Several track buddies of mine have comented on the difficulty of my car's ability of getting into 3rd gear. They say that they can shift straight up from 2nd gear, whereas in my car, i actually have to "search" for it, as it doesn't shift properly? Again, this is for a 5mt 2004 wrx wagon. Am i losing several tenths on this almost missed shift?? thanks in advance to all intelligent replies...

 

i dont drag race, but my problem is more 4 to 5 in my 5 MT wrx. when im going 2 to 3, i basically just take the ball of my hand, and push up, let the shifter find its way back to the middle, and then keep pushing. 4 to 5 is what gives me trouble and i actually need to find the gear. but 2 to 3 for me is a breeze. keep in mind again that i dont drag race. but maybe it'll help!

 

You definitely are losing time if you're miss shifting. I had a similar problem in my 04' wrx but my friend helped me out. He told me to aim for the defroster button and just push it as hard as I can. I was super skeptical, but you know what, it worked! I really hate it when he's right. Be very careful doing this though! We built up to it. I started slow and worked my way up to fast. Not sure if this will help you, but it helped me so I thought that I would let you know. Good luck and be careful racing!

 

thanks guys. i actually missed third gear today and hit redline fuel cutoff, and for whatever reason, 3rd gear is a bit easier. let me try those techniques suggested. hope it helps....13's here i come!!!!!

 

i drive a civic and when my dad taught me to drive it, he said to 3rd goes smooth, but with 5th you have to find it. i never tried going to 5th like to 3rd, ill try it and let u know

 

Why do you guys want to shift to 5th fast? You should not really need to shif to 5th fast. You should only need 1-4th. The only time you would need to, is if you had a 6speed.