What Happens When You Have A Manual And Every Time You Shift Out Of Gear Or Slow Down Your Car

How do you know when to shift to 5th gear in a manual car?

Your gear does not define your speed, your throttle input does. It is advisable to shift up a gear whenever your engine is making too much noise because the revs are rising too much into the red line. Do not do that if you don’t want to damage your engine. Also driving at super high revs also pulls down your fuel efficiency as the engine has to work more. The Engine makes so much noise because of the cylinders going up and down that fast. Watch a video of how an IC engine works and you’d realise what you are doing to the engine parts by not shifting up. You are already driving at 80km/hr, which is the speed limit on most Indian highways. My advise is you shift into fifth at about 65 or 70 kmph and then maintain 80 by giving slight taps to the throttle paddle. Doing an 80 kmph in 4th also needs you to almost floor the throttle paddle, which again is bad for your car. Try to maintain your engine noise to the bare minimum, but not so low that the starts knocking. Just like life, driving also needs a good balance. There is no 1’s and 0’s or blacks and whites, it’s all a grey area and you have to find your sweet spot.Try to clear your ideas of a gearing in a car. A gear does not necessarily mean high speed. The gears control the power and torque delivery to the wheels. The gears translate the engines motion into the motion of the wheels. I can drive in 3 or 4 different gears at the same speed. This gear means speed is a big misconception, particularly amongst Indian drivers. When you need your car to pull through a particularly demanding part like a steep slope or a sandy area, when you need more torque of the engine delivered to the wheel so that more force is applied on the surface through the tyres, you go for the lower gears. On the other hand, when you need more pick up, when you need the engine revs be more directly translated into wheel rotations, you shift into a higher gear. Basically, keep this in mind - If you do need more power to maintain the speed, only then shift down, and if you feel too much torque is being produced for that speed and you really do not need that puch in your back, shift up.PS: - Drive Safe! Drive Sensibly! Respect other drivers. Be gentle to your car.

How do you know when to shift gears in a manual car?

Normally, when accelerating you go up through the gears sequentially; when decelerating, down through the gears sequentially, though you might well stop in second, rather than first.When to change is more of a question, and depends on the car, the conditions, and how you want to drive. In normal poodling around, the engine is happy between about 1500 and 3000 rpm, which is easy to check if you’ve got a tachometer/rev counter. If not, you have to go by the sound of it. It’s easy to tell when the revs are too low, because the car will start to feel lumpy, juddering in its motion. If you’ve got there, you need to have changed down a gear a while ago. You’ll particularly feel this going up a hill, which is another occasion when you need to change down, even when you’re keeping to the same speed.As for the upper limit, it depends on the engine, and how you’re driving. If you really want to accelerate hard, then you change up later. Typically a modern engine is good to about 5,500 to 6,500 rpm. You really want to change up before that a bit, if you want the engine to last. There are also things like speed limits to attend to.Typically, you will start in first, and as soon as you’re rolling go into second. Third is good from about 20 mph to 30 mph (30 to 50 kph). Beyond that, fourth is normally good up to 55–60 mph (90–100 kph), and beyond that fifth, though you could be into fifth earlier if you’re rolling along on a good flat road. Change down at about the same speeds, but a bit earlier if you’re either using engine braking, or slowing down, but wanting to accelerate quickly afterwards. Often a good idea to change down before overtaking, so you spend as little time as possible on the wrong side of the road.My funnest car ever was a Honda S600. Tiny motor: up to 6000 rpm it roared: beyond that it screamed (the redline was about 10,500 rpm, IIRC). I spent a lot of time in very low gears, not exceeding the speed limit.

How do I shift gear in manual car faster without jerking or slowing down?

Ok first, if it takes a couple years to learn this right, that's OK. It is not a simple skill and many people aren't even capable of driving a manual transmission at all. You just passed your test, it's completely reasonable that you're not perfect at this skill. Practice and you will get better. The goal in shifting is to be quick, while also being smooth, with the latter being a bit more important. For a smother feel without loss of speed, try to maintain acceleration. Many beginners let up on the gas too much during shifting, partly because they shift too slow. When you let the clutch up, you should give enough gas to feel the engine pulling you forward as soon as you hit the friction point. When you feel that, let the clutch up quickly and floor it again. Every car is different, so stay with your car for a while, and if you switch cars watch for different stick and clutch feel. Here's an example in my RX-8, which shifts at very high rpm...I could film my feet if you think it would help, this is a common question