go get stuck in slooow-moving traffic for an hour and you will get it! but no, you can't 'adjust' anything to be able to quickly remove your foot from the clutch....any car will bog/shake/stall....you 'mate' the trans/motor when the pedal is released in gear; they are disconnected in neutral/when you are depressing the clutch. that 'sweet spot' when it starts moving forward without gas is the connection you are feeling; at that point it's your job to keep RPM alive

 

You can get most manual cars to move without applying gas if you are letting out of the clutch at an excruciatingly slow rate. For all normal conditions however, you should be giving it gas at the same time you are lifting off the clutch pedal. This car is the most finicky I've driven so far and it's because of the lack of torque. Still I think I've only stalled it once ever--stopped on an incline and I just happened to not give it quite enough gas. Otherwise it's pretty easy to catch it when it starts to shudder. You can either push the clutch pedal back in or give it more gas (or both) to prevent it from stalling at that point.

 

A lot easier with a big truck or something with a huge torquey engine. Only time I've done this is on a cold start and Rpms are at 1.5-2k

 

You can do this in just about any car, if you move the clutch slowly enough. It's a convenient way to become familiar with the engagement of an unfamiliar clutch. It's how I learned to use a clutch pedal; before learning this trick, I had no idea where the clutch was engaging, and I stalled 9 times out of 10.

Don't expect to get anywhere in a hurry, though.

 

I have had a couple of early '80's VW diesels (1982 Rabbit, 1985 Jetta). It was possible to let out the clutch on an idling engine and easily creep forward in first geat. The engine's full torque, a whopping 58 lb-ft in the Jetta, was essentially available at idle. You just can't count on that torrent of low rpm torque on an S2000.

 

I've done it in every manual car I have owned, it is even possible on a slight up hill.

 

What he said. On some other cars it may be pretty easy to use solely the clutch to move, but on the S you have to be pretty damn patient.

What's wrong with giving it more gas?

 

Yes, I do this to get my car up my inclined driveway. Usually I carry a little bit of momentum so it's not an issue, but if I have to stop I can still just let the clutch out without giving any gas to get up the driveway.

 

Thanks so much for the help guys! This car has a high engagement point, so I had to be very patient when releasing the clutch. I wish it had more torque, but other than that, this car is the best!!!

 

It sounds like you already have your answer, but to add, it's hard to diagnose your problem over the internet. It sounds like the normal growing pains of learning to drive a stick so I'd recommend you get a friend who's been driving stick for a while to ride with you. He or she will probably know immediately what you're doing wrong.