just launch the car on every stop. If you get 2 step, it'll make it easier. you'll never stall out. lol

I slip mine to 2 k, and it's a bit weak but it's not that bad.

maybe adjusting your master cylinder on your clutch could give you a faster disengaging point which could help out on the stalling issue.

 

you live in edison.... i live in piscataway. maybe i can teach you =p

 

Just practice more, control your left foot more than anything. That the key, using your whole left leg, not just the foot to start the car when you first start out.

 

You'll get the hang of it. When I started driving a manual all those years ago, I just looked at it this way:

Clutch out, gas in

Basically just get into a parking lot, slowly let the cluth out till it grabs. At the same time be GENTLY easing into the throttle. Think of it as the two meeting in the middle.

I agree with the others, work with the clutch, not the gas. Ease it out until you feel the rpms drop, then apply the gas...

Daily driving, I generally launch around 1100rpm . With practice, you'll be able to take off right from idle, w/o revving the engine at all....

 

My friend taught me how to drive a manual on his RSX type S. I was just getting comfortable starting out in 1st in it when it was time to buy my evo. I thought, yeah sure no problem, I have at least a little experience. Then I stalled my Evo pulling out of the damn dealer lot! Kind of embarassing, but I didn't really care. I wasn't the first and won't be the last. Just take your time practicing on side streets. My biggest problem was I would always let the clutch out too fast. Just take everything slowly at first. It was 100% comfortable driving my evo after 1,000 miles. Hills, stops, whatever. It does take some time, but you'll get it.

 

wow all good tips. if i were to give me 2 cents. if you REALLY wanted to get smooth. cover up your gauge panel (rpms, speedo) all that stuff..learn to drive the car by feel. well just launching out of first and shifting to second that is. if you can feel/hear the eingine. you'll drive smoother. i learned to drive stick on a civic cx. all it had was the speedo, no rpm gauge at all. so i had to feel when the car was about to stall. i had to instrument to tell me. so now whenever i get into a new car i have never drove. i can pretty much launch anything. you just gotta know what it feels like.

 

I'm not going to sound like a broken record, but something to remember...every clutch is different. Even if you replace stock for stock, its going to feel different. Just wait til you get an aftermarket clutch (twin disk exedy), when you let off and it grabs....it grabs. just food for thought.

 

like i said though, every cluctch maybe different. but if you go by feel rather than rpms. you should be good

 

I agree on this one for sure,,,, Also when I have my hello Kitty toe ring on, I can feel the vibration from the clutch pedal and I know when she is good to let out.

Give this a try.

 

I seriously hope that you're a girl.

 

Second that.

I live in Matawan; maybe I can help you out too.

 

+1

 

All clutches are different and take getting used to. The quirks of the EVO have very little to do with AWD and a lot to do with design.

If your main concern is traffic driving and the behavior of the drivers will allow it, leave some space between you and the car in front of you when you get moving from a stop. Rev to about 3k and then release quickly (do this based on "feel"). The car will "start" quickly, but once it's moving it's much easier to control things. The engine starts to get loud at about 3k, but it doesn't "jump" or "launch" as much as you might think it would.

While I like to do the 1100 RPM starts, they can be kind of sketchy sometimes based on humidity, whether or not the A/C is on, etc. In my experience a 3k start done precisely and quickly *seems* to put less wear and tear on the clutch for me.

Cabo

 

this is the best advice. You need to learn where the engagement point is on the clutch. So as what he said, don't push gas yet, but just let the clutch out slowly until you can feel the car moving, that's your engagement point everytime, then add gas and practice and you'll get it.

 

takes time to build up in yer muscle mem but now adays i can hardly rev above 2k without trying. and that's what you needa focus on, i don't wanna say freeze yer leg so that it doesn't go above 2k but it almost feels like that... like you gotta maintain a tension on your leg over the gas just as much as you have to over the clutch to make sure both go slow and smooth.