At one point I had the RJM pedal but don't know if I sold it or lost it BUT now I'm trying to teach my newly-temped son how to drive a stick. Unfortunately, the G37 isn't the most forgiving system especially when combined with a stage 2 clutch/flywheel.

Any suggestions?

 

Get him an old civic or vw manual. Clutches light as a feather on those cars. Easy to learn & drive.

 

Hondas and VWs do have butter-smooth manuals. Unfortunately it's the G or Armada right now. I may buy my dad's old Camry but it's an auto but my son has to learn to drive a stick.

 

Rev it up till it goes bam bam bam then dump the clutch, for maximum respect.

 

Its one of those things where it may be a bit of a pain for him to learn on it, but if he can learn on a G then he should be able to drive most any other manual.

 

Don't know why you would remove the RJM pedal, but Jsolo's clutch spring is an easy mod that costs almost nothing. Give that a try.

 

haha. Unfortunately it's either that or rolling back 20 feet.

Yup.

I don't think I ever installed it, not sure if it's in my garage or I sold it. I may revisit that option. I have the spring installed but for a stage 2 clutch, the pedal effort isn't much more than OEM.

 

It's pretty easy with RJM imo. I had to practice on my moms Corolla, that was unforgiving as hell!

 

I would think a Corolla would be an easy row.

I learned MT on a '74 Pinto Pony. It was like driving a lawnmower. A really crappy one, too.

 

Same here, back in the 80's I learned on a Pinto.
My buddy had a AT Pinto and changed it to a MT for maximum power

 

I learned manual on a Dodge Omni, then migrated to my Chevy Monza with a 4 speed Saginaw, I taught myself to speed shift on the Monza. :lol:

 

Agreed, still stall it sometimes.

Glad I learned on a Honda ('94 Integra)...

 

I learned on a little isuzu 4 banger pickup truck. Had to, else i'd be out of a job at the time. Next was the 4th gen z28. Talk about a heavy truck like clutch. G37 is soft in comparison.

 

I learned on a 02 BMW M5, 400hp is probably the hardest thing to learn with. The G clutch was weird when I first got the car but was pretty simple to get the feel for imo

 

1997 Isuzu Hombre was my first pickup and I had to learn clutch on it (or be okay with not driving any vehicle). Great little pickup to start on