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I doubt the throttle hang has anything to do with hard shifting unless the clutch is not releasing all the way. Reason? The input shaft is not spinning with the engine when the clutch is fully disengaged so the engine speed won't affect the input shaft at all.
I have no second gear synchro rigt now so I know what I say is true since I have to double clutch and I experimented many different ways. I tried to press the clutch pedal in, let go, and press in again, then hit the gas and shift at the same time; no grinding. I would also help if someone can post a picture of the internals of the tranny (I'm still pissed someone placed a last minute bid 50¢ over my maximum for the Ford 5 speed tranaxle manual on ebay)!
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Yes, you can pull the shifter out in ANY gear if you pull hard enough. But I can always pull it out softly when I press on the throttle a little so the engine isn't excerting any force (acceleration or decceleration) on the input shat. Originally posted by British Banger:
So you can pull it out of first without pushing the clutch??
I am also a self-taught stickshift driver.
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I have an 00 SVT and an 87 VW Jetta (88 hp!). I guess that since I drive the vw more often than my 'tour, I'm still having trouble adjusting to the gearbox. The vw has 145k on it and shifting is effortless - I hardly have to depress the clutch at all. In order to drive my 'tour smoothly, I usually start in 2nd. I do worry that this may cause premature clutch wear. Maybe when I drive my'tour full-time, my launches will become a bit smoother.
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I've driven manuals before, but driving the the tour reminds me of my old YZ80. All the power is up in the higher rev range.
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SimplyContour,
Now that I think about it it has only happened a few times at night when it as cooler and I had only driven the car for a few miles after it had sat for a while. Thanks you put my mind to ease.
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Dudes, I think that the "lurch" is due to the SVT light weight flywheel and the (relatively) narrow powerband of the Duratec. This car has always reminded me of my old (1976) Honda CR 125 - it was either full-on traction breaking or bogging and sending you over the handle bars 
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Originally posted by SimplyContour:
I wanna address the issue of the Redline dropping to around 5000 rpms. When the engine is cold the computer doesn't allow you to rev it that high. I have run into this 3-4 times. Okay. That's just plain stupid to beat on your engine like that. :rolleyes: There's a reason you are supposed to let the engine warm up before driving off much less abusing it to redline when cold. It's called highest wear period, engine longevity and common sense... Damn people!
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LOL 
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I have the same clutch problem mentioned in the begining of this post. My clutch catches high. And I am just not talking the normal tranny lash either from banging the clutch too fast either. Nor does my throttle hang.
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Same 1-2 lurch here, you eventually get used to it and get smoother. It really messes me up when I drive other manuals though..
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