[Christ]

I tried this in my civic, but later turned to slip-shifting into and out of gear, rather than using the clutch at all... frankly, I don't feel that the time taken to turn the engine off and restart is really that gainful for me, as it only takes 10-15 seconds for me to go from 60-40, even down slight hills.

I leave the engine idle (it idles lower than normal already, due to my preference), and pull the selector out of gear as I'm letting off the gas. Then, when I want to put it back in gear, I just match my speed with the accelerator, so I don't have to touch the clutch.

It's pretty obvious why I personally don't work out well doing it the other way though, I've hard-taught myself not to use the clutch unless I have to. (Bad knees, less stress if I don't use it.)


By the way, I pop start my car from a stop in my driveway frequently... usually use 3rd gear, sometimes I just lift in 1st though. It only takes a quick slip to start the engine.