Starting off a complete stop in a manual transmission car, when clutch release/gas?

Question

i need to know this in DETAIL

Answer 1

There is a magic moment when they all come together. I had trouble with this until my brother took me up a steep hill, stopped the car, put on the emergency brake, and told me to get in the drivers seat. I had to learn immediately, as you might imagine, and it worked like a charm. First, you must push down on the clutch pedal to the floor. Then you have to release the clutch gradually, while at the same time pushing on the gas pedal until they "meet in the middle." That is, there is a point you must feel where the clutch is looking for enough gas to engage the transmission and make the car move. It is not hard, but you need to learn how to "feel" that place where the gradual release of the clutch meets with the gradual application of the accelerator "gas" pedal to make the car go. With a little practice you will find it. Don't release the clutch too fast, and don't push on the gas too fast and suddenly, there it is. You will feel awkward at first, but once you feel it, it is just like walking down the street.

Answer 2

Start with the car idling and the transmission in neutral. Put the clutch in all the way, and put the car in first gear.

Then, simultaneously: give it a moderate amount of gas (more if you're trying to start uphill), and slowly release the clutch about halfway. Hold both pedals in that position for a half second or so, while the car starts to move.

If you have done everything right, the engine RPMs will drop slightly as the car starts to move, and then the RPM will rise up to or higher than what it was when idling.

When this happens, simultaneously give it some more gas and slowly let the clutch the rest of the way out. The car will continue to accelerate.

If you don't give it enough gas when moving off, the RPM's will fall more than just slightly. If they fall low enough, the engine will stall. If the engine does not stall, it is still producing very little power running at low RPMs. Starting from a standstill is the hardest job you can ask your engine to do, and doing it when the engine is producing little power ("lugging the engine") will put much wear and tear on it. (This is true also when driving at normal speeds in too high a gear for the car's speed, especially uphill.)

If you give it too much gas when moving off, you'll waste fuel and cause more engine wear than is necessary. If you use too much gas and let the clutch out too fast, you'll do a "jackrabbit start" and burn rubber.

If you use the right amount of gas but let the clutch out too fast, you'll still have an irregular, jerky start and the car may stall.

Perhaps there are some backroads or large, empty parking lots in your area you can try it out on. Practice makes perfect!

Answer 3

Co-ordination is the magic word!! It is a co-ordinated application of both, (and a little luck as you learn)! After a while it will become second nature, and you will find yourself "stamping your left foot" on the floor when you get ready to stop car, ---when driving automatic, -- also you will wonder why the car is accelerationg so slowly!! By the time "power brakes" were available, -- car manufacturers figured out that they shouldn't put on wide brake pedals, -- I stuck my face in the windshield several times becacuse I "stomped the clutch that wasn't there". That car (1955 DeSoto )-would almost stand on end when you hit the brakes!! My girlfriend (now wife of 43 years) almost ruined her mothers face one day with it too! This would have been very unpopular at the time!!

Find a "big empty parking lot", - and experiment till you get it figured out!

Answer 4

it depends on the vehicle.
but generally, as you slowly release the clutch, you apply enough gas to keep the engine RPM the same, so as the clutch comes out, gas pedal goes down.
If you let the clutch out too fast with not enough gas, it will die.
if you let the clutch out too fast with too much gas, you'll burn rubber.

Answer 5

Floor it, and drop the clutch.
It sounds cool with the tires spinning, and makes cool smoke.

Answer 6

http://www.standardshift.com/faq.html

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Transwiki:Manual_transmission_driving_technique

http://www.hints-n-tips.com/kylearticle8.htm