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Old 08-29-2014, 05:44 PM   #57 (permalink)
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Doesn't that waste fuel when you're revving the engine up to ~2500 rpm, so you can reengage the clutch?
Jesus, where did you learn how to drive stick?
irrelevant. I asked a reasonable question & you lashed out with an attack. As teachers often say, "There is no such thing as a wrong question."
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It wastes less fuel than the fuel it will take to gain back the momentum you lost dragging the engine up with the clutch.
I guess.....

Anybody have numbers to show difference between different techniques? Rev-matching vs. using the clutch to "drag" the engine back to speed?
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