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Manual cars+reverse

Twista

Twista

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Im reading things like, "while in reverse i hold the clutch @ fiction point and add gas" My reverse gear is not hooked up to the gas padel at all... it doesnt change or add anything if you touch the gas while reversing. To go faster while reverse i just let go of the clutch fully and to slow down i use the brakes. Only thing the gas does for me is make the engine roar while backing up.
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Alot of people use the gas with manuals while in reverse gear.. do you?

Heres proof of what im saying - http://media.putfile.com/GT-Sangblower
Ok, @ 2 min (when it says3:30:41) into the clip you can hear him revving the car so it doesnt turn off (the car inst tuned yet, so it turns off... after the tune he can back up normally) Neways thats how my car sound.. you can hit the gas and the engine gets loud, but the speed doesnt change unless u let go of the clutch more.
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I understand what you're asking, but the second quote confused the fvck out of me. And since our manual car is in the shop (actually, after sitting for well over a year and a half it's getting fixed today, kinda weird), I can't respond.
 
Yes, but I don't pull the clutch out completely since my reverse gear is a straight gear or something, maybe the wrong term?
 
Yes, giving _ANY_ car more gas while in reverse will make it speed up. Unless you're a moron and burning up your clutch by slipping it terribly.

ZV
 
That's kind of odd, in my old '92 Sundance if I hit the gas then the car would go faster in reverse, I did it all the time.
 
Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Yes, but I don't pull the clutch out completely since my reverse gear is a straight gear or something, maybe the wrong term?
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Reverse gears are typically straight-cut and non-synchronized (this saves on machining costs and reduces complexity without any loos of function since helical-cut and synchronized gears are only helpful when shifting while moving and reverse is almost never engaged with the vehicle in motion). However, there is absolutely no reason to slip the clutch because of this, you should engage the clutch fully or you are severely shortening its life.

ZV
 
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Yes, but I don't pull the clutch out completely since my reverse gear is a straight gear or something, maybe the wrong term?
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Reverse gears are typically straight-cut and non-synchronized (this saves on machining costs and reduces complexity without any loos of function since helical-cut and synchronized gears are only helpful when shifting while moving and reverse is almost never engaged with the vehicle in motion). However, there is absolutely no reason to slip the clutch because of this, you should engage the clutch fully or you are severely shortening its life.

ZV
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At least in my car it's seems to go too fast when in reverse without even giving any gas more than the idle. If I use the brake, the ride gets very bumpy and the rpm's drop too much.

I hardly use it even 5 seconds though, I get it in motion and then that's usually enough to bring it down the driveway and onto the street.
 
:/ wtf is wrong than? Reversing with gas does piddy for my car. Heres another post which sounds like mine


The only time I've driven a manual hooked up to an engine anything like your 'stang's engine was when this restaurant staffer had me get his Corvette. I didn't even have to apply the gas to back that sucker out - the engine idle did it for me, so I don't know about that car's reverse too much. Maybe this is a safety feature on your Mustang to prevent you from doing something stupid - after all, some of these sports cars can do 0-30 or even 40 mph all in just first gear (the super-fast ones achieve those 0-60 times with no shifting!!). If an irrational use of reverse could do the same thing, I see the purpose of this feature.
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That quote doesn't make sense at all. Of course the engine is hooked up to the transmission, or you wouldn't reverse at all. If you're revving the engine and not going much faster, it's because the clutch is slipping.
 
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
That quote doesn't make sense at all. Of course the engine is hooked up to the transmission, or you wouldn't reverse at all. If you're revving the engine and not going much faster, it's because the clutch is slipping.
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Wouldnt the car stall if it was slipping that bad? I mean the car keeps reversing by itself and doesnt stop.
 
When my truck is cold it idles high (1500) so I don't use any gas to get out of my driveway.

When it's warm it will stall if I don't give it gas..
 
Originally posted by: Twista
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
That quote doesn't make sense at all. Of course the engine is hooked up to the transmission, or you wouldn't reverse at all. If you're revving the engine and not going much faster, it's because the clutch is slipping.
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Wouldnt the car stall if it was slipping that bad? I mean the car keeps reversing by itself and doesnt stop.
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Ummm, you do understand what clutch slippage is, right? A slipping clutch makes the car _LESS_ likely to stall...

ZV
 
Originally posted by: The Pentium Guy
What do you mean by slipping the clutch?
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theres 3 ways to have a clutch

engaged (pedal to the floor)
slipping/superslipping/extremeslipping/riding (pedal out half way, or foot lightly on pedal)
disengaged (pedal out all the way, foot off)

slipping is used when on a hill to keep from rolling, slip the clutch a lil to get some force on the tires, or to slowly accelerate in first slowly release the pedal to keep from being jerky, same goes for most gears, you lightly slip it, but you dont just keep the pedal half way down you either fully engage it and coast, or you fully disengage it and keep enough gas to keep from stalling
 
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