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Originally posted by 4jacks
We definatly have a wacky group of ppl here..
But Your saying shift at 2000 rpm???? right now i'm shifting at 3500. Im at 2000 rpm from first before I even let the clutch out.
When I'm stopped and getting ready to go where should I put the RPM's before I start letting the Clutch out... Right now I'm bringin it a little high about 3500 so I dont stall... and less feels like i'm going stall ??? WHAT makes the car stall anyway? anyone know the mechanics ??
And What About Skipping Fourth Gear ?? Is that Bad ??
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You can shift at 2000 but that is for hella gas savin' mode. If you're on level ground, say leaving a stoplight, if you let the clutch out slowly enough you can get moving without stalling. If your on any type of slight hill, bringing up the rpm to get movin is not bad. Cruisin' around in third goin' 60 is. Well, not totally bad, but the only time I do 60 in third is when I'm doin' some type of a road race thing. You should actually be in 5th for 60 but fourth is better than 3rd. It prevents premature wear on the engine.
As for what makes the car stall...
Try this, go down a road where there's noone around. Be goin like 10 mph in 1st. Now slow down verry slowly. When the car is at least moving a little forward, maybe 1 mph, the car will still be running but the rpm will be really low. You go any slower and it dies. When the car is in gear there is a connection between the wheels and crankshaft via a series of gears and such (i.e. the transaxle). When the wheels are stopped the crankshaft will be stopped also, unless the connection is interrupted via the clutch or disengaging the gear (putting the car in neutral).