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Originally Posted by California98Civic
It is not safe to just put it in gear. You want to match the rev when doing your neutral coasting with the engine on. And with engine off coasting you want to only "bump" the clutch to the gear just enough to spin the motor a little and start it up. As you get better at this you will come to a point where you no longer even notice the re-start of the engine much at all. After you bump start get into gear using rev matching. Try at moderate speeds first, 40mph perhaps. As with many things... practice is the key. Be safe. Remember that when the engine is off power breaks will have 2 or so significant break pumps left in them with which to stop the car. Lots of us do this all the time with care and attention... it can be done safely and without significant engine wear when you practice and get good at it.
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So if I understand correctly:
1) get up to speed
2) Neutral
3) Turn engine off, then back on after about a second
(I tried off-on and the engine just came back to life lol)
4) coast
5) before hitting lower limit, put in gear but only release clutch to friction point and back
6) with engine started, rev match
7) put into gear and accelerate?
and all this while paying attention to inclinations in the road and accelerating on decents and coasting on accents.
lol it was a bit of a "bumpy" ride to work