Has anyone here taught someone stick in an NSX? I want to teach my brother manual but I don't have any other car but the nsx in manual. Thoughts? Should I just wait for another car to teach him in?
depending on what year NSX you have.
if you have a dual clutch you can teach someone with out worry,
now if you have the single clutch you will burn it out.
but like others have said I would NOT do it in the NSX.
what you need to do it go rent a manual transmission UHAUL truck,
do you know how much fun this is??
rent it for the day and let you Brother burn that clutch out.
if he can learn to drive a UHAUL manual transmission then he can move on to your NSX.
or go rent a car from budget rentals request a manual and let him learn.
but I say dont use the NSX
Has anyone here taught someone stick in an NSX? I want to teach my brother manual but I don't have any other car but the nsx in manual. Thoughts? Should I just wait for another car to teach him in?
Not the question you asked, but if you are teaching how to learn a manual, use this tip: Until the clutch 'sweet spot' (engagement point) is recognized, have your student practice moving the car from dead stop without using the throttle. Once he/she can get away smoothly, then he/she can start feeding throttle and perform clutch pedal commensurately more quickly.
It's not the best technique for wear on the clutch, but overall might teach a student more quickly and may even result in overall less wear on the clutch trying to learn to be smooth.
I've used this technique with a number of clutch newbies and this has never failed me.
Best of luck.
Have him buy a cheap manual car if "he" really wants to learn. That's what I did when I bought my first car. Nobody would teach me so I said F**k it, went to the dealership bought the car. Asked them to leave me and the car in an empty parking lot and spent about 2 hours practicing before I hit the road.
Not the question you asked, but if you are teaching how to learn a manual, use this tip: Until the clutch 'sweet spot' (engagement point) is recognized, have your student practice moving the car from dead stop without using the throttle. Once he/she can get away smoothly, then he/she can start feeding throttle and perform clutch pedal commensurately more quickly.
It's not the best technique for wear on the clutch, but overall might teach a student more quickly and may even result in overall less wear on the clutch trying to learn to be smooth.
I've used this technique with a number of clutch newbies and this has never failed me.
Best of luck.
I taught an x how to drive mine but fortunately, I waited until the clutch was almost gone and was right before new one was going to be installed.
Not the question you asked, but if you are teaching how to learn a manual, use this tip: Until the clutch 'sweet spot' (engagement point) is recognized, have your student practice moving the car from dead stop without using the throttle. Once he/she can get away smoothly, then he/she can start feeding throttle and perform clutch pedal commensurately more quickly.
It's not the best technique for wear on the clutch, but overall might teach a student more quickly and may even result in overall less wear on the clutch trying to learn to be smooth.
I've used this technique with a number of clutch newbies and this has never failed me.
Best of luck.