How do you all shift it into 5th?

[snubnose]

I would like to compare my shifting style with everyone else's here. Specifically, how does everyone here shift it into 5th gear?

Going from 4th, I first put it into neutral, then move the stick right, and up. There are three moves, up, right, and up.

This is distinctly different from going from 2nd to 3rd, which is one diagonal movement.

Does everyone else use this three move action going from 4th to 5th, or do you use one diagonal movement?

[furious]

I'm sorry, but I gotta say it..."crack is bad for ya!"...:D

how do we shift? there is distinctly and ONLY ONE way to get from 4th to 5th, up-right-up...and if there is another path then please let me know;)

[sonic imperial]

I usually just push in a diagonal motion and it will go into 5th. If I push it over to the right and then up, it will scrape or grind nearly every time. However, when I shift very quickly, it goes smooth.

[crispytreat]

I pretty much use the same motion I use when going from 2nd to 3rd.

[master7]

How do i shift to 5th?..let me see:o .. i usually start from 1st then I go to 2nd then third to 4th then i put it in 5th:D

[tony speed]

I do everything diagonally except for 4th to 2nd, and i sometimes miss 5th to 2nd and put it in 4th.....remember kids....you must be braking hard to try this at home

[snubnose]

Well, five responses and five different answers. Isn't there a concensus?

Which is it, up, right, and up, or diagonal?

[Civicvtec1ps]

uhh up right up,
thats the only way.

[tony speed]

well, i used to do up right up but i'm reading a book on high performance driving, and they tell you to shift in a smooth diagonal. That way there's less lag between gears and less chance of a mistake because you're doing one continuous move instead of 2 moves.

[civic hatch boi]

can you do EITHER way! the only difference is.. up, right, up just takes longer. why not just go diagonally?

[IceD out N CALI]

i do mine in diagonal fashion

[Civicvtec1ps]

either way works good
haha
very simple isnt it :D

[IceD out N CALI]

Originally posted by Civicvtec1ps
either way works good
haha
very simple isnt it :D

dayum right:D

[NamingException]

I do this:

In fourth, go clutch-up-left-release-let out clutch-put in clutch-up to third-down-right-up to fifth-release clutch-slam on gas and wish my car went faster.

Try it, I'm sure you'll like it.

[jerky]

diagonal. i used to do the up-right-up method on my truck.