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  • how the hell did i get here

  • Good job! I was looking for a video that shows both the shifter and the footwork.

  • usually when i let of the clutch i let go to fast cuz i cant get them at the same time.

  • Sorry for the noob question but I have a concern. I'm scared that I'll shift from 2nd to 1st when trying to reach 3rd. When you up shift, do you have to shift diagonal up or do you just throw it straight up and it goes into third by itself? Do you have any tips on how much we should shift to the right more?

  • Sonic Yellow WRX (End of video) and nukem384 getting up to 120mph on the front straight of Thunderhill Raceway

    /watch?v=X1IKYmydUyI

  • Can you make a video on how to launch a Subaru STi?

  • Half?

  • Can u just give gas and let The clutch have way out?

  • Noobie question. Is the shifter knob and boot on your car aftermarket or factory?

  • @seandfabe haha, my car is bone stock

  • If you are in say sixth gear and want to just stop and not turn or anything...do you have to downshift thru all of the gears sequentially or can u like throw it in first with the clutch depressed and just come to a complete stop? Plz respond ASAP

  • @Yfz450Rider1995 The proper and normal way to brake, no matter what gear, is to brake in your current gear until your RPM/engine speed reaches around 900-1000 RPM (stalling point). Continue braking like normal to a complete stop as you switch out of your current gear into neutral.

  • Eh let them use launch control allof the time

  • wow amazing vid :) Thank you ! will like to more from you ...

    I have taken the first ever driving class today :D what the stupid thing I was doing is I left the clutch so quickly and press the accelerator so what happened that I had to start my car again :(

  • awesome vid, but one question: When changing gears does it matter how fast you let the clutch out?

  • @eddx56 the faster you let off the clutch, the harsher you are making the tranny engage the engine, meaning the engagement wont be as smooth.  if youve ever seen drag racing, the drivers as letting off the clutch as fast as they can, called "popping" the clutch. less out of gear time, but really harsh and not smooth.

  • @nukem384 awesome, thanks for the reply! Appreciate it :) Nice car btw

  • Thanks man this vid helps! I've only practiced a stick in my brothers 03 GT lol which wasn't fun.. I've got it pretty much except for getting the car to move initially. Shifting after that is a breeze. But that is because my brother didn't tell me I needed to hold the clutch at the spot when it engages! I would always continue to depress it slowly. And stall half the time lol. So thanks a lot man!

  • You should add a caption in your video that says, "Pressing down on the clutch while engaging the starter is a US-mandatory safety feature." In other parts of the world, like where yours truly is from, there is no "Clutch Switch". You can start the engine with no feet on any pedals, so pre-checking that you're really in Neutral is vital.

    There's a factory dash cut-out on my G20 where a button switch to disengage the Clutch Switch can go. Now if only someone knew how to wire the thing...

  • helped me out

  • I feel stupid for asking, but when you are coming unto a red light or a stop sign, do you just press on the break only to stop and then press the clutch and shift to first gear? or do you press both the clutch and break to stop then let go of the break and shift to first gear while you press the clutch? I am sorry, I am a beginner that is why. :)

  • @asmileisbeautiful you can do it either way, whatever is comfortable to you. i usually will hit both the brake and clutch, then re engage the engine.

  • @asmileisbeautiful my driving teacher in germany always told me to press both, because with an "activated clutch" you can't crash, in case you have to stop immediately. (stopping car in front of you, kid runnin on the streets etc.) he also told me, my left foot has to be glued on the clutch whatever happens. it was a good advise for me personally. so my right foot is only for the gas and the break, cause that way you never can break or accelerate at the same time, in case of panic. good luck :)

  • @asmileisbeautiful You should just stay in your current gear and just continue braking until you almost reach stalling point (around 900-1000 RPMs). When you're at that point, continue braking as normal, but then clutch in and shift to neutral as reach the stop.

    Never clutch in for the whole entire process. You want the engine to be engaged with the transmission so it can help you brake (by engine compression) and puts less wear on your brake pads.

  • @LastXdeth beginning was right but then end is a no no. Brake pads are cheaper than a clutch or transmission. You never let the engine slow you down this isnt a semi truck.

  • @cody5002005 What in the world are you talking about? The steps I posted above are the proper and driver's ed way to slow down to the stop. It has relatively no wear on the clutch until you shift out to neutral. Do you know how dangerous it is to rely on the brake pads? They can potentially overheat to extremly high temperatures. External braking combined with engine braking ensures less wear on both clutch and brake pads.

  • @LastXdeth what do automatic cars rely on? It's not the engine, considering they stay in a higher gear unless your on the throttle. It is not dangerous and your brakes aren't going to overheat unless you drive like an idiot or are circuit racing.

  • @cody5002005 I believe you misunderstood me. I did not say to rely ONLY on engine braking. Let me rephrase what I was trying to explain to the guy: use both engine braking (by staying in your current gear) and simultaneously foot braking.

  • @LastXdeth okay that sounds better. ive just seen people rely completely on engine braking like coming down a hill at 50 to a stop and just downshifting the whole time to slow down. Now that is not good.

  • @asmileisbeautiful you only need to press the brakes to stop the car. usually once you get below 1000rpms you need to take the car out of gear either by pressing in the clutch and shifting into neutral or by just pressing in the clutch. its best to have the clutch pressed in as little as possible for example if your coming to a red light you shouldnt sit in first with the clutch engaged the whole time as it causes premature wear on the clutch.

  • That yellow wrx at the end was nice :)

  • Stop helping women!

  • I was wondering that when i start roling in my car, i just let the clutch out slowly and have my right foot give it the same amount of gas like in a mirror action, and in your video, you taught that the clutch should stop at the point of engagement, and then roll off. Will that be better for the car and is that just a habit or a way that some people are taught? Thx

  • @iFuxBryan14 check my videos, i have a roll back 1st gear start video too.  but yeah, you still need to hold the clutch there

  • @iFuxBryan14 mirror action wouldnt be the best and the reason being is because all clutches engage at different points and if you are on a hill you need to give the engine more gas to move. it just takes practice cause most people let of the clutch to quick and dont give it enough gas and stall the car.

  • 1:02 thats what she said.

  • Hella fast at driving now thank u dude I love u

  • This video REALLY helped me out. Thank you.

  • I AM A RICER THAT PRETENDS TO DRIVE A STICK ON AN AUTOMATIC HONDA PLEASE HELP ME

  • lol we have the same shoes but I got the red one haha

  • By the time you have got into 1st ive crossed the finish line lmao !! So how do how do you drive an auto only joking.

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  • @jordito04 the clutch!

  • @nukem384 haha yeah sorry, i meant that

  • @jordito04 dumbass

  • @DJclue94 haha i meant the clutch

  • actually this helped my biggest problem which was downshifting into a turn, thanks.

  • Nice video 1 question so when your shifting gear when you step on the clutch you could just let it go right away

  • 10 people had Evos

  • When you're shifting between gears, lets say 2-3. You let off the gas and push the clutch all the way and then shift, when you're doing the seesaw movement (gas in clutch out) does the point in which it engages different than shifting between 1-2? Basically when I'm letting out the clutch will it catch at all the same places from gears 1-2 2-3 and so on?

  • @aznxdope yeah the engagement point is the same for all gears. you wont have to put as much effort into gears 2-6 because the car is already moving, so you basically cant stall.

  • @nukem384

    I just bought a 2006 with 21,000miles on it and I had never even drivin stick but once... The sti is a hard car to learn on opposed to a mazda miata. I got kinda pissed last night cause I stalled like 15 times driving the car for the first time going from neutral to first & trying to find the sweet spot on this clutch, lucky I was only in a parking lot at 1:00am :) Im going out in a few hours and gonna try this again after watching this video

  • his boots fits with interiour color

  • 3:14 How is first to second the easiest? From my limited experience with stick shift cars I've found it to be the hardest.

  • What about the e brake? I'm having trouble releasing it. When am i suppose to turn it off?

  • @Sabbyy99 in this video, you should have the ebrake down before you try to engage the car

  • I wish downshifting was that easy for my Honda Accord, I have to rev match otherwise ill get a big fat jerk...

  • @merza16464 your an idiot. Who races at a 70 MPH roll? Dumbest thing i've ever heard.

  • Manual is so much funner than automatic

  • good vid, i know know how to drive stick (im very bored very late) so it was fine for me, but obviously someone would who is a complete beginner could have probably used some more information. regarding you comment about upshifting, the shift from first to second is probably the hardest one to do! because of the large difference in gear ratio from first to second, it is the most difficult shift to get smooth

  • how are you not rolling back?

  • Dude. Nice look car . But still weak. Can you race charger rt roll 70 ! I think CAI charger rt faster than sti

  • how do you know when to upshift?

  • @dany55655 normally youd want to shift around 3-3.5k, but it all depends on how you want to drive the car. if you want to push it, go 5-6k, but thats the beauty of being able to control the car, you do what you want

  • @nukem384 to get the most eco, shift from 2-2.5 but thats no fun, lol

  • fro the record i never driven stick except one time in my buddies 08 335xi twin turbo coupe with 310 horses, and i never had any experience before and i rolled it perfectly, point im getting to is if itl seem like alot at first everyone stalls a couple times while learning, itl get easier over time

  • @Armoman110 well said, everything gets easier over time.... even sex. lol

  • okay so i love how he practices on an STI and how he doesnt even teach you how to brake.

  • wow this really helped me. if only i knew somebody with a stick shift in their car, not a lot of manual transmissions cars in new york :(

  • Lol. It looks like you have really small hands

  • @nukem384: I learned how to drive stick on my 2003 Subaru WRX when it was new. My buddy who taught me DROVE IT OFF THE DEALER LOT cause I didnt know a thing about driving a manual at the time. These days Im good at it lol. Great vid.

  • this video was so helpfull !! thank u !!

  • dual clutch wins, stick shift is for 1960 tractors, f1 and indy wins

  • can you make a tutorial video on how to drive manual up hill please?

  • You forgot to mention that you need to press the clutch when you are braking to a halt :)

  • First video that actually helped me get out of first cause really that's the trick to a manual. Everything else is pretty much a no brainer :/. Thanks! :D

  • 4:13 thumbs up for the Yellow Subbie :D

  • cant wait till i can finally get my hands on a Manual...ive been forced to drive auto ever since my license because No dealerships in a 80 mile radius sells them,  -same with used.- now i just need to find a used car to start off with. :)

  • i gota 2011 wrx its my first stick car, never driven a stick before I just bought it and belive it or not i got it home lol

  • hey nukem ,can u make a video on how to drive up driveways and like aprons to gas stations ect. i can drive the car but i dont know how to go up slowly without jerking/stalling . my car is slammed..dont wanna scrap my lip

  • Those houses were huge

  • thanks man this really helped me out.

  • in the UK, 99% of people learn to drive in a manual, because if you do an automatic test here, you can't drive a manual, but if you do manual test you can drive anything. besides, "driving stick" aint hard.

  • I want to get a honda accord 6 speed haha but i dont think i will be able to get use to a manual lol

  • Man good review, can you make more video of this? I'm really interested, and you got a nice car =)

  • You forgot to mention that you need to press clutch and brake pedals at the same time when you wanna brake.

  • @Red83ua Not entirely true, sir. You can brake without holding down the clutch, but you need to hold down the clutch if you brake alot (i.e, you do not want the car to stall), and most likely change to a lower gear to re-engage the engine, pick up speed and from there go up to a higher gear once you catch some speed.

  • wait wth? why am i watching this lol..... I already drive stick :P 2011 wrx! subie ftw!

  • THANK YOU, IM GOIN TO LOOC AT AN 06 WRX, AND I KNOW THE BASICS ON STICK BUT THIS CAR HAS A BIT MORE POWER THEN HONDAS SO THANKS ILL NEED THIS FOR THE TEST DRIVE

    

  • is all STI like that?

    i drove my my11 sti for a year now but when i put it in 2nd from 1st the car will jug forward like i let the clutch out too soon, but if i let it go bit later it still felt the same...

    doesn't matter in which RPM range...

  • It's takeoffs that are a bitch for me, you gave me a bit of confidence and help.

  • STi!

  • DUDE UR A LIVE SAVER

  • I'm confused /: , in other tutorials, some people say, ease off the clutch FIRST, and then when you feel your engine dying down, that's when you step on the gas..

    In your tutorial, you stepped on the gas first, and then eased off the clutch. ?? Does it matterr? or no?

  • @silent0snipe4 if you let the car die down first, you run a way higher risk of stalling the car. all a matter of opinion, but i think my way is much better and safer for the car.

  • @nukem384 all right, thanks. :)

  • @nukem384 but that way woudn't work if your on a up hill. Let out the clutch first until the engine change it's sound then add gas and slowly remove clutch,.

  • @nukem384 i tried this method a few years ago when i was learning to drive my wrx and the clutch started to burn as there was a really bad buring rubber smell, better method is finding the friction point first and give it little gas as possible when letting the clutch out without stalling, so the clutch isnt being ridden too much.

  • @nukem384 but if you do it that way, you are burning the clutch. don't do that, i rather stall then burn the clutch because its more expensive to replace the clutch then to stall the car.

  • @nukem384 Actually if you rev the engine up first and let the clutch up after you will tear the clutch faster than if you do the other way around. I drive a Dacia Logan 1.6 8v (really slow engine) and its very easy to stall with. I haven't driven many other cars but im pretty shure its way harder to stall with a more powerful engine if you let the clutch up first and give gas after.

  • @nukem384 I agree aspecially with a more sporty car the clutch is going to be more "sticky" which means you need higher RPMs to actually get the car moving without it stalling out. Also if you were to do it the other way; let the car "die down" before you use gas, you will see what is in the movies where the car kind of bounces or jerks real bad.

  • @silent0snipe4 it basically doesn't matter. giving it a little gas first is a little easier though, IMO. Usually I just give it gas and let out the clutch at the same time.

  • @silent0snipe4 its good at first to just put it in 1st and let off the clutch till engagement point till the car starts to roll just a bit. dont let off all the way though. without gas it will still. this will help u get used to where the clutch grab point is. than its a matter of timing up when u let off the clutch to when u press the gas/ how much u press it to engage 1st. its all timing. like he said, the pedals are inversly perportional. 1 goes up while 1 goes down. i drive an 07 sti ^_^

  • @NeoPanzerth thanks! makes sense! 

  • @silent0snipe4 no problem. btw, i have 2 stick lesson vids on my channel. not this one im writing u from though. this one i post guitar vids. my other one. channel name: panzerth

    check it out. may help u too!!

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  • I like how your shoes match your interior :P

  • @silent0snipe4 give gas first then release clutch

  • I just bought my 1st car, an 04 Audi A4 and i'm wondering why does my "clutch or gears" "not catch" until i almost let out the clutch the whole way.

    Does this mean my clutch is about done with or you think it's normal ?

    1 more thing do manual Trans. car drip a little oil on a regular basis or do i have a Leak ?

  • @kevery12 it depends on the clutch. some clutches do grip pretty high. youll know if your clutch is dying if its not grabbing when you push the car a bit. and no, it shouldnt be leaking oil.

  • @kevery12 yo my first car was a a4 too, 98 tho and i had the same thing going on, but the difference is my clutch was broke ~~. But even with the new cluth its a bit "late" so dont worry, add more gas and have a good day :)

  • @kevery12 ahhh, 04 a4.. i use to have one but i had a fully built s line... anyways, if it's a stock clutch it's probably burnt out or its an un sprung clutch usually put in for racing. & as for leaking oil at the tranny, it's a common problem on those gen a4's and i can 110% guarantee to you it's the rear main seal just worn out, not something you should really worry about right then & there unless it's more than a few drips a day but get it fixed before it becomes a problem.

  • @kevery12 it is normal ive been in a couple a4s and all of them had a tall clutch

  • nice video man :) btw, do you guys feel switching gears are more jerky in a manual car than in an automatic? or do you think with a good driver, someone driving stick can shift as smooth as an automatic car? someone reply plz :)

  • @INumba1Stunna if youre really good, you can shift a manual smooth without jerking the car. it takes a lot of practice and finesse though. if im driving around by myself, could care less and jerk the car all day cause im lazy haha.

  • @nukem384 In older cars with cable clutches jerking can actually slowly mess with that cable, but i agree a little jerking is fine aslong as it isnt constant jerkin instead of just like one jerk(normal)

  • @nukem384 lol. im the same way.

  • Sick sonic yellow bugeyed!

  • @06BlueBomber haha thats my buddies car, hes the one behind the scenes helping me film in this vid

  • What Oakleys are those!?

  • @06STiFTW Flak Jacket XLJs! i have a review and tutorial on them on my channel.

  • @nukem384 Sickkkkk

  • nice interior

  • i drove a nissan civilan bus and when i was takin off i jus let out the clutch all the way den give it gas it that good or bad????

  • @242taliban sounds like something is wrong with that clutch. it shouldnt be doing that

  • What I was taught was that when u brake u step on break first and then clutch and when fully stopped u switch to neutral and release clutch while still holding break. Is this true is it necesarry to step on break first and then clutch? I was also told when I turn to step on break before turn first nd then depress clutch after to downshift and release break and last clutch? Is this true? Basically I was told break always comes before clutch by my instructor but Im confused since u do the opossite

  • @raulgomez902 you can do it either way. there is more than one way to drive a stick correctly

  • @nukem384 Thats what I thought but the lady who gave me a two hour lesson kept on saying it was bad for the clutch to be pressed before brake, that the brake always came first. I dont really trust her too much since I asked her to show me how to heel toe shift and she didnt even know that existed. So I can brake then clutch and then put back into neutral and release clutch on a full stop? How do u normally do it? Thanks and nice car. Im learning to hopefully buy the 2011 WRX for my 21st bday.

  • @raulgomez902 thats usually how id do it if i was going to a complete stop. like i said, there are different ways that work

  • very informative video, nice job!

  • Can you tell me how to do a faster start because when i'm driving i always do slow start at a red light or a stop plz help me !!

  • @youngkhmeralexandre go in a empty parking lot and practice, figure out where the engagement point is on your car and practice alot when i first started i was really slow at it, but overtime you start to learn where your engagement point is and for me i can let out the clutch fast until it the clutch starts to grab the gear then that is when you want to let out the clutch slow and give it gas.

  • if youre out in the highway driving and you want to slow down but not to a stop what do you do? how do you know when to down shift?

  • @aguichris you still would downshift, but it all depends on the situation and how much you slow down. knowing when to downshift usually comes with practice, but if youre lugging the car, you need to downshift

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  • This is a good tutorial for someone who wants to learn to drive manual. Nice stuff!

  • when u drive stick in reverse gear, do u just tap the gas a little and continue to keep the clutch in friction point so it creeps.

  • @TruAzn100 reverse is the exact same thing as 1st gear, just backwards.

  • @nukem384 well in reverse, i heard ur never fully releasing the clutch when ur backing up most often. so ur clutch is always at friction point

  • @TruAzn100 thats true and false. just depends how fast youre going. once you start practicing, youll know which to do in that situation.

  • I Love your car

  • You know when you stop you hit the clutch and put it on neutral and then hit break after that you have to start from first all over again and do the foot thing cuz doing first for me is hard

  • what happens if you have to make a quick stop? can you stop then downshift or do you just have to be really fast?

  • @MrSchmidtification usually if you have to quickly stop, hit the clutch and just start over from scratch. it all depends on the situation, not exactly sure what youre referring to, but disengaging the engine and starting over is best.

  • I'm confused, do you still have to counter act your clutch and your gas pedal for 2nd gear and up? i figured after the 1st gear you didn't have to do that and you can just let go of the clutch and give it some gas.

  • @CwazyIndian yeah thats correct. once you get the car moving, you technically dont even need to put any gas in to change gears, altho the engagement will be quite rough and its not very good for the tranny

  • @nukem384 Shifting into gear without gas shouldn't hurt anything if you get your timing right with letting off the clutch. You just need to know how fast your revs fall and when to catch them for the next gear. That's also the key to clutchless shifting. So ya, no gas necessary for a smooth shift.

  • You really help me ....thanks for good teaching.. I am from indonesia

  • very good video i really like that multicam set up. However i would touch on key points like friction point and revmatching while downshifting.

    Also when starting from 1st gear. u gave it around 2k rpm and the car hooked up (clutch at friction point) no need to give it more gas, once the hookup is complete clutch can be taken out fully.

  • LOL if you can drive a stick wrx or sti, you can drive anything, i remember when i got my 07 wrx the clutch was heavy as hell, still have it and it runs awesome!

  • is that a stock sti

  • This actually really helped!! Thanks! I like that trick where you hold the clutch at that point that it engages, then give it a bit more gas. I haven't heard of that one before, so thanks!

  • This vid brings me back some good ol' memories. LOL. I had my older brother teaching me how to drive my 1987 Mustang GT 5 spd. I bought back in 1998. He use to get so frustrated with me, becuase I use to stall the damn thing every single time, so he quit on me. What did I do? I use to go out late at night between 1 and 2am ( less traffic ofcourse ) and basically taught myself in my neighbourhood where I lived. Now here's the part I feared the most? Red lights on uphill and the guy behind me. :)

  • @EagleHANtsi

    I think that is the best way to learn too. Driving on your own late at night with very light traffic. Then slowly ease yourself into medium traffic.

  • Well, I wish this video was up when I learned how to drive a stick-shift! Great video, I hope more girls are driving STi's and race :o)

  • When I first began learning stick, I felt like kicking the person teaching me in the head and said this method of driving a car is so stupid. Just give me an automatic, simple. Then things changed. Now I will drive a stick till the day I die. No wussy paddle shifters either. The amount of control stick gives you is amazing.

  • I would like to what your thoughts about the 2011 sti... Should i buy it??

  • Very nice!

  • i like that sonic yellow bugeye!!! what a coincidence huh? :)

    

  • @subaruone lol yep a "coincidence" since that was my buddies car who was helping me film haha

  • You live in very nice area ;) Great video!

  • Even mechanics dont drive shift stick,this is more for other countries that dont have alot of traffic

  • oh hell no, im so not driving a stick shift LOL, my brain CANNOT multitask! haha :P

  • @ceeceearia hehe its all practice! becomes second nature after a while

  • Can you show how to get a gf

  • ok.. this is bad for ppl who can't multitask... but nice, you're a good driving instructor! :D

  • @pincstuff lol its easy after a while! thanks!

  • omg finally! i'm gonna show the bf this!!! LOL! he really wants to learn!