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Originally Posted by DriftFreak
When you have to inch forward, I always have to clutch in halfway. If I let out the clutch while trying to inch up, it stalls because I'm going to slow. I know I'm burning the clutch doing this, but I don't know how else to inch forward.
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This is fine. I half-clutch mine occasionally to inch forward. It's not good to do that excessively, but as sato said above, the clutch is made to slip some.
What I will often do is lift the clutch pedal to the engagement point very briefly to give me a little push forward, then immediately push the clutch back in (or take the car out of gear) and coast. That way I'm not just sitting there slipping the clutch needlessly.
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Originally Posted by DriftFreak
Also, when I have to stop from 6th and I don't have time to down shift to each of the lower gears, in that case, would I just put the car in neutral and coast to a stop or should I brake until I feel the car about to shake and then clutch in?
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Two comments come to mind. First, you don't actually have to hit every gear as you shift up and down. You can skip gears, especially the higher ones. I will often skip 5th gear on the way up and 4th or 5th coming down. What you don't want to do is skip directly down to 2nd or 1st and over-rev the engine, but there's no need to hit every gear on the way down if you're already going slower than is right for the next gear down.
Second, you don't have to engine brake all the way to a stop. I usually coast at the end. I prefer to be in gear as long as possible, because a RWD sports car behaves more predictably when it's in gear, and because I want to have power available instantly if I need it. But you don't have to keep the car in gear until you're lugging the engine. If you're going that slow, slip out of gear and coast.
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Originally Posted by Manic
While many will disagree with this, I've been doing 70-80% of my starts in 2nd gear.
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I don't disagree with this. Personally I'm more comfortable starting from 1st, but this car is more than capable of starting from 2nd on flat ground without excessively slipping the clutch or lugging the engine.