rcg412

ZXR; really? I find it very easy to go from a stop. I had a old saab 900 turbo before, that was harder.

ZX9RCAM

Unfortunately I have trouble with the right foot either giving too much gas or not enough when it comes to the Porsche....

Difficult for me to hit that "happy-medium".


Maybe I am just more "self-conscious" because it is a Porsche & I want to take off from the lights perfect every time, lmao.....

s14roller

Yeah I think I feel the same way...I'm trying to get a perfect release but still get slight bogging from time to time.

nick49

I'll bet I have killed my 996 about 50 times while either backing up or starting out slowly in a parking lot. I grew up in the late '60s and my first cars were VWs, MGs, Sunbeam, Austin Mini, Jaguar, etc. I didn't even have an automatic until I had been driving several years. I did notice that the 911SC that I had in the '80s had and unusual feeling clutch but it seemed more predictable than my Carrera. I feel better knowing it's not just me as I let a friend drive my car who has driven manual forever and he killed it first try. What does that tell you?

wrljet

I think it's partially due to the e-Gas system.

Gus B.

I usually rev to about 1K RPM and then take out the clutch as quickly as I can while slowly feeding the gas at the same time. No jerkiness, but it sure feels different (not in a good way) from my M Coupe. One thing that ticks me off big time is that this car bogs and dies if you try to let the clutch out til the revs drop before adding gas. Its how I used to do it in the M Coupe, but it seems as if this car does not have enough torque that low to withstand even a small dip in revs. Annoys me all the time.

1999Porsche911

Get rid of the clutch pedal booster spring and, although the pedal will be harder, it will feel more like a clutch rather than a switch.

himichael

joking aside:

best way, least wear -- only add gas when the clutch begins to engage. then add some gas and release the clutch as quickly as you can w/o stalling or jerking the car. between gears, match revs, release clutch very quickly, never ride it.

theonlyrobertson

I have experienced the same thing on this topic... to the point I was thinking I needed a clutch.

I also have noticed it's very sensitive to what's and who is in the car.

I had mine loaded with luggage and travel goodies for 2 and on a steep hill I thought I'd never get it going. Eventually I did but probably chewed through .050" of clutch material.

1999Porsche911

BEST WAY; Stop thinking about wearing out the clutch, starting off smoothly, etc and just drive the car. Over analysing what you are doing will ALWAYS make it worse. It's called "performance anxiety".

wrljet

Curious... How much harder?

Bill

Gus B.

Posts 23 & 24 accurately show what I don't like about this car (yes, I spend a lot of time on stop and go traffic). I usually let the clutch out til the revs drop and then accelerate, but if I miss the acceleration part by a nanosecond, it stalls. In some steep driveways/parking lots, I have to rev to something like 1,400 rpms or so before I even consider slowly letting the clutch out (yes, riding it and wearing it out), but if I don't do that, its a guaranteed stall. Glad to hear I am not the only one who has noticed this. This was not the case with the M Coupe.

1999Porsche911

Not as difficult as the old stock muscle car's cable controlled clutch pedal. I guess if you are used to drving a hydraulic and/or power assisted clutch, you will notice it more, I find that the feel of engagement is so much better without the booster spring. It is easy to do (one you see how). I have it on right now for a trip to Vegas in 2 weeks, but often keep it off around home. I plan on modifying the spring connection this winter to allow for quick disconnect with a flip of a lever.

Twinned

Sounds like a new product in the making.