heres the thing...i discovered that when im driving (manual) and i slam the clutch while accelerating(just say on 2nd gear)...the car will rev up heaps and it gives me this massive boast...
can somebody tell me what the hell that is...is it a driving technique or am i just screwing up my car...
enlighten me
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I believe it's called 'popping the clutch'.
Jared
Not too sure though, but sure sounds like it.Popping the clutch: Invariably, you will miss your gear (or release the clutch too quickly) and the car will lurch ahead. Often at the outset, you will pop the clutch too quickly and stall the car. Don't worry, it happens to everyone. Just get those exercises out of the way before you find yourself in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
Jared
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You can call it a driving technique if you want, and some do, but it is quite hard on everything downstream of the clutch; The transmission, driveshaft (if equipped), u- or cv-joints, differential, axles, wheels and tires.
Using that as a strategy will also make it quite difficult to drive in reduced-traction situations; Rain, snow, ice, dirt, mud, gravel, etc.
Using that as a strategy will also make it quite difficult to drive in reduced-traction situations; Rain, snow, ice, dirt, mud, gravel, etc.
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