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Originally posted by bullseye They loaned me a Civic auto when they installed my armrest and it was a total dog compared to my manual. The Civic just does not have the torque to be even remotely quick with an auto. The manual is fun during passing and even stop light to stop light. When it comes to Civics I'll take a manual!
auto =(.... i hate it, i want a stick, but i cant do anything about it now... i guess its better cuz i drive in stop/go traffic on the highway alot... but i still want a stick. cuz it would give me somethign to do, it feels like you have more controll over the car. auto is just so.. BORING my next car will be an auto... of if i ever do that k20 swap, it will be a stick..
Originally posted by Zzyzx You should try Heel-toe shifting while in the middle of a corner, like where youre suppose to. It's really not that hard, you essentialy want to be back in the lower gear at the apex of the corner so you can accelerate out. Its like doing a littel dance, step 1. on the brake. step two turn in to corner. step 3. push in clutch. step 4. "Tap" the gas with your heel (while your still on te brake) step 5. down shift and release the brake step 6. pass apex and accelerate out of the corner. its that easy just 6 simple steps!!!
But seriously, Heel-toe shifting is a pain in the ass to get right. but once you learn, its probably the most fun you'll ever have with a manual transmission.
a lot of people have trouble with the part where you tap the gas.
when this method was created, gas padals where usually bolted from the top, so the bottom of the pedal is what swung. now they are attached from the bottom or the back, so they dont move as easily when your heel is pressing them, it doesnt seem to fall in the right place...
so what i do is just get high on the brake, then tilt my foot to the right and use my toes on the top of the gas pedal. now i find this very easy, because i have long wide feet, so the pedals are all in reach... i dunno, i know i just had trouble heel-toeing at first, then i was taught to try it backwards.
and about the double clutching, you are talking about the right thing i think... -gas, +clutch, +neutral, -clutch, +gas, -gas, +clutch, +gear, -clutch, +gas... right? (i ask because people commonly misconcieve dbl clutching as a depressiong of the clutch within gears to raise rpms.) I used to get really messed up on this one... I dont know that a short throw shifter would help. my dad has a f250 super duty deasel, and it has like a 2 foot throw in the shifter, i dbl clutch it when i drive it, and i think its easier in that than in my civic. its all in the technique and timing.
Originally posted by Cyclosporine why does VTEC makes tuning a turbo harder?
oh yeah, auto EX...it's ok, but it's too boring and slow for me...but I'm stuck with it for the moment, I compensate by having fun with my girlfriend and my free hand, hehehe!
when youre good, you can have fun with your girlfriend, and shift with your elbow... ;P
Manual & i LOVE it!! Traffic isn't that bad. I drive all around from San Franscisco to San Jose. I hate SF, though; when you're uphill & stopped & have a $100,000+ car at your rear bumper, it's worry i could do without!!
It's really not that hard, you essentialy want to be back in the lower gear at the apex of the corner so you can accelerate out. Its like doing a littel dance, step 1. on the brake. step two turn in to corner. step 3. push in clutch. step 4. "Tap" the gas with your heel (while your still on te brake) step 5. down shift and release the brake step 6. pass apex and accelerate out of the corner. its that easy just 6 simple steps!!! 
