Shifting Gears - Honda Prelude Forum

Toretto · 04-14-2003, 08:11 PM

Ok, shifting from 1st to 2nd is butter, but from 2nd to 3rd, just doesnt seem to flow as well. It almost seems like the shift know wants to flex, and have been thinking about getting a heavier shift knob. Might help by giving it some weight. Anyone feel the same way I do. I am not missing 3rd, it just doesnt feel natural. If you do reccomend a heaveier shift knob, which one? Skunk2?

Smahatma · 04-14-2003, 08:27 PM

do you have a short shifter? It seems by your description that there really isnt a problem, its just that the upshift feels awkward to you because you have to move it horizontally around the gate

Toretto · 04-14-2003, 08:37 PM

Its not a big problem, it just doesnt feel as natural as shifting into second, alot of that could be from pushing up instead of pulling down.

jnkoh · 04-14-2003, 09:24 PM

Its just the orientation. 1st to second is real easy since it's straighht down, 2nd to 3rd is diagonal, so it takes a little more effort.

MugenPoweredLude · 04-14-2003, 09:44 PM

i have no problem with 2nd to 3rd...its always 1st to 2nd with me....wtf??

UZ 2 B AUTO · 04-15-2003, 11:35 PM

i shift faster from 2nd to 3rd than from 1st to 2nd...oh well

CGR45 · 04-20-2003, 11:29 AM

same here. 1st to 2nd i suck. from 2nd to 3rd is smooth. why?

Fast&furiuslude · 04-21-2003, 12:23 PM

what the heck r u guys driving? 1-2 is crisp..2-3 is screeeech.

mtu_TypeSH · 04-21-2003, 02:07 PM

They all are crisp for me...then again, my tranny is new as of Jan 7th.

achemze · 04-21-2003, 02:12 PM

1 to 2 is my killer too. Lazy foot syndrome once in awhile, just for kicks it comes back

I can hit 3rd all day. Well, most of the time. 95% its 3rd the other 5% of the time, its 5th

Brady92/4WS · 04-24-2003, 07:58 PM

when im drag racing ive only missed 2nd once, but 3rd probably like 3-4 times

Toretto · 05-01-2003, 06:34 PM

Yea, that ain nothin. I have shifted from 3rd to 2nd twice. It had to have been the nerves. First time at the track was a little nerve racking. 10k rpms is crazy on a stock valve train, but my motor is fine. No CEL, and compression is still great on all cylinders.

Fast&furiuslude · 05-02-2003, 02:33 PM

I have done that alot also. Valves are fine though after i did a valve water test. Gowd what an awful sound going from 3rd-2nd

1700 posts! whaooo.im a whore

4bidden · 05-02-2003, 11:51 PM

Nobody listen to this guy ^^^^

Hes just a slow street ricer....I mean racer.

Fast&furiuslude · 05-03-2003, 12:28 AM

Hey at least my H22 doesnt hesitate like your wannabe pimp game.

4bidden · 05-03-2003, 12:31 AM

You hear that in a movie or something?

Kind of sucks though that even though my car hesitates I can still beat you. 14.4@95 with the hesitation....bish!@

PreludeRacer023 · 05-03-2003, 11:38 AM

the only time i had trouble hitting my gears was when my shift linkage went bad, wouldnt grab third gear at high revs,..ugh...other than that i hit every one 2nd third and 4th..i was reading that some owners stay in third through the 1/4?? wtf..i tried that and it was slower, oh well..and yeah your slow Lewis

haha..lol..jk, but you are USDM i mean come on ..j/k

nuro · 05-03-2003, 12:22 PM

if i screw up a shift, its alwas 1->2 . but a lot of it has to do with my tranny

MugenPoweredLude · 05-09-2003, 06:08 PM

daily driving for me has gotten ugly....i think i got lazy foot syndrome....lol every time i shift i cant make it smooth as butter theres always hard bite from the clutch...i think i should pay attention to driving instead of paying attention to the pretty girls in skirts...hehe

SouthSider · 05-22-2003, 09:54 PM

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