Hey guys its been a while since my last post. I wanted to ask you guys for your opinions on some things I am experiencing with my transmission. I have had the car for about 7-8 months now and I've put on 11,000 miles, now it's at 144,445. I still have much trouble shifting smoothly. I have a very hard time finding which gear to select after neutral coasting (which I do a lot of). And my gears grind every single downshift that I do not *double clutch* and rev match. If I only rev match they will grind. This is very bothering as I do not want to double clutch EVERY SINGLE downshift. What's more every shift is always notchy. I have never felt that buttery shift that I feel on many other manual cars. Why is my gearbox so prone to grinding? I literally have to focus 50% of my attention on shifting the celica to make it smooth(ish) and not feel rough.
Also when downshifting, if I blip the throttle too hard and it goes 1-2krpms higher than the "perfect rev match rpm"(just made that up) I encounter a lot of resistance putting the car into the selected gear and I have to really jam it in there. I just have never driven a car for 8 months and still had so much trouble. Some days I consider selling the car just because of the stress this g**d**n gearbox is causing me.
Any help or advice is very much appreciated! Let me know if you experience any of this. I know the celicas are known for pretty notchy shifters but how bad is it really for most? Mine as a (barely) audible "shiiienk!" Almost every up shift. Is any of this normal? I drove a 91 celica ST before this, and a b18 civic before that, both 5 speeds, and I mastered those in like a week each. Why do I have so much trouble on this car?
Also when downshifting, if I blip the throttle too hard and it goes 1-2krpms higher than the "perfect rev match rpm"(just made that up) I encounter a lot of resistance putting the car into the selected gear and I have to really jam it in there. I just have never driven a car for 8 months and still had so much trouble. Some days I consider selling the car just because of the stress this g**d**n gearbox is causing me.
Any help or advice is very much appreciated! Let me know if you experience any of this. I know the celicas are known for pretty notchy shifters but how bad is it really for most? Mine as a (barely) audible "shiiienk!" Almost every up shift. Is any of this normal? I drove a 91 celica ST before this, and a b18 civic before that, both 5 speeds, and I mastered those in like a week each. Why do I have so much trouble on this car?