I posted this in driving techniques, bu its been sitting there for a couple days with no reply....not sure how many people actually look there...

I've only been driving a manual for about a month and i find that from a stop I start quiet slow. Always starting in first from a complete stand still I hit the gas and let the clutch out a bit but before it's fully out, I press it again and switch to second with more gas. so there's a few seconds that are really slow in first then in second while it starts to climb before i hit 3rd. I find if i hit the gas any harder in 1st though, the car will lurch and rock hard. Any suggestion to pull away from red lights and stuff just a little faster?

 

IDK man, I launch the car every time I have to stop.

 

Feather the gas untill u feel the clutch starting to grab, give it more gas and let the clutch out all the way...I usually shift into second when I hit 2500-3000 rpm normal driving...higher if I feel like Havin some fun

 

Start slow then mash it for half a second. That's what I do. Feels good in my pants everytime :P

 

Antonovich, everyone who drives a manual shift vehicle has gone through the same process you're in now. We've all been there. It just takes practice. A few more months, you'll be taking off like a seasoned veteran.

I do the same thing roblaza does.

 

-Flip