Hovering foot over clutch.
09-25-2016, 08:12 AM
#31
Originally Posted by TheDonEffect' timestamp='1474739695' post='24069170
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Cutting the power via the clutch does mean immediate slowdown, if you get to the clutch before you get to the brake. It might make a miniscule difference...
Cutting the power via the clutch does mean immediate slowdown, if you get to the clutch before you get to the brake. It might make a miniscule difference...
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Correct, you'd pick up engine braking.
09-25-2016, 12:41 PM
#32
I feel like I have better control of car, with clutch not engaged and in proper gear. Otherwise, kinda feels like you are floating through turns. No?
09-26-2016, 09:30 AM
#36
Dead pedal for me, though I hover/rest my foot slightly on the clutch pedal while stopped at a traffic light (with transmission out of gear in neutral). It's enough to move the pedal a little bit, but not any clutch disengagement (and when transmission was rebuilt 1.5 yrs ago no excessive throw out bearing wear was found). This is for the Acura, not the Porsche.
09-26-2016, 11:25 AM
#37
More control with the car in gear. Even better in the right gear. Coasting in neutral is not advisable as no engine braking (or acceleration) is available. No need to de-clutch until just before the car comes to a dead stop and the engine dies.
-- Chuck
-- Chuck
09-26-2016, 04:50 PM
#38
I probably hover a bit in town. I was worse in my younger days but am pretty much a dead pedal guy now.
I know people who just RIDE the clutch the whole time but they don't seem to learn.
On a side note my sister drove a clutch for about a dozen years. I took her car shopping and she wanted a small SUV, this was about ten years ago. She drove a Kia Sportage and was comparing it to a CRV and I told her it had less power than the CRV so she would have to work the clutch and downshift a lot to keep up with traffic. She said "What is downshift?"
I told her it is when you drop a gear to get the engine in the power range when you want to accelerate or pass. She said "You can do that?!!!?!?!"
So for a dozen years she was just lugging the engine and waiting to build power. She thought once you got to the top, you had to come to a stop and start over in first. Going back down never occurred to her.
I bet there are lots of people who can drive a stick but don't do it well or have bad habits. I still can't heel and toe.
I know people who just RIDE the clutch the whole time but they don't seem to learn.
On a side note my sister drove a clutch for about a dozen years. I took her car shopping and she wanted a small SUV, this was about ten years ago. She drove a Kia Sportage and was comparing it to a CRV and I told her it had less power than the CRV so she would have to work the clutch and downshift a lot to keep up with traffic. She said "What is downshift?"
I told her it is when you drop a gear to get the engine in the power range when you want to accelerate or pass. She said "You can do that?!!!?!?!"
So for a dozen years she was just lugging the engine and waiting to build power. She thought once you got to the top, you had to come to a stop and start over in first. Going back down never occurred to her.
I bet there are lots of people who can drive a stick but don't do it well or have bad habits. I still can't heel and toe.
09-26-2016, 04:53 PM
#39
I'm willing to bet that in a modern car with ABS, there is nary a millisecond to be found by engine braking and then getting on the brakes. I bet you'll add like 40 feet to your stopping distance in a sudden stop scenario.
09-27-2016, 04:33 AM
#40
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Id like to see this vid, OP