Clutch experience?

[Rallyecivic]

So I just bought my 07' civic si yesterday with 136 miles on it!
I am having problems driving with its clutch?
I have driven a stick since I was 16, now im 19... been through 7 honda's.
The clutch on these are crazy, they catch hella fast, so I'm afraid of burning the clutch.
Can you describe your thoughts on the clutch? anyone else had problems learning to drive it?

[Civic$peed]

dude i think its smoooth as butta

try driving a 6spd ram or something lol

[Firestrife]

didnt have problems just practice driving with it. Stay as little time between clutch in and out, otherwise nothing much.

[Rallyecivic]

damn that was a quick response!
like right when i let off clutch a hair it will kill it unless i slam the throttle.
It's hella weird? maybe cuz its only got like 250 miles on the clutch so its still new? I donno im used to older hondas with clutches that you can let it out and catch later.

[Firestrife]

if its too unusual take it back to the dealer and see if anything is wrong. But if nothing is out of place just practice.

[Civic$peed]

yeeh new clutch will grab alot better than it will after a few thousand when u break it in.

[07LX]

Been driving a stick for 10 yrs and this is the only car that I have had problems with. The clutch is so sensitive, I either chirp the tires or bog the launch, and I have got 3,000 miles on the car.

[Rallyecivic]

Yes! it's just so sensitive I wondered if I was alone but I guess not.
How do I learn to drive this sensitive clutch?
cuz I don't want to burn the clutch..since its so sensitive how do you guys drive it?

[Cyprinid]

That's odd, I would describe my clutch as "really forgiving" - as compared to my boyfriends Nissan Frontier or my old Hondas or Saab...especially the Saab, I chirped the tires at least once a day in the dang thing. (It also didn't go in reverse since the gearshift got jacked up. I had to be REAL careful to not park in a pull-in spot....)

Perhaps just put some more miles on it...I got mine with 4,800 miles on it, and the lady who had it before me learned how to drive stick on it. It could be that she fuzzed it out while learning and driving around, but I don't have a single complaint about it...

[buurrnn]

I felt that the clutch was very sensitive when I first started driving it. After a week or so I got used to it and this car feels more forgiving than others. It feels like you hit the friction zone immediately when you let off a little while others give a little more room. Dunno.. havent been driving stick that long.

[nayilsi]

i have close to 3K

every time when I am going to upshift.... i hear a weird light and bassy sound when I hit the clutch.... is that normal ?

[mattsbobo]

Not to sound like a dick, but how do you "hear" a light?

[Cyprinid]

Originally Posted by mattsbobo

Not to sound like a dick, but how do you "hear" a light?

I think he might mean "soft" or "faint" instead of "luminescent" (Just a guess...)

[e60.deluxe]

Originally Posted by Cyprinid

I think he might mean "soft" or "faint" instead of "luminescent" (Just a guess...)

wait, what? now im more confused.

[Cyprinid]

Originally Posted by e60.deluxe

wait, what? now im more confused.

Summary:
nayilsi says he hears a light and bassy sound.
matts thinks nayilsi says he hears a "light" (as in a streetlight or lamplight)
Cyprinid comments and offers possible source of confusion for matts

[Firestrife]

Originally Posted by e60.deluxe

wait, what? now im more confused.

light as in light butter. or as in bud light.

[nayilsi]

this is a drunk thread now

bottom line....

do u guys hear a sound from the clutch while upshifting ?

[07whitefg]

i bought my car with 3 miles on it and i tell you, that clutch was only a few millimeters off the floor when it started grabbing... ive got about 500 miles now, and it seems to be getting "normal" now, but i was having troubles with the clutch grabbing so soon

[Firestrife]

Originally Posted by nayilsi

i have close to 3K

every time when I am going to upshift.... i hear a weird light and bassy sound when I hit the clutch.... is that normal ?

OHHHHH I know what your talking about it just hit me. Thats the sound you get when your engine is struggling to speed up when your at a higher gear.

[nayilsi]

Originally Posted by Firestrife

OHHHHH I know what your talking about it just hit me. Thats the sound you get when your engine is struggling to speed up when your at a higher gear.

but the sound is from the clutch

feels like a wear sound