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Here is an update on my shifting. I found the following document on LS1.com and have learned to shift this way and have not had any problem since.
It is not the shifter, It is YOU!!!!!!!!
First rule accept that it is YOU, and listen UP!
Seat position is a huge factor, Stop trying to look cool laying in the back seat!
Put the seat up as straight as possible so you can reach the shifter, set the lower seat so when the clutch is on the floor your knee is bent at about 10 degrees, your arm should never be extended as well, elbow should be bent at 90 degrees in 2nd and 4th.
Shoes, Don't try and drive with work boots, find the lightest pair of sneakers, low cut narrow and smooth thin sole is best so you can feel the clutch. Push the clutch with your toes not the bottom of you foot. Sit in the car and practice shifting easy of coarse! Using the clutch, get use to where
your gears are, and what direction you have to pull and push the shifter to get each
gear smoothly.
Hand position, 1-2 thumb on top of knob with hand on right side of shifter, pull straight back pionting elbow to center of rear seat. 2-3 palm on back left side of knob pushing toward right front of hood. 3-4 palm on top center of knob, pull straight back pointing elbow straight back to center of rear seat. This, you will have to practice at lower rpms, I suggest 3500. REMEMBER!! While accelerating hard in any gear you CAN NOT pull the shifter out of gear. This is what you will do, let the clutch out and accelerate, while accelerating pull on the shifter as hard as you can and when the tach reaches desired RPM hammer the clutch as quick as possible with your toes as described above. Then turn your hand as described above and repeat,
Turn your hand again and repeat.
Practice, Practice, Practice,
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