Move under idle power only - 6mt?

forza370z

You'd be pulled over. Plus who wants to waste even a drip of beer.

stan618

all the time, also useful for creeping in those last inches in a tight garage. it's a sign of having learned the clutch

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dP3NGU1N

This is usually what I do to find the engagement point on a new car. Let out the clutch slowly with zero throttle.

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kfull

Yea I do this a lot. The worst is when traffic is moving just barely slower than that idle speed, then it's on and off the clutch constantly

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mayday813

Have used this technique in congested traffic for many years in various manual transmission vehicles I've owned Works best with those engines with sequential fuel injection, other type of fuel injection results in jerky vehicle movement in low speed no throttle operation
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Cbtech

that is how I teach people to drive stick shift in a car other than my z that saves a burned out clutch from someone revving the motor until the clutch catches. Wait for the clutch to engage, start rolling, press the gas.

I have an 07 rabbit that I use as a commuter car and I have gotten it to the point I can make almost a complete stop without stalling.

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Grindkiezer

I do this usually when reversing into parking spots or just trying to maneuver my car in small areas

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chrischhorn

I take off all the time without throttle. It's fun especially when people ride your *** and when you got that big *** truck behind you.

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b15

I do this too. Sometimes ill roll in 2nd at idle if traffic is creeping along a little faster.

Chteelers

Didn't think about trying it in 2nd. I'll have to give that a go.

Cool lots of people do this. My last cars didn't have enough torque to pull this off.

Chteelers

On a related note, does anyone accidentally let the clutch out at a stoplight thinking you were in neutral, but were really still in 1st? LURCH, stall, start button, facepalm.

forza370z

Not yet... But I had one time trying to reverse the car. Turned my head, clutch in, put in the "reverse" gear , clutch out, car went to the opposite direction as I expected, hit my face to the back of the seat, car stalled, half facepalm half faceblue.

Haboob

I did this twice the first month I had my car.

I thought I had pushed down hard enough of the gearshift. Obviously not.

First time, no one around, no one in the car.
Second time, giving my buddies wife a ride to where ever we were going to eat and stalled it in the parking lot.

forza370z

Glad I am not the only one.

b15

Not at the light. I did once after first getting my car and starting it. Forgot I parked it in gear and booom....stall. luckily nothing was nearby so the only damage done was my pride lol. Now I'm pretty OCD about checking before letting out the clutch