Clutch,,Stalling,, good laugh
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Never had a problem taking off with the 8, I still continue after a year of ownership jerking it into second, i hate that gear. But once you really start working through the revs on this car the shifting is amazing.
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Originally Posted by aggietiff28
So far the only times that I really have trouble with this car and stalling is in reverse while backing up a hill. For some reason the car doesn't like to have to pull in reverse.
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i hate reverse.. i feel like im riding that clutch. i'll get the car in motion but as soon as i release the clutch... jerk jerk jerk jerk... ahhhhh!!
but what i have found about the RX is that it is impossible to completely stall the car on purpose.. i have come to the point where you'll see the battery light, light up and all you do is step back on the clutch and the car will start up again no problem. This entails lightning fast reflexes but about 20 times now where i can feel the car begin to stall and just hold in the clutch will get it out of trouble again.
I've owned the 8 since october of last year and probably stalled... 6 times total now. 4 of it was within the first week of owning the car lol
but what i have found about the RX is that it is impossible to completely stall the car on purpose.. i have come to the point where you'll see the battery light, light up and all you do is step back on the clutch and the car will start up again no problem. This entails lightning fast reflexes but about 20 times now where i can feel the car begin to stall and just hold in the clutch will get it out of trouble again.
I've owned the 8 since october of last year and probably stalled... 6 times total now. 4 of it was within the first week of owning the car lol
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Originally Posted by Crazy Rx-8 Driver
i hate reverse.. i feel like im riding that clutch. i'll get the car in motion but as soon as i release the clutch... jerk jerk jerk jerk... ahhhhh!!
but what i have found about the RX is that it is impossible to completely stall the car on purpose.. i have come to the point where you'll see the battery light, light up and all you do is step back on the clutch and the car will start up again no problem. This entails lightning fast reflexes but about 20 times now where i can feel the car begin to stall and just hold in the clutch will get it out of trouble again.
I've owned the 8 since october of last year and probably stalled... 6 times total now. 4 of it was within the first week of owning the car lol
but what i have found about the RX is that it is impossible to completely stall the car on purpose.. i have come to the point where you'll see the battery light, light up and all you do is step back on the clutch and the car will start up again no problem. This entails lightning fast reflexes but about 20 times now where i can feel the car begin to stall and just hold in the clutch will get it out of trouble again.
I've owned the 8 since october of last year and probably stalled... 6 times total now. 4 of it was within the first week of owning the car lol
I've noticed that too -- like it has some kinda last ditch efford emergency system to help get you out of a stall. The battery light will come on and if you time it right the car will save itself from a stall
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Originally Posted by Sportriderwv
Thought you all might get a kick out of this,, I am having a hard timing driving my new 6 speed. I keep stalling it at stop lights and stuff.. dont think I am a newbie or something cause i have owned standards my whole life. I am a truck driver and the clutch on my rig is a very long throw, and on my drive to work everyday truck ( chevy s10 )the clutch is all the way out... So when i get in my new car i am all messed up trying to take off, and I guess having no low end grunt doesn't help either in our cars.
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This is my old wrangler's interior, check out that shifter, it was a short throw.
I learned on this one, really forgiving. It would shudder terribly if you got close to killing it, and by it I mean the entire car.
Actually it would shudder terribly if you got it past 50 mph....
This is my old wrangler's interior, check out that shifter, it was a short throw.
I learned on this one, really forgiving. It would shudder terribly if you got close to killing it, and by it I mean the entire car.
Actually it would shudder terribly if you got it past 50 mph....
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I came from a miata, and the clutch/shifter are remarkably similar feeling. Only real difference is the push down for reverse thing. I've also noticed that when driving around town at <40mph, the 8 makes a lot more noise through the transmission tunnel than the miata did. Still, there's a cure for that - drown it out with the gas pedal
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Originally Posted by toxin440
I've noticed that too -- like it has some kinda last ditch efford emergency system to help get you out of a stall. The battery light will come on and if you time it right the car will save itself from a stall
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I have driven quite a few manual transmissions and had a couple of stalls. My most frequent issue is being inattentive and hitting the wrong gear, i.e., starting from 3rd (clutch back in go to 2nd), 2nd to 5th (let it bog till speed catches up), 5th to 4th (clutch, then over to 6th). I have only had mine for a few weeks so assume I will get better or not.
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When I took it into the shop to get my rock dent fixed I took the relatively "back routes" to avoid the beginnings of rush hour. This meant tons of residential driving and stop signs, so at least I got to work on my take-offs. Anyways, I was doing pretty good at getting it going without peeling out although I'm a little slow still with a little bit of occasional jerking. Anyways I took off on a slight incline (no rolling, yay!) and the car was extra jerky and I couldn't figure out why. Duh. I was in third gear!!
At least I know it can be done.
At least I know it can be done.
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Originally Posted by BunnyGirl
Anyways I took off on a slight incline (no rolling, yay!) and the car was extra jerky and I couldn't figure out why. Duh. I was in third gear!!
At least I know it can be done.
At least I know it can be done.
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Originally Posted by Red_X8
Never had a problem taking off with the 8, I still continue after a year of ownership jerking it into second, i hate that gear. But once you really start working through the revs on this car the shifting is amazing.
I have also noticed that it is a a b--ch in stop and go traffic. One of the hardest cars to start and hover in first and second gear going between 5 to 15mph. I found that hanging out in 3rd gear actually got rid of the car wanting to jerk.
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Actually if you turn off your car, and then switch it back on (for when you forgot to roll up your windows) before the engine stops spinning over, the car sometimes starts back up.
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Originally Posted by Asmoran
You don't need to turn the car back on for that. Just make sure you haven't opened a door first, then hit the window up button. Your windows will still work with the car off until you open a door.
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