5 Things you shouldnt do in a manual car

Originally Posted by mishuko

oh you need a new clutch?

might as well get turbos while you're doing the tranny





uhh i drive the sports car hard when i can... and i do get fairly fast in the in/out but i doubt anyone here is dumping the clutch on every shift. or maybe those who are blowing their csc's in 5k miles

but as for the stop and go... when i DD i actually get it into first and i'll let it lurch come to almost stall before clutching... would that be harder on the clutch/transmission/engine than just putting it into neutral and then engage 10 feet then disengage? hmmm

Originally Posted by Tigger

If I'm lucky and the cars are moving somewhat steadily I can gas it up to 5mph and then take my feet off everything and it'll maintain 5mph without wanting to stall. I tend to think of it as a feature.

Originally Posted by mishuko

I'm not sure if anyone else gets this but as it drops in rpm from 1.5 it kinda has a bit of a hiccup. almost like a stall but not? I dunno how to explain it other than hiccup.


but yea... the low rpm idle/coast is nice. i end up not using the brake and just coast as long as i can until a full stop

Originally Posted by kenchan

u talking about the fuel cut-off? i use dat hiccup to disenage the gear without using the clutch. i do this on all my MT's.