pay attention to the road and not your tach, shifting is secondary and should be almost automatic based on feel, I do glance at the tach once in a while but don't look at with every shift in traffic, only when going WOT or rev matching downshifts but I can even do that without the tach.

 

I gave you mean comments previously but the whole point is to have fun with your car, based on your comments, you do and that the point

You probably need ~30h in front of the steering wheel to feel confortable. Enjoy

 

EVO was my first stick too. My biggest problem at first was pushing the clutch in too far causing the car to buck forward. After you get used to where the clutch catches it is sweet. Also, always let the clutch out slow to provide a smooth shift. Let it out fast and you will get the forward bucking. My thoughts anyway...

 

^^try putting in aftermarket shifter bushings. That will improve your shifter's feel a ton.

Also, when in doubt, give the car more gas when putting it in gear.. You'll stall / bog less. I find the more aggressive you drive it, the better you shift.

You're not going to feel really comfortable driving the evo for a few more weeks probably. It's all about committing the motion to your muscle memory, and being able to hear and feel your car. You'll get to the point where you know when to shift just by hearing the pitch of your engine / exhaust.

 

Works well with a 12 and I'm sure it will with your girl size also.

 

You should keep in a habbit of shifting by RPM instead of speed. Try to keep your rpm about 3-4K rpm when shifting. Of course, this is for daily drive.

 

...for someone with experience, for the noob check the tach from time to time and learn the power band from there ,get the feel but have a reference point. Don't "lug" the engine and don't over-rev it. Light load low RPM, heavy load higher RPM.

 

Hey don't feel bad lol. I had my evo for about 3-5 days and blow the clutch on it. My first manuel as well.

 

My Evo was my First Stick too man...it's your car and your clutch, so don't listen to those guys. My biggest problem was getting started...I would stall all the time and I would buck on switching gears....just normal par for the course...one thing that really helped me between 1-2 gears is to basically shift to 2 between 3500-4000 rpm...that way you won't buck and you'll switch smoothly, also gently put the clutch down and THEN feed it gas...you're synchronization will get better with practice