I should have clarified here, on most cars its a zone. On my '86 4-speed its basically just a spot where the clutch grabs, it may be an inch or less long, at most.Bawked wrote:no! no a point but a zone..... ffs A ZONE!!!! it always moves ITS A ZONE ITS A ZONE ITS A ZONE!!!eve20 wrote:Thank you to everybody who gave me suggestions. I had no idea you could come off the clutch to a certain point and the car would crawl forward. I've tried letting the clutch out a little more and I seem to be lauching better without jerking forward. Of course, i'm not always perfect at launching but for the most part I seem to be doing better! I didn't really understand what the clutch did, so thanks to everybody for basically explaining it!
I also think PS and scionkid are partially right. If you're concentrating on the point in clutch pedal travel where you can get the car moving, that changes depending on load. If you're facing uphill carrying a heavy load that zone will be a bit different than if you're sitting on flat pavement with the car empty. I've been saying that people should learn where the clutch starts grabbing so they have easier launches, instead of just blindly popping the clutch out every launch.