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- First Name
- Jody
- Joined
- Sep 14, 2019
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- Location
- North Coast of America
- Vehicle(s)
- 2020 Jeep JL Unlimited Rubicon
If it's your first manual, no big deal but if you've driven manual all your life, it's very hard to get used to this twin disc clutch. You have to feather entry into the first disc or else risk stalling out, but then once you get it engaged it only transfers about 25% engine power to the transmission, about 75% slippage.
Then there is a fair amount of pedal travel till you reach the 2nd disc. It's hard to be smooth because with so much slippage in the first disc you just can't tell actual engine load as you reach the 2nd engagement point. Easy to bog down, or surge which makes you feel like a rookie
So I have about 5500 miles on my 2020 JLUR, and I truly love the manual transmission and don't regret ordering it that way, not even for a second. I love the sound that the engine makes, I love the power you feel from the engine. It's great and it's completely fun to drive. But I find it to me one of the more "difficult" manuals that I've owned. Every time I feel like I've nailed it, I'll almost stall going in reverse, or almost stall at a stop light. I'm pretty good an manual transmissions, it just seems like this one is a tough one. Do people generally agree? I'm not smart enough to know if it has to do with ratios, gears, etc...
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