ProTip in traffic dont use the gas!

[firestarter2]

I was watching a video about the things cars do to make manuals easier. One thing they mentioned was cars will raise the rpms to make pulling of easier on a manual car. I knew the mustang did this but I have discovered I can give the car NO gas and take of just fine in traffic (Lazy I know). It actually makes sitting in traffic much more tolerable for me.

You can not take off quickly this way but if you are in stop and go for me its a game changer.

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[JR369]

I was watching a video about the things cars do to make manuals easier. One thing they mentioned was cars will raise the rpms to make pulling of easier on a manual car. I knew the mustang did this but I have discovered I can give the car NO gas and take of just fine in traffic (Lazy I know). It actually makes sitting in traffic much more tolerable for me.

You can not take off quickly this way but if you are in stop and go for me its a game changer.

I've also noticed that when you push in the clutch the rpms automatically raise a little.

 

[dpAtlanta]

That is the old trick I used to teach my wife how to drive a stick.
Except there was no rpm increase function and I had her start on an incline without using the gas... it's all about clutch release point.
I started her out with the windows down, radio off and on a flat surface. Take off without using the gas pedal. Repeat many times.
Then I had her take off with the windows up, and the radio on so she couldn't hear the engine.
Next was the incline with the windows back down and the radio off.
Finally, I had her take off on the incline without being able to hear the engine... then I let her use the gas and boy was she suprised how easy it now became!
Side note... the use of the radio to hide the engine noise was used as an example on how to hide engine noise...she was actually driving a 1988 Toyota Tercell EZ without air or a radio so we had to use the blower fan to hide the engine noise. The Toyota was brand new off the lot.... yeah, no radio! Actually, no A/C, no floor mats, no power anything! It handled like a Kroger shopping cart... the one you would push back to exchange for a better one before you started shopping.

 

[honeybadger]

Shit - I need this in my race tune. I stall it all the time in the paddock

 

[SVTinAR]

I've noted that when I slowly let out my clutch, when it starts to engage and pull the engine rpm down slightly, the computer automatically increases revs to pick up the load without touching the throttle.

 

[3star2nr]

I was watching a video about the things cars do to make manuals easier. One thing they mentioned was cars will raise the rpms to make pulling of easier on a manual car. I knew the mustang did this but I have discovered I can give the car NO gas and take of just fine in traffic (Lazy I know). It actually makes sitting in traffic much more tolerable for me.

You can not take off quickly this way but if you are in stop and go for me its a game changer.

Lol they teach you that in racing school too.

But yes this will work in any car but it works really well with the s550,because we have v8 torque.

Some small 4cylinders will stall

 

[firestarter2]

Lol they teach you that in racing school too.

But yes this will work in any car but it works really well with the s550,because we have v8 torque.

Some small 4cylinders will stall

I learned on a small 4 cylinder it would stall if you looked at it wrong. I guess a benefit of drive by wire

 

[3star2nr]

I learned on a small 4 cylinder it would stall if you looked at it wrong. I guess a benefit of drive by wire

Its torque... Diesels would do it all the time. In fact a Cummins truck will accelearte from 0 -60 without you pressing the gas. Just engage gears. Because they make so much torque at idle

 

[Twizzty]

My Focus ST and RS both had this same feature, anti-stall I think they called it. Made teaching the teenage daughters how to drive stick a lot easier and I didn't burn through any clutches in the process.

 

[3star2nr]

My Focus ST and RS both had this same feature, anti-stall I think they called it. Made teaching the teenage daughters how to drive stick a lot easier and I didn't burn through any clutches in the process.

Bro... Every manual car does it... It's not a new thing. Cars with more torque will do it easier, and it works as long as you aren't on an incline.

It's actually the best way to teach new drivers clutch control, and how to figure out the engagement point on any car...

Engines stall because they arent making enough torque to overcome the mechanical load on the driveline for that specific situation.

So if the car is loaded up, or on an incline and the car needs 30ft-lbs to move off but only makes 20 at 800rpm it stalls when you engage. Cars with racing clutches stall easy because they don't slip as easily as organic clutches and behaveclike on and off switches.

What's specific to these cars is hillstart assist where the car presses the brakes for you so it doesnt run back...

Funny enough on these cars slipping the clutch yourself on an incline will stall the motor with hill start enabled lol

These cars are good for beginner stick drivers as an intro into stick, and for experienced drivers. For people in the middle its bad because it will teach you bad habits.

 

[firestarter2]

Bro... Every manual car does it... It's not a new thing. Cars with more torque will do it easier, and it works as long as you aren't on an incline. What's specific to these cars is hillstart assist where the car presses the brakes for you so it doesnt run back...

Funny enough on these cars slipping the clutch yourself will on an incline will stall the motor with hill start enabled lol

Not true old throttle cable cars will shut off in a second.

 

[3star2nr]

Not true old throttle cable cars will shut off in a second.

bro it depends on the situation... I have literally done this in my Ae86 which had a 4age, my 3000gt, cable, 240sx with ka24, all my BMWs.



Any car will do it, some do it better than others it just depends on torque, how smoothly you engage the clutch and if you're on an incline...Or if the car is loaded up... Has nothing to do with drive by wire... Once you understand the physics behind what causes stalling you can apply the technique to any car.

.Its also a technique they used to teach in performance driving schools back before the fancy autos took over.

 

[firestarter2]

bro it depends on the situation... I have literally done this in my Ae86 which had a 4age, my 3000gt, cable, 240sx with ka24, all my BMWs.

Any car will do it, some do it better than others it just depends on torque, how smoothly you engage the clutch and if you're on an incline... Or if the car is loaded up... Has nothing to do with drive by wire.

Lol my ae86 would not move from zero with no gas!!!!

My boys civic hatch needed like 2000 rpm to move

 

[3star2nr]

Not true old throttle cable cars will shut off in a second.

If you don't believe me look up a USED dodge dually anything with a manual and a Cummins or a ford f250 go test drive it and just come off the clutch. They will accelerate up to 60mph without you touching the gas...

 

[3star2nr]

Lol my ae86 would not move from zero with no gas!!!!

My boys civic hatch needed like 2000 rpm to move

Yeah u weren't being smooth enough thats all... Its harder to do it with a 4 cylinder because they just dont make enough torque

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