I went to pick-up my car after owning it for day 3 and along with my Airbox being full of water and taking out the air filter which in junction messed up the MAF. The supercharger wasn't torqued right from the factory and One of the blades was rubbing as described on the work order. I have a question when I shift into 2nd gear the car is really jerky after I release the clutch all the way and accelerate, I notice if I rev it up to 3500 it isn't too bad a lot smoother, it is like the car is falling on its face.

 

if you have to rev UP to 3500 when shifting to 2nd....your not shifting at the right rpm in the first place.

 

Hey it is new, I am babying it!! So, I would say I am babying it a little toooo much from what ur saying??? lol

 

Yes... this car needs to be shifted at 3000+ RPMs to give you a nice smooth ride... it dosen't like being grannied...

There's a big article on the proper way to drive this car... how to make the stock clutch last... etc. etc. It goes over a lot of stuff... but in a nutshell... shift at 3000+ RPMs whenever possible... and always skip 4th gear. The car will love you a lot more if you do this.

 

Shift below 3000rpm and in a few months you will have a Slippery Clutch!

 

I dunno I shift at 2000-2500 rpms all the time... at 18,000 miles, 290+ whp and never slipped once.

 

i have a question...why skip 4th?

 

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why are we wanting to skip 4th?

 

Yeah... I've never heard of skipping 4th.

 

It was in the write-up... you can't follow the "shift at 3000+" rule and use 4th... do you know how fast 4th gear at 3000 RPMs is? You'd have to be going that fast to get into 5th using the "shift at 3000+" rule. Can't do that on city streets where the limit is under 55...

 

4th at 3000+ is like 80 something I think..

 

I see what you mean now... I thought you were saying, "Try and stay out of 4th"... like there was a problem with it. Gotcha!

 

Ah... nope... nothing wrong with 4th... I use it as a passing gear on the highway if I need it... hell... this car has enough power at 70MPH to do most any passing in 5th anyways.

With the installation of Stage 2 I've altered my driving style a little bit... typically I'll run out 1st to 3500... 2nd to between 3000 and 3500... then hold 3rd to right at 3000 or until traffic forces me to stop accelerating... then drop to fifth. If I get below 40 mph I'll go back to 3rd... below 20 is 2nd... stopped gets me back to 1st.

 

my clutch slips like a slippin slide