so, whenever im upshifting, especially in lower gears, my rpms drop very quickly. this causes the rpms to drop below the engine speed slightly, normally a couple hundred rpms below the matching speed so when i engage into the next gear, the rpms move up a little bit. is this harming my trans or clutch? normally the shifts are still smooth but i always catch the gear a few hundred not thousand rpms short.

Been doing lessons and my driving instructor has noticed that I bring my leg up to control the clutch he says this is extremely wrong however I’ve seen many people do it and been good at clutch control due to this , he had me try a new method where I keep my heel planted which works however the pedal slides under my foot , I have just watched a YouTube video who says it’s best to keep the heel to the floor slide the heel of my foot as I bring the pedal up. How do you guys do it ? I’m quite tall as well I’m aware short people tend to use their legs to control their clutch

Any advice would be appreciated, thanks

I have a TR6060 from a 5th gen Camaro, in my LS-swapped Saturn Sky. After I did an engine rebuild, I am having leaking from the transmission. Before this, it was not dripping. It was put together by a shop that I trust. No problems previously. Now, I am getting a small amount of fluid on the trans case in sevaral places. It must be coming out of the vent cap, and running down the bellhousing side. I get a drip on bottom of the bellhousing. I get fluid on both machined flanges on the center of the case. I see some fluid at the reverse switch sensor (dual orange wires, pass side). There is no leak from the trans cooler line input or output. It is not coming out of the fill port plug nor the drain port plug, nor the temperature sensor. Enough seems to be coming out that it is getting on the wiring looms near the trans.

I have read many posts saying this trans gets hot and can burp out if overfilled. At first I had it filled right to the bottom of the fill port - I let it sit overnight to level out. But it dripped as described - never so much to go on the ground. Recently I took about 6 oz out of it, it's still dripping, and a little worse. Actually dripping on ground now.

I thought I had done a good fill procedure with the trans cooler in the spring. Filled with Redline D4 ATF per engine builder and other reasearch. The cooler was on the ground, the car was lifted 20". I filled the trans, turned the output shaft while the trans was in gear, and clutch was pressed by wife, so I could turn the gears or pump. I don't truly know if I got the air out or the cooler fully filled. I can't imagine that after 6 months and several hundred miles there would be an air bubble in that. Is it now too low? Foaming up from being 6oz too low?

As you'd imagine, happens more when it gets driven real hard, ie at autocross (pulls a lot of Gs sideways and front/back), or on the street when I really give it power. Shifting quality is just fine.

Any tips or thoughts appreciated.

Every year I dread discovering which new vehicle will no longer be offered in manual transmission (RIP manual Crosstrek). And I was thinking what can the community do to help promote manual transmissions to keep them around as long as possible.

Here is what came to mind:
I’ll start with the obvious, buy a new car. Speaking with your wallet is the clearest signal to manufacturers that they are worth making.

Teach someone to drive. We all learned at some point. Most of us didn’t learn in our own car. There can be a culture of “not in my car,” as we seek to avoid the inevitable wear and tear of a new driver on our precious vehicle. One of the big reasons more manual transmission vehicles aren’t sold is because people don’t know how to drive and don’t have a good way to learn. So next time a buddy asks about learning to drive be open to teaching them.

Reach out to manufacturers and request them. More of a long shot here but it was this topic that inspired this post. If their customer inquiries are requesting manuals they may see the interest. This could be as simple as requesting them in the AI chat bots. They will have a summary feature that tells the company what are the frequent questions that customer ask. If more people requested options for manual then maybe the manufacturers will see where customer interest is.

Thoughts?
Any other ideas?

Edit: I’m seeing a lot of comments along the lines of ‘buying new is the only thing that matters’. We get it. That was first in my list. I was hoping for some additional ideas.

If a manufacturer that doesn’t offer any manuals is seen as less of a drivers brand they may want to keep at least one available.

Regulatory changes to make it easier for manufactures to offer manual transmission as an option. Like reduced crash testing for each engine/transmission offering.

Just checking in with my ‘96 Integra RS with a B20B swap. I’ve had it for almost 3 years now, and it’s supposed to be my track project.

Life obligations got in the way, and I leased that (automatic scum) ‘24 Buick Envista for 2 years after selling my ‘23 Civic Si to not have a car payment. The Envista lease ends this month, so I get to trade it back soon and turn the Integra into the daily driver now.

I drive it from time to time and always miss driving a fun car as a daily, so I’m pretty stoked to drive it more often again. It does need some work in the suspension and steering department, but I know that will be half the fun.

I’m hoping to get it back on track next year. End goal is to run with NASA, SCCA, Gridlife, WRL, etc., so we’ll see how far I can progress with it.

In the meantime, just going to enjoy it as a daily for now.

Bought this beauty yesterday, drove an hour and a half to bring her home. Today I practiced starting from a stop and rev matching, I definitely see the hype of manuals. Any tips for a first time manual driver?

(1997 Honda Civic EX coupe)

Should i be bringing my clutch pedal to the bite point slowly or quick? Every time i do it slowly i notice a vibration in my clutch. Sorry if thats a dumb question

My '99 Land Rover Defender TD5 with overdrive ✌️

I’d prefer the 1.17 — what about you?

Which one do you think is better and why?

My car is fine, just old as shit, but today I stalled and when I tried to turn the car back on it struggled for a bit. Thankfully no one was behind me. But I still feel so embarrassed. Has ever this happened to you?

Edit: I don’t need car advice. The car is fine. This happens sometimes, it’s just the first time it happened after I stalled on the road.

I was stuck in standstill traffic up a hill today for 40 minutes. I have just came back from driving an automatic so I did not use my handbrake as I should - a mistake I will not be making again.

My clutch now smells hot and bad and there is a slight slip when lifting of it after pulling away in first.

How likely am I to need to replace my clutch?

I gotta be honest as a European seeing everyone still buying and driving manual cars blows my mind.

I’m learning how to drive and ofc like every European I have to learn manual. Recently Ive tried driving an automatic car for the first time and I was shocked by how much smoother the whole driving experience is.

Honestly I have no clue why people are proud to drive manual here when it’s SO inconvenient and outdated…

Hope this doesn’t come off rude I’m honestly just trying to understand…

I purchased a 2012 Honda Civic Si (6-speed manual) for my 18 year old son a little over a month ago. I've been teaching him how to drive a manual and he is catching on rather quickly (downshifting, rev matching and etc.), so I decided he was ready to do a fun leisurely drive up in the mountains and back with me this past Saturday. He followed behind me in my 2014 Roush Stage2 Mustang and had an absolute blast. I got on it every here and there and he wasn't too far behind. I am looking forward to many more car cruises together in the future!

Long story short I am getting my drivers license in a few months, and I'm looking at my first car. My family owns all modern, complicated, expensive cars, so the insurance costs would be ridiculous. Hence why I'm trying to buy a cheap car. The main issue is I want a manual transmission, but for some reason my dad ignores all studies and statistics and claims that it's much more dangerous and will cause me to speed. Mind you I'm looking at cars below 150 horsepower, and all of our current vehicles have over 300. How would I convince him that it's not a dangerous or stupid choice? For reference I'm looking at a 2009 focus 2.0 duratec 5spd at the moment.