain. This is crucial on an emergency stop. It saved me from crashing a few times. Your way is the best for a good passenger experience and for the mentioned above. Thanks for your video.
For all of the people arguing with Matt about how to drive a manual, didn't he say at the beginning of the part one video that it was for people (like me) who have little experience or have never driven a car with a stick before? Of course they're differences on how to do it, but that wasn't the point of the video.
I had a 2001 Chevy Metro with the 1.0L, 55hp Suzuki engine. You can get any manual transmission-equipped vehicle to go in first gear without using the throttle if you're easy enough on the clutch. Just be gentle and patient. Not saying I did it regularly, but I did it a couple of times just to see if it would actually do it, and it sure did. Fun little car.
clutch braking is dumb. Don't know why anyone would recommend that. I've been heel toe rev matching for a few years on the street and it was great practice for my first track day recently. My instructor was thankful he could bypass that headache. I've been teaching my girlfriend how to drive stick and you are explaining it just as I did. These videos are a great help.
In my 2016 MX-5, if I am stopped and press the brake pedal and then press the clutch in, it will keep the brake on until the car starts to move forward. Basically, it does the handbrake technique for you, pretty neat and helpful for new drivers on hills!
I'm 17 and I drive a Pontiac fiero manual. I watched these videos and they do help. if you still can't drive manual it is probably because you haven't practiced. just drive a manual as long as you can, then you will learn with time
Very well!! I drive for UBER and my driving has been praised for the smoothness and besides, my fuel economy has improved without "abusing torque" Thanks to the Part 1 of your video only!!! I´m eager to put in practice this lesson and the next ones because we have an important amount of hill driving here in México City. Thank You Very Much TheSmokingTire
When it's hot out, sandal is the way to go. When I may need to put on snow chains, I drive with my timberland boots. When I'm on my way to the gym, the sneakers stays on. After a job interview, the dress shoes came off. It's a good practice to train your foot to different clutch feel with different shoes. For hill starts, I generally let these clutch out to the friction point as my right foot comes off the brake…sort of back out both feet at the same time. When I'm on the gas, my left foot is already at a position to immediately take the extra momentum of the flywheel and transfer it to the tires, instead of waiting for the engine to build rev then drag it back down
Thank you Matt for the best How To videos on driving a manual. I am just "okay" and I'm getting much better by watching these. Love the podcasts too! I think for the next video, you need to be in a gold jump suit. "Gold is best color, bro!"
I was going crazy until I saw this video especially I'm currently learning to drive a semi in reverse for reverse/Park test for my cdls. Next will be on the road test. And thanks from this video tutorial I know most of the concept of driving stick
Matt, I do hill starts a little different then you and feel that my method is better. When I start from a hill, I find the friction zone before taking my right foot off the brake. This prevents my vehicle from rolling backwards as I switch my right foot to the gas pedal. I was able to do this with my previous car, an RX8, on an extremely steep hill without rolling back an inch even though the car has the same amount of torque as a push mower.
I do this. Except if the car has a shity clutch and can't hold the weight of the caror the hill is very steepr. in that case i put the clutch just before the bitting point and quickly release the brake and then the clutch. It gives me about half a second to get to the gas pedal without rolling. For example, a friend of mine has a fiat punto 1.2 and can hold the car still on a 25% incline with no problem only with the clutch. I had a citroen ax 1.1 and on the slightest of hills had to do my method, toherwise the car would bog down
Chris Biz this works if you are on a hill once. Won't work in hilly areas when you have a lot of stops...like in San Francisco. You'll be smelling a burnt clutch in no time
My method puts no more extra wear on the clutch. In fact, I would even say that it produces less heat than engaging the clutch to stop a car rolling backwards (which also puts extra wear on the entire drive-train). It's not like I am sitting there for several seconds with the clutch in the friction zone whiling holding the brakes. I basically lift my right foot off the brake at the same time as I start to lift off the clutch, leaving the amount of time I am actually riding the clutch to hold the car in place just a fraction of a second. What Matt was doing in the video was letting the car roll back a foot or two before lifting off of the clutch pedal, meaning that the entire drive train now has to stop the inertia from the moving car and then change the direction of that inertia. I live in a very hilly area of Texas called "The Hill Country". I know what it is like to have multiple starts on a hill in a short distance and I have never burned the clutch using my method.
Awesome man. I understand it a little bit better how you explained it this time. It's pretty much like how I learned except i used the hand brake which might be a little bit easier for beginners. Good tip though!
To get off Clutch and use the accelerator only in 1st gear just like he stated you must feel the biting point and let go the clutch slowly. You will know what's the biting point when you feel a vibration or grinding of the gears on the clutch. When you are in a car or truck & it starts shaking(that means stalling or engine failure because the engine lost alot of revs), push down the clutch and start the let biting point procedure again.
The handbrake method; how you pass your test in a manual car anywhere in Europe. Perfectly reasonable technique to use forever, not a crutch. Yours arrogantly, a European.
You can also keep using *literal* training wheels forever too if you want, but some of aren't autistic and know there is a better way once you get a hang of it. xD
I have driven a manual all my life, I do this all the time..just lift off clutch slowly, and it works.. Once you find the sweet spot, it is pretty easy
you can do no throttle starts in a carb car too. Like you were saying for the low power/small engine cars, you just have to be slower with the clutch. I learned in a carbed 12a RX-7. No torque and no idle control. And thank you for teaching rev matching in a "basics intro"
I was up in the air about getting a manual or automatic 2016 Miata in the next month or two having not used a manual in quite a few years, and while I was curious about the manual, it also scared me a bit. I consider the fact that these videos started coming out just as I started my shopping to be a sign of exactly what I should get :P
I've been learning to drive manual off and on for several years (availability) and I can honestly say that I have never rev matched because it looks so damn difficult. Either way I just wanted to let you know that I'm loving the series. I'll be out there this weekend tearing up someones clutch lol. Keep it up Matt.
looks difficult, but it really isn't and it is totally worth it. Especially when you need to accelerate and changes lanes on the freeway for example, going from 55 to 75 in fifth isn't always an option if you need to do it quickly and change lanes at the same time. Drop it into fourth with a good rev match and there is no time between being in fifth and accelerating in fourth, no bucking from the car so it is safer to change lanes quickly as well. Try just rev matching at lower speeds and/or a gear higher than you would normally be in and there is no issue if you mess up a little.
You've definitely been very helpful my friend. I've watched many videos, I thought I officially knew how to drive manual but I've been missing the heel toe method and now I officially know how to drive a manual, thx
@@markf5314 yeah this is the beginning of my 2nd week. it took me a few days to not be sweatin at a red light in full traffic lol. I feel like im draggin the clutch too much in parking lots and what not and my shifts are still a lil bucky but im used to it. Still cant land a decent heeltoe tho😭😭
Austin Foster and in parking lots just release the clutch and feather the gas in first or drive in second gear really slowly you can even crawl around in neutral
I find it helpful as well if I’m on a slope, to hold the actually brake pedal in and release the clutch until the catching point that way when I have to go I can just release the brake and immediately add a little throttle
Can't wait for your part 2 video if you'll be demonstrating heel and toe. Been practicing it but I either end up hitting my brakes a bit too hard or I over rev.
On flat ground you can make any car creep without throttle, as you said finding the friction point is crucial. I managed to do it in a carbureted car with 45 horsepower so any modern car should be able to do it.
Totally agree with you Matt on rev matching. What's the point of saving a few cents in fuel when your putting more wear on your clutch? I will say that my Miata has a little clutch shudder issue when trying to get the car moving below 1000rpm, it makes a throttle-less start almost impossible without shaking the car to pieces (exaggeration). Most cars shouldn't do this, mine does. But you should know in some odd scenarios a throttle-less start will not work. But it's kind of ok for me because I already know how to drive a manual ;) Heel toeing is my #1 enemy right now. I struggle with it. Maybe it's the pedal spacing on my NB (I've heard you complain about that before in a one-take) I'm not sure but I can't do it right to save my life. Don't want to ruin my car by trying it over and over again either (lol). But I got to learn it somehow!
The gas needed to start in first gear isn't really just a low power thing, most newer low power cars I was in, had now problem getting off with just clutch. If you have a more agressive clutch surface like a racing clutch, a rather worn clutch which both result in a very small area of pedal travel where it grips, a really low powered engine on a steep incline, an engine setup that just doesn't run that smoothly below a certain RPM or just want to get moving quicker without waiting 7 seconds to fully clutch out, a (little) blip before engaging 1st helps enormously.
yeah the only time it's ever done anything was 5min after I realized I had a flat and was pulling into a spot for the tow when the sensor warned me about low tire pressure XD
anyway rev matching was a must back in the 60s or the 70s when the gears in the gearbox were not synchronized, so to know the correct way to properly use the gearbox is a god thing
ItsGodfreyHD I've been driving manual cars since 2007, taught myself to heel-toe/rev-match, and still don't get it perfect every single time. Nobody does. Keep practicing! 👍🏻
Enjoyed the video, Matt. Downshifting without rev-matching is also suddenly puts reverse-loads the transmission which puts a ton of stress on the gear set. Street driving or performance driving, you should rev match if you need to go down a gear. Some transmissions, like the NWC T5 in my Datsun are known to strip gears on the track without proper rev matching. There is a chance 3rd gear will be destroyed if you drop from 4th at full revs without matching the engine speed. Modern transmissions usually have much better designs, and this is an extreme example. As for hand brake method, I used this for years while I was still getting used to a manual. Now that I have enough seat time to heel-toe without issue, I find its faster to hold the pedal and blip the throttle like you would with heel-toe to start on a hill. This helps you get started in traffic without any delay or rollback and you'll be just as fast as any automatic driver. As far as how much to rev your engine, this depends on experience and comfort. For my daily driving I keep my revs below peak torque with low throttle input most of the time, except accelerating onto the freeways. A good rule is lowest rpm the engine is smooth and can maintain speed with a small throttle opening, this is mostly for increasing fuel economy. However, I can downshift quickly and predict when I need power. For a new manual driver it is safer to keep the motor well within the peak torque range. Hope this helps someone.
I've been driving stick for a little over 3 years now but I recently stumble upon rev matching. I suck at it, I sometimes apply too much throttle or too little. How do you know where is the sweet spot? Also, what are your thoughts on double clutching?
Matt I honestly say one of the best videos on how to drive stick! ...if the pressure plate a throw out bearing ended your day with a car that will let you start it in gear (car stuck in gear) just had to get it home how would you do?
Great video! Strangely though, heel and toe and throttle blipping is not taught by driving instructors in the UK. I am going to learn to drive soon though and am very keen to start rev matching asap.
2:30 I live in Brazil and this is common sense, but so people know, I do this with a 95 Fiat with 50ish Hp lol. You don't need gas to have engine motion, that's why the car will move even if you don't press the gas pedal.
Excellent guide Matt! Although driving stick is nothing new to me I enjoy watching your in depth tutorial, always good to refresh the mind and learn some new tips. Looking forward to the heel toe video as I have yet to master it (:
i couldn't use the handbrake to start uphill but with clucth+brake then 30%clutch+gas i did it first time much easier reccomend it to everyone trying to learn hill starts Matt Farah said it too
If you are just daily driving though, you don't need to blip the gas on a downshift, you just need to bring the speeds down. But yes if you are on a track, it would be useful.
I remember while trying to learn to drive manual I just kept getting a whole lot of clutch burn and my dad screaming at me. Put in the clutch they said, then give it gas they said. Well I did that and the car jerked forward a bit and stalled or I just ended up with a burnt clutch but the car never moved forward smoothly. I actually never knew you can get the car to move on its own without feeding it gas. That was a shocker. I had a 2g dsm and those cars have heavy clutches so I hear in comparison to others which did not make it any easier on my shaky little scronny ankles.
My driving instructor is using a Focus RS as a learner car and I’ve never experienced the car revving when i lift up on the clutch. Also, it seems like your check tyre pressure light is on Edit: I hope that he has checked his tires by now since this video is from 2016
My Wrangler jk has it too. It's nice on steep hills but sometimes it engages for too long on smaller hills. It can feel like i'm fighting the brakes with the clutch causing more wear and tear. It's probably a negligible amount of excess wear but I don't like the feel of it.
Unless you have a modern car that does the rev matching for you, you should always rev match to increase the clutch life. What you do not need to do anymore (unless you drive a truck or an old car without synchros in your gear box) is double clutching...
I love my smart, except for the shift times lol. Using the paddles and and bliping the throttle helps a bit though. idk if the new one is a proper manual with clutch and everything, i wont be getting it. the smart cars are a bit pricy for what you get, though you wont find a more fun car in the same price/mpg range. it easily gets more smiles per gallon.
My foot size is 8.5 and it's pretty hard to brake and blip at the same time reaching the other pedal. Maintaining brake pressure is hard too, I need to go back in an open area again to practice lol
Clutch wont wear so quickly by clutch braking it will give u less time but will surely be smoother than revmatching if you are new...... When you blip the throttle you wont always get exact rev match it will burn the clutch too... In my opinion just do what feels good and you will develop a healthy relation with your car and understand when to do what with time
Sebastiaan Van Der Kock I can probably drive circles around you.. when I was living in Pakistani made it my personal mission to drive stick better than my cousin who would always refuse to teach me.. I got a bit carried away since then lol and I literally practiced day in and day out and would legit give myself technical lessons and assignments over months, and have been fine tuning it for 4 years
I will stick to not rev matching in my 2002 Seat Arosa with cute 50 HP. When you have a synchronised transmission its perfectly fine and the wear is not that high as long you dont go from 4th into 1st for example.
When driving around town I never rev match, but when on the highway or getting off an exit I always rev match. I would say I rev match in gears, 3,4,5. I never rev match going from 3 to 2 or 2 to 1. Only 6 to 5, 5 to 4, 4 to 3.
Can you add a mention on HOW MUCH to blip the throttle on a downshift? I have the opposite problem sometimes where I give it too much revs and when I let the clutch out it jerks. I understand it's one of those things where you just get a feel for it, but still
Agree also in my opinion rev matching is a must. And as I said in a comment to previous video I cannot wait for video about heel and toe. Btw. I would like to ask it now. Mat I see that you heel and toe in similar way as I do. I mentioned in comment for previous video that I have problem to move the foot if I fully cover break pedal to the position when I can operate break and throttle. Are there any methods to actually do that. Because when I do not align feet to be in half on break pedal and in half over throttle I simply fail to heel and toe.
The thing about simply getting the car to move by only letting the clutch slip is not the horsepower, it's the torque. I had a Focus ST MK2 that was tuned, made a bunch of torque right down low. I could get rolling from start in 3rd gear without any throttle. Since then I have owned an MX5 NA (94) and that I can get rolling in first gear without throttle because it is so damn light, not because it has a lot of torque. Now I own a BRZ and that too I can get rolling but I have to be way more careful and it requires a whole lot more clutch slip to the point where it's really just wearing the clutch out in no time. Isn't that also why cars with diesel engines are way easier to learn how to drive manual on than petrol engines? Because you can basically get any diesel rolling by just using the clutch and it won't die. Because of all that torque down low, no? Maybe I'm wrong, if so, feel free to let me know.. (BTW: I know how to drive manual the proper way, I'm not using this method.. Just wanted to see if the car can do it. In Europe we all learn how to drive manual..)
Hello Matt my driving instructor teached me on downshift to realse the clutch pedal slowly so i can have a smooth transition without jerky motion i don't know whats the term of that and whats the wear and tear on the clutch , after watching some of ur videos whenever i try to do a hill and toe i almost always end up with a jerky motion ( im doing it totaly wrong ) so i cannot w8 for that hill and toe video so i can finly learn that tehnique
I do my hill starts slightly differently - maybe it's bad? I leave my right on the brake, then let the clutch out till it starts to grab, then quickly jump to the gas. I do it that way because I'm paranoid that I'll roll backwards into someone.
When you downshift do you press down the clutch release the throttle and then shift down and then get back on the throttle. Or do you press down the clutch release the throttle get back on the throttle and then downshift?
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How to cook and season the perfect chicken (W/ HEEL TOE DOWNSHIFTING)
dang you beat me to it! I want Matt to teach me to roast a beautiful chicken for my family!
Always brine. Always.
for seasoning and roasting/baking yep lmao...if im gonna bbq/grill i dont care about that lmao
I've been driving manual for years and watched your first how to video and tried releasing the clutch with no gas. Blew my mind, I'd never tried that before, haha.
that's the reason I watch these; there might be a nifty little trick here or there that I don't know; also nice to know that most of my driving habits are "the right ones"
its not half-way clutch go, it depends on the "biting point" of the clutch, in my driving school there was a vw that had a new clutch and the biting point was almost right away when you released the clutch from the ground, but my dads Volvo has an older clutch so its more worn and it starts to grab almost right at the top of the pedal travel distance
saw a dodge viper (top gear BBC)do it from 5th. Best manual was my 03 civic si, like buttah
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I learned on a 92 Stanza, 1st gear release the clutch + stall = embarrassing
just letting you know, i watched so many videos on how to drive a manual car after purchasing my 90 mazda miata a few months ago. i was struggling really hard until i watched your series and it instantly CLICKED. thank you!
I very much commend your professionalism! You do a great job of addressing how people disagree with you without being disrespectful and we need more people with attitudes like that!
On hillstarts I teach my students to use the clutch a bit more. By quickly moving the clutch to the very beginning of the friction zone before releasing the brake, you get zero roll before you move forward.
It doesnt work in some cars, but in modern diesels and most modern petrol engines I find that it works well.
You do lose a minor amount of time before moving off compared to your method, but you also rolled back a bit which makes you lose a tiny amount of time. I just find it safer and more reliable for especially learners.
Excuse my poor english ^^
mornadu Hi. (Sorry for my English)
The handbrake start is simply a technique that can be used. It's easy to say it's unnecessary or only for beginners because it does make starting uphill easier. That's because the act of "quickly moving the clutch to the very beginning of the friction zone" is pretty much the hardest thing for a beginning to do.
good tips on driving and your english is fine, dont worry
@@johnnykur yeah, I have stalled my WRX so many times on hills so far lol
@@yammmit yeah. Hill starts in my STI get me so nervous.
Former driving instructor here. I still think the handbrake method for hillstarts is the best and THE way. Without it, you can and often will roll backwards and even a little bit is a problem. Some hills are just too steep to do it practically without the handbrake. Not only only does this potentially mean more clutch wear but if you drive around the types of drivers that I do, they'll be right up your behind with no space waiting to go at lights. Hell, they might even close that gap further while you are rolling back slightly after you release the brake because they are aggressive/impatient. It doesn't take much for a minor collision and if they have a dash cam you might be put at fault even though they are the ones riding you and not providing the correct spacing of one car length minimum. There's nothing wrong with using the hand brake for holding to ensure absolutely no roll-back and I actually encourage you to do so even when you becoming "good" enough to skip that step. It isn't really worth skipping.
I've never heard about clutch braking. Probably because it is less of a technique and more a form of abuse.
These are some of the best tutorial videos on RUclips for manual BTW.
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I've never driven a manual car in my life. I learned to shift when I went to truck driving school to get my Class A. Looking forward to get a manual car, and definitely this videos help because I can see that it's totally different from driving an 8 or 10 speed semi.
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imo most fun is before, in and after corners...you have control over the car that you wouldnt on AT.....but for teh rest...."AT" dominates as in casual highway road tripping lmao.....not turning driving straight lmao or in the city if u like to stop then go when u drive AT is nice....but if u hate stopping lmao MT is ur guy lmao u will enjoy it...and considering you have a class A and are a truck driver i doubt you enjoy stopping lmao.
true story, when I was 20, I couldn't figure out how to drive a manual trans car, but when I tried to ride my friend's sports bike for the first time it was so natural to me. then I thought...maybe a car is the same way and that's when the light bulb came on. shortly after I swapped a 5-speed into my daily driver and ditching the automatic.
This video series was perfectly timed, I just bought my first MT.
i used to no throttle my 2003 Focus all the time. Its definitely doable, and your right on about doing it slowly. In rush hour traffic i would never press in the clutch and let it creep like that to save my foot. You can tell thats what semi trucks are doing after doing it yourself. I heel-toe every time i down shift. Even when braking for a light. It just add another dimension to driving, its fun, saves on mechanical wear, keeps your heel-toe skills current and it impresses those who dont drive stick.
As a driver new to a manual gear box. I think the hardest part about driving one is trying to have your left leg adapt to fully going up and down as to moving your feet.
it is called dancing on your feet as a driver of manual cars like when I fly airplanes to use rudder control.
Well done. I completely agree; throttle blipping and heel/toe is the best way to drive a manual no question. Its not absolutely necessary when first learning but they should be a goal to learn the technique and use it in everyday driving. Great vids!
Hey, Matt, would it be possible for you to add a light or something to your feet area? It's quite dark at times.
Really glad you made this video. I'm glad you explained the whole rev matching & engine braking part. I had an argument in a comment section about the same thing one day lol. I always rev match. Usually I don't heel-toe because it's more work, but I rev match always. I just do the whole braking, then switch foot to gas, boom rev match, foot back on the brake, repeat, etc. I only heel-toe when I'm really in the mood to have fun, and feelin energized. That's besides the point.
But someone tried to tell me engine braking is not used when you rev match. When that is clearly 2 different things. -_- When you get into the gear, and you're not on the gas, you are Engine Braking. Sure the car does brake harder, when you don't rev match and you make the car lurch from the bad downshift. But, it's 2 different things. Maybe it's called clutch braking like you said in video, but not engine braking. If you had an emergency situation, had no brakes, maybe that's the only scenario I would lurch my car forward so harshly like that lol.
You need to learn to rev match period in a MT vehicle. Upsetting the kinetic energy around a corner can easily put you in the ditch, or an on coming car, because you are going to be startled, and you are going to react incorrectly.
Matt said "well maybe not at 26 mph", but if you are in an icy situation, or wet roads, you could almost certainly upset the motion of travel and make friends with that ditch.
Matt also said", I always heel-toe, no matter what". I concur. After learning it, and using it in day-to-day events, you can feel your car thanking you for not melting the brake pads off, or obliterating your motor mounts and clutch, from not finessing your car like you should have.
IF YOU DON"T LIKE IT DRIVE AN AUTO. YOU'LL SAVE YOUR BREATH, OUR EARS, AND MAINTENANCE ON YOUR CARS.
Well said.
esp in a FF car since most "teens" think they are just going with a factory boosted FF car that they are going to "tune"....can easily run in to trouble considering "mastering momentum driving" should be a givin if you are MT....bc if they fail at braking or down shifing into a corner.....its going to be a matter of life and death....sure "sportier" cars are worse but they are far less attainable to the kids that are literally dying...same reason STI will always have a high insurance premium bc kids die in them...and now were talkin 500 hp built to 4 wheels and 0 driving skill thats a death machine to any common driver
There is a perfect video example of not rev-matching a manual car.
A guy in a new BRZ/FRS/86 was driving in the Nurburgring, downshifted into 2nd without rev-matching, immediately spun out while traveling almost completely straight and totaled his car.
He actually miss-shifted as he thought he upshifted into 4th but went into 2nd. It's not like he was dumb enough to drive without rev-matching on a track.
What a weird soap box to get on. I think I agree with you in principle, but STIs aren't FF, and are not only driven by kids with no skills. Can't really understand the thrust of your mini-rant.
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I don't matter what drivetrain layout you have, not rev matching will jerk the car and smooth inputs will suddenly eliminate grip and can make you crash.
Hey Matt, as an experienced driver especially in Manuals. Since obviously people who are learning drive a Manual here can't be with you in person it's hard for them to get a mental picture of what the car looks like or what it's doing exactly especially from a driver's point of view! you are doing a great job! I Think A more POV from a driver's view would help new comers a lot! especially when you are trying to show them what happens when you downshift without Rev matching or downshifting to 2nd gear when you were in 4th! this is just a thought! I would think people can see a better perspective from a gopro mounted on the shoulder of your driver's seat (right side) and 1 gopro mounted on the roof of the car so they can see physically what the car is doing and what's happening on the outside and what it looks like from the drivers pov! Just a thought! love what you are doing Matt!
I don't have a car. but I just enjoy your teaching. I am confident that when I will drive a car, your lessons will help me a lot. thanks a lot
Outstanding video! I used this video series as an instructional aid to teach my 17 year old son how to drive a manual. Great instruction and explanation...and the split screen letting you watch the hands and the feet at the same time was fantastic. He tackled hill starts this afternoon like a pro! Thanks!
I agree 100% about heel and toe being healthier for the powertrain but I rarely do it when braking . Forcing rev matching by releasing the clutch, clutch braking, slows down the car quicker (it takes kinetic energy from the movement of the car instead of fuel to increase the revs) so it saves more fuel and at that same time saves the braking pads. You should be gentle with the clutch as well to not put too mutch stress on the powertrain. This is crucial on an emergency stop. It saved me from crashing a few times. Your way is the best for a good passenger experience and for the mentioned above. Thanks for your video.
For all of the people arguing with Matt about how to drive a manual, didn't he say at the beginning of the part one video that it was for people (like me) who have little experience or have never driven a car with a stick before? Of course they're differences on how to do it, but that wasn't the point of the video.
Your video tutorials helped learn to drive my jetta and have been driving for 2 years now. thank you
I had a 2001 Chevy Metro with the 1.0L, 55hp Suzuki engine. You can get any manual transmission-equipped vehicle to go in first gear without using the throttle if you're easy enough on the clutch. Just be gentle and patient. Not saying I did it regularly, but I did it a couple of times just to see if it would actually do it, and it sure did. Fun little car.
clutch braking is dumb. Don't know why anyone would recommend that. I've been heel toe rev matching for a few years on the street and it was great practice for my first track day recently. My instructor was thankful he could bypass that headache. I've been teaching my girlfriend how to drive stick and you are explaining it just as I did. These videos are a great help.
Its not needed in day to day driving (sometimes fun though), on the track it allows you to shift the traction around.
Plus you will be waaaay faster on the track if you can heel toe
In my 2016 MX-5, if I am stopped and press the brake pedal and then press the clutch in, it will keep the brake on until the car starts to move forward. Basically, it does the handbrake technique for you, pretty neat and helpful for new drivers on hills!
No doubt Matt is teaching the correct way. Rev matching is best way to downshift.
Matt, you forgot to mention Michellin Pilot Super Sports.
I'm 17 and I drive a Pontiac fiero manual. I watched these videos and they do help. if you still can't drive manual it is probably because you haven't practiced. just drive a manual as long as you can, then you will learn with time
Very well!! I drive for UBER and my driving has been praised for the smoothness and besides, my fuel economy has improved without "abusing torque" Thanks to the Part 1 of your video only!!! I´m eager to put in practice this lesson and the next ones because we have an important amount of hill driving here in México City. Thank You Very Much TheSmokingTire
When it's hot out, sandal is the way to go. When I may need to put on snow chains, I drive with my timberland boots. When I'm on my way to the gym, the sneakers stays on. After a job interview, the dress shoes came off. It's a good practice to train your foot to different clutch feel with different shoes.
For hill starts, I generally let these clutch out to the friction point as my right foot comes off the brake…sort of back out both feet at the same time. When I'm on the gas, my left foot is already at a position to immediately take the extra momentum of the flywheel and transfer it to the tires, instead of waiting for the engine to build rev then drag it back down
Thank you Matt for the best How To videos on driving a manual. I am just "okay" and I'm getting much better by watching these. Love the podcasts too! I think for the next video, you need to be in a gold jump suit. "Gold is best color, bro!"
Use the handbrake uphill start always!
I was going crazy until I saw this video especially I'm currently learning to drive a semi in reverse for reverse/Park test for my cdls. Next will be on the road test. And thanks from this video tutorial I know most of the concept of driving stick
Matt, I do hill starts a little different then you and feel that my method is better.
When I start from a hill, I find the friction zone before taking my right foot off the brake. This prevents my vehicle from rolling backwards as I switch my right foot to the gas pedal. I was able to do this with my previous car, an RX8, on an extremely steep hill without rolling back an inch even though the car has the same amount of torque as a push mower.
yes, this is "the" correct way to do this. At least that is the method my driving instructor taught me (after the handbrake method).
I do this. Except if the car has a shity clutch and can't hold the weight of the caror the hill is very steepr. in that case i put the clutch just before the bitting point and quickly release the brake and then the clutch. It gives me about half a second to get to the gas pedal without rolling.
For example, a friend of mine has a fiat punto 1.2 and can hold the car still on a 25% incline with no problem only with the clutch. I had a citroen ax 1.1 and on the slightest of hills had to do my method, toherwise the car would bog down
Chris Biz this works if you are on a hill once. Won't work in hilly areas when you have a lot of stops...like in San Francisco. You'll be smelling a burnt clutch in no time
My method puts no more extra wear on the clutch. In fact, I would even say that it produces less heat than engaging the clutch to stop a car rolling backwards (which also puts extra wear on the entire drive-train).
It's not like I am sitting there for several seconds with the clutch in the friction zone whiling holding the brakes. I basically lift my right foot off the brake at the same time as I start to lift off the clutch, leaving the amount of time I am actually riding the clutch to hold the car in place just a fraction of a second.
What Matt was doing in the video was letting the car roll back a foot or two before lifting off of the clutch pedal, meaning that the entire drive train now has to stop the inertia from the moving car and then change the direction of that inertia.
I live in a very hilly area of Texas called "The Hill Country". I know what it is like to have multiple starts on a hill in a short distance and I have never burned the clutch using my method.
Awesome man. I understand it a little bit better how you explained it this time. It's pretty much like how I learned except i used the hand brake which might be a little bit easier for beginners. Good tip though!
To get off Clutch and use the accelerator only in 1st gear just like he stated you must feel the biting point and let go the clutch slowly. You will know what's the biting point when you feel a vibration or grinding of the gears on the clutch. When you are in a car or truck & it starts shaking(that means stalling or engine failure because the engine lost alot of revs), push down the clutch and start the let biting point procedure again.
You’re videos helped me when I drove my car home today I watched a few videos prior, must say very informative!
The handbrake method; how you pass your test in a manual car anywhere in Europe. Perfectly reasonable technique to use forever, not a crutch. Yours arrogantly, a European.
haha, sry. Yeah, I agree there's nothing wrong with using the handbrake. I say whatever gets you up the hill without rolling back.
You can also keep using *literal* training wheels forever too if you want, but some of aren't autistic and know there is a better way once you get a hang of it. xD
Im autistic and never used training wheels on my bike, your argument is invalid.
clayton8or_2 God damn hero.
Rene Hourian what are you trying to point out?
I have driven a manual all my life, I do this all the time..just lift off clutch slowly, and it works.. Once you find the sweet spot, it is pretty easy
you can do no throttle starts in a carb car too. Like you were saying for the low power/small engine cars, you just have to be slower with the clutch. I learned in a carbed 12a RX-7. No torque and no idle control.
And thank you for teaching rev matching in a "basics intro"
I was up in the air about getting a manual or automatic 2016 Miata in the next month or two having not used a manual in quite a few years, and while I was curious about the manual, it also scared me a bit. I consider the fact that these videos started coming out just as I started my shopping to be a sign of exactly what I should get :P
I've been learning to drive manual off and on for several years (availability) and I can honestly say that I have never rev matched because it looks so damn difficult. Either way I just wanted to let you know that I'm loving the series. I'll be out there this weekend tearing up someones clutch lol. Keep it up Matt.
looks difficult, but it really isn't and it is totally worth it. Especially when you need to accelerate and changes lanes on the freeway for example, going from 55 to 75 in fifth isn't always an option if you need to do it quickly and change lanes at the same time. Drop it into fourth with a good rev match and there is no time between being in fifth and accelerating in fourth, no bucking from the car so it is safer to change lanes quickly as well. Try just rev matching at lower speeds and/or a gear higher than you would normally be in and there is no issue if you mess up a little.
You've definitely been very helpful my friend. I've watched many videos, I thought I officially knew how to drive manual but I've been missing the heel toe method and now I officially know how to drive a manual, thx
Videos old af but im diving into the standard trans world in 5 days and this guys videos are super helpful
@@markf5314 yeah this is the beginning of my 2nd week. it took me a few days to not be sweatin at a red light in full traffic lol. I feel like im draggin the clutch too much in parking lots and what not and my shifts are still a lil bucky but im used to it. Still cant land a decent heeltoe tho😭😭
Austin Foster and in parking lots just release the clutch and feather the gas in first or drive in second gear really slowly you can even crawl around in neutral
I find it helpful as well if I’m on a slope, to hold the actually brake pedal in and release the clutch until the catching point that way when I have to go I can just release the brake and immediately add a little throttle
Can't wait for your part 2 video if you'll be demonstrating heel and toe. Been practicing it but I either end up hitting my brakes a bit too hard or I over rev.
Just bought a 5 speed s10 no Idea how to drive it so thanks for the vids on manual
been rev matching since day one with my si. 116,000 miles with plenty of abusive upshifts later....still on the stock clutch.
On flat ground you can make any car creep without throttle, as you said finding the friction point is crucial. I managed to do it in a carbureted car with 45 horsepower so any modern car should be able to do it.
Totally agree with you Matt on rev matching. What's the point of saving a few cents in fuel when your putting more wear on your clutch?
I will say that my Miata has a little clutch shudder issue when trying to get the car moving below 1000rpm, it makes a throttle-less start almost impossible without shaking the car to pieces (exaggeration). Most cars shouldn't do this, mine does. But you should know in some odd scenarios a throttle-less start will not work. But it's kind of ok for me because I already know how to drive a manual ;)
Heel toeing is my #1 enemy right now. I struggle with it. Maybe it's the pedal spacing on my NB (I've heard you complain about that before in a one-take) I'm not sure but I can't do it right to save my life. Don't want to ruin my car by trying it over and over again either (lol). But I got to learn it somehow!
The gas needed to start in first gear isn't really just a low power thing, most newer low power cars I was in, had now problem getting off with just clutch. If you have a more agressive clutch surface like a racing clutch, a rather worn clutch which both result in a very small area of pedal travel where it grips, a really low powered engine on a steep incline, an engine setup that just doesn't run that smoothly below a certain RPM or just want to get moving quicker without waiting 7 seconds to fully clutch out, a (little) blip before engaging 1st helps enormously.
That tire pressure light lol fill those tires up man
HeadShotPR aftermarket wheels, no TPMS
Throw the sensors in a PVC pipe and air it up to spec. That's what most people do beside pulling the instrument cluster bulb.
My car's tire pressure light has been on for the past 3 months haha, dont know what to do
haha true. i think i still gotta hear a beep every time i start the car tho
yeah the only time it's ever done anything was 5min after I realized I had a flat and was pulling into a spot for the tow when the sensor warned me about low tire pressure XD
Well done about explanation of the hill start....great
anyway rev matching was a must back in the 60s or the 70s when the gears in the gearbox were not synchronized, so to know the correct way to properly use the gearbox is a god thing
Marco Bonadonna double clutching even
Been driving since January this year and im still struggling to master rev matching 😥
ItsGodfreyHD I've been driving manual cars since 2007, taught myself to heel-toe/rev-match, and still don't get it perfect every single time. Nobody does. Keep practicing! 👍🏻
Did you master it yet,
Enjoyed the video, Matt.
Downshifting without rev-matching is also suddenly puts reverse-loads the transmission which puts a ton of stress on the gear set.
Street driving or performance driving, you should rev match if you need to go down a gear.
Some transmissions, like the NWC T5 in my Datsun are known to strip gears on the track without proper rev matching. There is a chance 3rd gear will be destroyed if you drop from 4th at full revs without matching the engine speed. Modern transmissions usually have much better designs, and this is an extreme example.
As for hand brake method, I used this for years while I was still getting used to a manual.
Now that I have enough seat time to heel-toe without issue, I find its faster to hold the pedal and blip the throttle like you would with heel-toe to start on a hill. This helps you get started in traffic without any delay or rollback and you'll be just as fast as any automatic driver.
As far as how much to rev your engine, this depends on experience and comfort. For my daily driving I keep my revs below peak torque with low throttle input most of the time, except accelerating onto the freeways. A good rule is lowest rpm the engine is smooth and can maintain speed with a small throttle opening, this is mostly for increasing fuel economy.
However, I can downshift quickly and predict when I need power. For a new manual driver it is safer to keep the motor well within the peak torque range.
Hope this helps someone.
I've been driving stick for a little over 3 years now but I recently stumble upon rev matching. I suck at it, I sometimes apply too much throttle or too little. How do you know where is the sweet spot? Also, what are your thoughts on double clutching?
Johan De Jesus practice, practice, practice. This part will take a while
Matt I honestly say one of the best videos on how to drive stick! ...if the pressure plate a throw out bearing ended your day with a car that will let you start it in gear (car stuck in gear) just had to get it home how would you do?
Robert Uvino call AAA.
Thanks so much for teaching the RIGHT WAY..... cause my son burnt out his clutch doing it the LAZY way ... (which I had to pay for smdh)
Great video! Strangely though, heel and toe and throttle blipping is not taught by driving instructors in the UK. I am going to learn to drive soon though and am very keen to start rev matching asap.
2:30 I live in Brazil and this is common sense, but so people know, I do this with a 95 Fiat with 50ish Hp lol. You don't need gas to have engine motion, that's why the car will move even if you don't press the gas pedal.
Great video . too many people dont know how to drive . i hate being a passenger
Excellent guide Matt! Although driving stick is nothing new to me I enjoy watching your in depth tutorial, always good to refresh the mind and learn some new tips. Looking forward to the heel toe video as I have yet to master it (:
Although i am really good at driving manual, i still like watching these videos
i couldn't use the handbrake to start uphill but with clucth+brake then 30%clutch+gas i did it first time much easier reccomend it to everyone trying to learn hill starts Matt Farah said it too
If you are just daily driving though, you don't need to blip the gas on a downshift, you just need to bring the speeds down. But yes if you are on a track, it would be useful.
Still waiting for the cooking chicken tutorial.
Inferno 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂you are not right
I remember while trying to learn to drive manual I just kept getting a whole lot of clutch burn and my dad screaming at me. Put in the clutch they said, then give it gas they said. Well I did that and the car jerked forward a bit and stalled or I just ended up with a burnt clutch but the car never moved forward smoothly. I actually never knew you can get the car to move on its own without feeding it gas. That was a shocker. I had a 2g dsm and those cars have heavy clutches so I hear in comparison to others which did not make it any easier on my shaky little scronny ankles.
Great video! Looking forward to watch part 2!
My driving instructor is using a Focus RS as a learner car and I’ve never experienced the car revving when i lift up on the clutch. Also, it seems like your check tyre pressure light is on
Edit: I hope that he has checked his tires by now since this video is from 2016
Some cars have hill assist.
A feature that will hold the brake a few seconds after you release the brake pedal.
and can be disabled atleast I can in my focus ST
My Wrangler jk has it too. It's nice on steep hills but sometimes it engages for too long on smaller hills. It can feel like i'm fighting the brakes with the clutch causing more wear and tear. It's probably a negligible amount of excess wear but I don't like the feel of it.
My Subaru has it. It definitely helped when I first got it but at this point I forget it exists.
Unless you have a modern car that does the rev matching for you, you should always rev match to increase the clutch life.
What you do not need to do anymore (unless you drive a truck or an old car without synchros in your gear box) is double clutching...
One more thing to add: heel toe is rev matching while breaking, in case people are confused. :)
Forget about the haters. Heel and toe is life, I'll even heal and toe in my smart car.
How do you like it? I think they just released the first manual for a smart in USA.
I love my smart, except for the shift times lol. Using the paddles and and bliping the throttle helps a bit though. idk if the new one is a proper manual with clutch and everything, i wont be getting it. the smart cars are a bit pricy for what you get, though you wont find a more fun car in the same price/mpg range. it easily gets more smiles per gallon.
My foot size is 8.5 and it's pretty hard to brake and blip at the same time reaching the other pedal. Maintaining brake pressure is hard too, I need to go back in an open area again to practice lol
I wish they still sold Mazda 2s with manuals in the US :(. Hatchbacks are great for big cities
Clutch wont wear so quickly by clutch braking it will give u less time but will surely be smoother than revmatching if you are new...... When you blip the throttle you wont always get exact rev match it will burn the clutch too... In my opinion just do what feels good and you will develop a healthy relation with your car and understand when to do what with time
Never thought about using the Hbrake for uphill starts. Just got a 96 civic Hx for my commuting and ive been able to do uphill but very poorly lol
Is riding the clutch necessary for backing out of a driveway?
Part 2 Please matt!
As a European, this is hilarious. So weird you American's all drives autos.
Sebastiaan Van Der Kock I can probably drive circles around you.. when I was living in Pakistani made it my personal mission to drive stick better than my cousin who would always refuse to teach me.. I got a bit carried away since then lol and I literally practiced day in and day out and would legit give myself technical lessons and assignments over months, and have been fine tuning it for 4 years
This is exactly how my father tought me how to drive and i beleive it is the best way.
I will stick to not rev matching in my 2002 Seat Arosa with cute 50 HP. When you have a synchronised transmission its perfectly fine and the wear is not that high as long you dont go from 4th into 1st for example.
If there's no synchro you add the double clutch technique to the rev match . There's really no good reason to not rev match.
Makes perfect sense plus heel toe all the time makes it second nature
Ayyye Matt Farah, Your driving lessons are very detailed and informational bro, when does your next video come out?
that's a great little car, huh? I had a rental once and it was a blast.
When driving around town I never rev match, but when on the highway or getting off an exit I always rev match. I would say I rev match in gears, 3,4,5. I never rev match going from 3 to 2 or 2 to 1. Only 6 to 5, 5 to 4, 4 to 3.
Love rev matching 😻 2020 Si baby lol sweet ass ride mini Ferrari
Can you add a mention on HOW MUCH to blip the throttle on a downshift? I have the opposite problem sometimes where I give it too much revs and when I let the clutch out it jerks. I understand it's one of those things where you just get a feel for it, but still
Agree also in my opinion rev matching is a must. And as I said in a comment to previous video I cannot wait for video about heel and toe. Btw. I would like to ask it now. Mat I see that you heel and toe in similar way as I do. I mentioned in comment for previous video that I have problem to move the foot if I fully cover break pedal to the position when I can operate break and throttle. Are there any methods to actually do that. Because when I do not align feet to be in half on break pedal and in half over throttle I simply fail to heel and toe.
Awesome, 90% of ppl that drive manual need to watch this. They all rev and then clutch
For hills, especially going backwards, can't you balance half of your feet on one break pedal and the gas and just balance all the 3 pedals together?
You can also speed match your down shift too.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
The thing about simply getting the car to move by only letting the clutch slip is not the horsepower, it's the torque.
I had a Focus ST MK2 that was tuned, made a bunch of torque right down low. I could get rolling from start in 3rd gear without any throttle. Since then I have owned an MX5 NA (94) and that I can get rolling in first gear without throttle because it is so damn light, not because it has a lot of torque.
Now I own a BRZ and that too I can get rolling but I have to be way more careful and it requires a whole lot more clutch slip to the point where it's really just wearing the clutch out in no time.
Isn't that also why cars with diesel engines are way easier to learn how to drive manual on than petrol engines? Because you can basically get any diesel rolling by just using the clutch and it won't die. Because of all that torque down low, no?
Maybe I'm wrong, if so, feel free to let me know..
(BTW: I know how to drive manual the proper way, I'm not using this method.. Just wanted to see if the car can do it. In Europe we all learn how to drive manual..)
Friday video! 🤘
Hello Matt my driving instructor teached me on downshift to realse the clutch pedal slowly so i can have a smooth transition without jerky motion i don't know whats the term of that and whats the wear and tear on the clutch , after watching some of ur videos whenever i try to do a hill and toe i almost always end up with a jerky motion ( im doing it totaly wrong ) so i cannot w8 for that hill and toe video so i can finly learn that tehnique
EXCELLENT TIPS !!
I was actually taught to use down shifts to help slow down the car.
I do my hill starts slightly differently - maybe it's bad? I leave my right on the brake, then let the clutch out till it starts to grab, then quickly jump to the gas.
I do it that way because I'm paranoid that I'll roll backwards into someone.
When you downshift do you press down the clutch release the throttle and then shift down and then get back on the throttle. Or do you press down the clutch release the throttle get back on the throttle and then downshift?
I bet very few motorcyclists argued against rev-matching.
I can shift up at 2500 in my Legacy GT because of the gearing and how much torque the motor has.