Cruise control in manual? Why???
01-06-2003, 09:44 AM
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Cruise control in manual? Why???
I'm guessing that cruise control is only used in 6th gear when you're cruising along on a long road trip.
Do you know of any other reasons to use cruise control?
Do you know of any other reasons to use cruise control?
01-06-2003, 09:45 AM
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To give your right foot a break. I don't want a whiny passenger telling me to stay at a constant speed instead of going 105 then 60.
I use it all the time on interstate trips.
I use it all the time on interstate trips.
01-06-2003, 10:20 AM
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Funny you should ask. It does work in reverse, so if your foot gets tired getting out of the driveway, use the cruise. 
(disclaimer - you must be going 25mph or faster).
Scot
[QUOTE]Originally posted by LostWaffle
[B]I'm guessing that cruise control is only used in 6th gear when you're cruising along on a long road trip.
(disclaimer - you must be going 25mph or faster).Scot
[QUOTE]Originally posted by LostWaffle
[B]I'm guessing that cruise control is only used in 6th gear when you're cruising along on a long road trip.
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01-06-2003, 11:04 AM
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I came up with an unorthodox use a couple summers ago. I was upstate exploring a vacant Historical Park. Came to a 'T' with a dirt road. The area was pretty and I wanted to continue, but I don't drive the S on dirt roads.
Solution? Go slowly to avoid kicking up dry dirt. How to maintain as slow a speed as possible? Cruise control at the lowest possible speed. (I believe they calibrate it in kp/h so it's actually under 25.)
Learned something, cruising in too low of a gear is bad, the engine accelerates faster than the cruise can comprehend, then suddenly lets off, to suddenly compensate. You lurch along!
Therefore only cruise in higher gears. I'd imagine reverse would exhibit this phenomena but don't personally have a long driveway!
Another issue w/cruise in manual cars, most of them don't know when you've taken it out of gear--the sensor is on the clutch pedal. So if you're rev-matched and slip it out of gear without using the clutch pedal, the cruise will rev you up and could redline if you don't catch it!
(Since most people probably clutch to neutral and the S's revlimiter, I doubt this is a big issue, but info is always good.)
Um, just for reference, this is the third manual tranny car I've owned w/cruise.
Randy
Solution? Go slowly to avoid kicking up dry dirt. How to maintain as slow a speed as possible? Cruise control at the lowest possible speed. (I believe they calibrate it in kp/h so it's actually under 25.)
Learned something, cruising in too low of a gear is bad, the engine accelerates faster than the cruise can comprehend, then suddenly lets off, to suddenly compensate. You lurch along!
Therefore only cruise in higher gears. I'd imagine reverse would exhibit this phenomena but don't personally have a long driveway!
Another issue w/cruise in manual cars, most of them don't know when you've taken it out of gear--the sensor is on the clutch pedal. So if you're rev-matched and slip it out of gear without using the clutch pedal, the cruise will rev you up and could redline if you don't catch it!
(Since most people probably clutch to neutral and the S's revlimiter, I doubt this is a big issue, but info is always good.)
Um, just for reference, this is the third manual tranny car I've owned w/cruise.
Randy
01-06-2003, 11:18 AM
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Haved owned the following cars. ALL had manual trans. ALL had cruise:
79 Celica
80 Supra
86 Prelude
88 Prelude
90 Miata (still own it)
93 RX-7
93 MR2
95 M3
01 S2000
Interesting experience in the Celica. Cruising on 2 lane at about 70 mph with cruise control. Heading due north on level road. I had installed an after market trip computer that read instataneous mpg. It was showing 20 mpg, far lower than normal. I slowed down and turned around to head south and hit "resume" button so I was going same speed as before. Read 30 mpg. HELL of a head wind!!
79 Celica
80 Supra
86 Prelude
88 Prelude
90 Miata (still own it)
93 RX-7
93 MR2
95 M3
01 S2000
Interesting experience in the Celica. Cruising on 2 lane at about 70 mph with cruise control. Heading due north on level road. I had installed an after market trip computer that read instataneous mpg. It was showing 20 mpg, far lower than normal. I slowed down and turned around to head south and hit "resume" button so I was going same speed as before. Read 30 mpg. HELL of a head wind!!
01-07-2003, 01:07 PM
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Originally posted by andrewewing
Haved owned the following cars. ALL had manual trans. ALL had cruise:
93 RX-7
93 MR2
...{snipped for brevity}
HELL of a head wind!!
Haved owned the following cars. ALL had manual trans. ALL had cruise:
93 RX-7
93 MR2
...{snipped for brevity}
HELL of a head wind!!
I'm not sure that's a helluva' head wind or really bad drag coefficient!!
Heh,
Randy