Racing driver in Viper | stick shift tips for everyday driving

Love the videos❤

ı realy like this viper hope to drive one of thiss one day

I love learning from a guy that has been a kid (and admits it openly) and has been to the exteeme as with racing and building his own cars

yea no never turn the wheel like he said

As a Gen 2 Viper owner that was painful to watch. The ultimate sacrifice!
100% correct on respecting your Viper. I put 120k miles on mine and twice my ego got the better of me and I almost got Snake bit.
My Cayman is forgiving. My Viper- it will punch you in the face just for looking at it funny.

Wow this video is so old and soooo helpful, like wine ;) @Casey I have a question. I drive 1989 Ferrari Mondial 3.2. The car has around 20k mil on. What is the best strategy for cold engine/car? Should I skip 2nd and go for 3rd when the resistance on 2nd is high (that's mostly what I do)?
Thanks to your videos I learn to rev matching and toe-hilling technique (that's still hard for me).

Why are people who drive manual such tool bags. If you live in the metropolis city manual is the worst and annoying car. Having a spilt second with 9 cars around you all times limits your ability to avoid any small bender fender which will run up your insurance like crazy. I don’t mind manuals but the ego makes me cringe and never drive manual. I think that’s why manuals are becoming extinct.

Oh man I could hear those poor synchros crying and begging for mercy!

Only time this is worth doing is when your clutch just won't release and you just have to get to the shop to fix it.

Yeh, the ones with big dogs are usually set up as sequential. They have big clearances too, so they can slip in at speed. On racing bikes they used to exploit that by adding an ignition cutoff switch in line with the lever, so when you try to shift up the engine would cut off just long enough to let the dogs slip in place without crashing too hard. That'd be why old racing bikes make big pops when shifting up.

Nowadays everything's fuel injected, so they cut the fuel off instead. Less exciting, but. probably more controlled. On many new bikes a quick shifter is either an OEM accessory or present as standard. The ones with electronic throttle control 🤢... 🤮... you also get an auto-blipper, so it works on the downshift too.

Do race cars do that as well? Only reason I can think of not to is the flywheel being too heavy 🤔

You are absolutely delicious I want to service your eggplant

Oh ur talking about matching the revs then sliding it into gear lmao wrong topics here for me. I agree tho i dont think thats efficient at all. Aint no way someone can do that consistently without wearing stuff out. I didnt onow ppl used this durin raxing either 🤯

So is it okay to do it if the car is equipped with no lift shift?

Love the video and advice, I driven sticks here and there, but I’m about to have a stick for my daily driver so I find tips and tricks and solid advice on how not to destroy the transmission really useful! Thanks again! Remember on the internet people troll and haters going to hate, they not worth your time!

This is an incredibly good explanation of alot of very cool skills that will be lost on most of the world before long

😂😂 I love you man! 😂😂

Started watching because I need to tech my wife and son how to drive my Mustang... But watched to hear someone else I respect teach it....

I'll build up some nuts this summer and sacrifice my Bullett Stang to her. 😅😅😢 Wish me luck.

Casey us quite literally a genius but boy does he not do well with criticism or even just trolling

Nice video, Manual transmission stick shift is 100% much better than automatic. On a manual you have better control of your vehicle on windy roads , steel hills, ice, snow, On a manual you can go faster around sharper bends with more control, dip your clutch just drop it to a lower gear like second and put your foot down, Its not fun driving a car when your power steering belt has snapped of clutch has gone but it is possible, and you can use the gears as engine breaking without using your breaks

Thanks for this. I’m from the UK and I’m delighted to accept good advice from anyone: especially an American who is such a stick shift enthusiast and who presents so amusingly well.

If you haven’t already done so: what about a video on cornering/braking/car balance?

I rebuilt the manual transmission on my 1G DSM a couple of years ago because it kept popping out of 1st gear every 4 out of 5 or so times. I taught myself to do it after months of research and asking questions online, using the proper tools (mostly 😉), and it turned out pretty well, transmission works fine now, no popping, smooth shifting, no weird noise,s etc.

While I was at it I also replaced various other wear and tear parts "since I was already in there", like seals, bearings, pins, shifting forks, etc. I also put in some new spacers after using the solder gap method. I obviously also learned how a manual transmission works, especially the synchros, dog teeth, hubs/sleeves, etc. I had no idea about all that prior to this.

It popped out of 1st because the 1st gear synchro, dog teeth and sleeve teeth were really worn and rounded, and the fork was worn down too, so there wasn't enough good metal left on contact surfaces to keep everything in gear under load. I had to replace all of those.

The reason they wore down was because the clutch wasn't completely disengaging, which is bad across all shifts but especially into 1st because that's when the biggest "load shock" is applied to the synchro and dog teeth as you go from 0 to speed.

And the reason that the clutch wasn't completely disengaging was because there was looseness in the clutch pedal and way too much play, which I also had to fix. Now everything's fine.

The reason I'm posting this is to show just how bad it is for a manual transmission to not use the clutch, whether intentionally or because the clutch isn't disengaging fully or at all, when shifting. It's going to destroy your transmissions dog teeth, synchros and forks, and require a complete rebuild.

Btw, as an aside, I know that it's generally ok to slip out of gear and into neutral without disengaging the clutch, but if you do this repeatedly, won't it also wear things down? I can think of at least two ways that it could wear down the dog teeth (let alone the synchros and forks).

One, by applying excessive load to their outer sections as they slowly pull apart, forcing the sections still in contact to bear more and more of the input shaft load, which could conceivably bend or stress feacture the dog teeth.

And two, by potentially chipping the dog teeth tips as the teeth finally lost contact, as even the slightest tolerance differential could lead to massive impact on those tips.

Basically, not using the clutch turns your manual transmission into a massive impact wrench, which is obviously not good nor its intended purpose.

Thank U For Your Viper Tips. U Are Crazy Man.

I wish you would do more teaching and less ranting

He got the classic ringtone he jus like me 😭💯

W patriotism

Wow, I smell doodoo. That's right, you're the shit bro. Great video.

Hey Casey love you 2 questions if you see this please.

I am learning manual and am okay but while switching from 1st to second gear, but what is the optimal way to maintain momentum and smooth acceleration while still being nice to the car? I’m not sure if I am using too much power and should be shifting way sooner (maybe shift at 3 or 4k rpms in a bmw m2)

When rolling to an almost stop at a light change or someone slows way down, is it okay to stay in second and depress clutch and then slip it a little with some throttle to get going again? Sometimes it’s fairly smooth and sometimes it isn’t but idk how bad this is for the car because sometimes it feels kind of bad. Someone told me only really go to 1st for complete stops. When doing this I sometimes I am not sure how long to hold it at the bite point and worry about burning that clutch.

Your tips have helped me with attitude and ediquette and getting started in a manual after automatics for 20 years. Thank you!

1.69 gas at that marathon he passed in the vid. I’d say nice but it made me sad cause it’s 4.00 where I’m at.

I’ve been driving stick wrong for 15yrs after watching these shifting videos. Nobody ever taught me this stuff.

The clutch and synchros are there for a reason: to absorb the shock of the difference in rotating speed of the gears. I've driven semi trucks for years, learning both clutchless ("floating the gears") and with-clutch shifting. Those transmissions don't have synchronizer gears, so you have to match them manually. That's an art, but can be gracefully learned. Those diesel engines have a maximum range of 1800-2100 rpm. Big gears, slow motor.

In my [very much] younger years, I tried the same "floating" of gears on my 1979 TransAm... which resulted in stripping the syncros from 4th gear completely. Pontiac 400 motor, smaller gears, lots of power, totally lost the synchronizing ability of the tranny. Had to double-clutched 4th gear ever since.

Oh, and in my truck-driving days, also learned to ALWAYS use the clutch -- it's there for a purpose. And will absorb most "mis-judgements" of road-speed/gear-selection operations.

Yes, you can choose to "float gears" or shift without the clutch in your expensive sport car (which they weren't designed for doing that]... but the cost of rebuilding a gearbox is QUITE expensive. Bottom line: USE THE CLUTCH. EVERY TIME.

what do you think about pedal covers to get the pedals closer ?

I swear to god, you're hand got bigger when you brought up hand size lmao.

These videos have been very helpful so far. I want to learn how drive my 5 spd better and want to get into autocross and road racing with it. So, this is definitely something I need to do. Thanks for the education.

My brain when Casey said "Transmertion":

MURICA

Could you talk about seat position in relaition to driver's comfort and efficiency for manual transmitions.

One thing I always did when driving manual (once I started spending 20+ minutes in rush hour traffic, I dumped that car FAST) was, when slowing down for a stop sign, I'd just slip it into neutral (with the clutch) and coast to the stop (if I need to specify, I'd use brakes as appropriate). When I see people downshifting when reducing speed for an imminent stop, that makes me think I was mistreating my transmission back in the day. Any thoughts? Or is downshifting for stops just a habit acquired from racing where you'd always want to have torque available?

I've driven stick for more than 10 years but here I am learning and trying to get better, no shame in it. My Subaru STi is not very forgiving on half-ass shifting and so no shame in trying to get better, cool channel Casey!

absolutely agree here. I too have a viper and a 944. it's just not worth not using your clutch. feel more control and one with the car.

Drove a scat pack stick at work to warm up for the Viper :)

id love to hear your comments on double clutching gen 5 vipers, with a finicky 3rd gear syncro (or multiple poor syncros). discussions have been dodge uses less than optimal syncros in the oem trans. i started double clutching with the viper and slow shifts to stop wearing my trans

love the video lot of good tips

I'm from the UK, and I'm going to be honest and say I find a lot of 'yanks' are not my cup of tea so to speak, but I'd never ignore advice from a professional no matter who they are. I hate a lot of my fellow brits though to be fair haha. The commenter is obviously an idiot and is probably just jealous.

Also, I'd love to heel toe, but I find it so difficult lol.

I’ve been watching lots of car videos lately, recently (about 8 months ago) got a 2019 370Z 6 speed. I grew up driving manual cars, always considered myself a great driver & I’ve had others tell me that too. With that being said, I’m learning so many things that I’ve always done aren’t recommended! It’s literally blowing my mind. LOL
My biggest habit I’m trying to break is not holding on the clutch so much or often. I had no idea that was wearing it out. I’m also not sure anymore what my shifting pattern should be when slowing down, do I need to downshift & work my way down the gears just like moving up on acceleration? Goodness I feel like a new driver at 52! Hahaha

I think the Clutch-Less Shifting Technique is much more popular in Commercial Truck Driving. Not too sure why.
But most of the truck drivers I talked to do it, and I've seen it in person.

Why are you supposed to downshift before going over railroad tracks?

I always grew up buying manuals because I was broke and they were generally cheaper, but as life went on and I made more money, I just fell in love with the third pedals! My question: Shifting from 5th to 3rd or 6th to 4th or any combination not in numerical orders; is it generally OK to shift to any gear you want with modern transmissions?

Great information Casey 👍

Just started trying to learn to toe-heel rev match on my downshifting..... not going super great just yet

Question is there any important differences on driving a manual truck vs a manual car