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Originally Posted by Promising_Confinement
In the past before I got the phone and the app just keeping track of it myself, with REALLY trying ... doing things like on the way out to where I deliver the papers ... speeding up to about 60, keep my foot on the clutch, turn the car off -leaving it on accessory-, coasting down to about 45, pop the clutch, speed back up, rinse repeat and doing that as often as I can on the route itself. Something I would NEVER try during the day, but at 3 or 4 in the morning with barley any traffic at all it's not such a big deal. heh
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Something to keep in mind, by just releasing the clutch at 45ish your engine is instantly going from 0 rpm to about 1800. It is also doing this before the oil pressure has an opportunity to build up. This may have a negative effect on the life of your bearings and what not. One thing you can do is release the clutch just a enough to get the engine spinning then press it back in while it stabilizes at idle. Then release the clutch and start accelerating again. If you are doing it right a full glass of water sitting on the dash would not be disturbed while bump starting (I wish I was always that smooth
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