i think it should still be closed.
all the positive ends of devices are ran in parallel, and all the grounds are in parallel as well.

Wouldn't disconnecting the battery just mean that it is one less device in the group?

If things were in series it would have a huge impact, but i think everything should still connect to everything else the way it is.

in parallel, that would mean that the alternator is still connected to the rest of the electronics.

i think...

 

you know what, you're right... i was thinking of how i have my buick setup. ive got higher gauge cables throughout and instead of a 1 piece positive battery cable with a single battery terminal end that splits into two lines that go down to the starter and then over to the alternator, its two seperate thick cables that piggyback on top of eachother.


should work just fine, nevermind my earlier comment

 

 

When I do it I actually prefer to do it in 3rd because the shock doesnt feel as strong as first gear

 

You can slip the clutch a bit, if necessary. The issue is getting the car moving fast enough to have enough momentum to turn the engine over, but not have the engine spinning fast enough to have too much compression braking. For most cars, second gear seems to be the right compromise.

 

use 2nd gear if you have to do it.

 

lol you young people hater i've seen this done but haven't done it myself, interesting to know we can do it though

 

Definitely a good technique to know. Personally, I do it in second. Force of habit from the motorcycle as neutral is between first and second, so just a quick kick up.

I've never done it on the S, nor do I hope to, but did it to get my Dad's truck going.

For you older folks, us youngun's aren't really from the day when carburetors, kickstarts and bump starts were the norm. EFI and computers for us. Haha. If my Dad hadn't shown me the technique on my carbed first bike, many of my friends wouldn't know the technique either.

 

I have done this in every manual car I have ever owned, lol

In fact, my battery in my S2000 died one day at the drag strip and I had my friends give me a push so I could pop the clutch, start the car, and head to the staging lanes!

In my stealth the bendix on the starter went through a period where it wasn't engaging the flywheel. I didnt feel like replacing the starter so I got really good at parking on inclines everywhere

 

I was thinking the same thing. I think it was a regular occurence in our high school parking lot.