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Originally Posted by jedi_sol
Wait, doesn't "buttering" the clutch to re-engage wear the clutch out faster?
I always rev match after bump start.
Just BARELY release clutch, engine fires on
Clutch in so that the car does not jerk
Shift to top gear
Blip the throttle to rev match
Release clutch...if I did it right, the car does not jerk....thus no wear on the clutch
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Depends on target RPM of course, but true I did also use the accelerator unless when coming to a stop (the Almera had the nasty habit of always taking at least a second or 2 before firing up, so I kept it running at the lights if someone was behind me... making me bump start it on the approach)
But I always bump start it in 5th, giving it a sharp short release rather than a faint one. You don't want to barely drag the engine through the first compression stroke; that just adds extra wear.
In 5th gear it did not jerk much even on the Almeras soft motor mounts.
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