Down shifting

[Sean]

It just takes skill and practice to be able to pull off on a steep hill without rolling backwards. An old coworker of mine who was from Jamaica told us that one of the excercises on the driver's road test included the stickshift hill test. They put you on a hill and put a match box behind the wheel. If you successfully drive up the hill without rolling over the match box, you pass. If you roll over it, you fail.

That would actually be quite challenging. I've done it before, but sometimes I roll back a couple inches. Unless some asshole that doesn't understand that people in this world don't all have autos and is inches away from my rear bumper. lol

[Firestorm]

That would actually be quite challenging. I've done it before, but sometimes I roll back a couple inches. Unless some asshole that doesn't understand that people in this world don't all have autos and is inches away from my rear bumper. lol

It's easy!

Hold handbrake up, leave foot off throttle, let clutch out until it starts to grab and the rpm drop, then foot on throttle a little and let handbrake down.

[Sean]

It's easy!

Hold handbrake up, leave foot off throttle, let clutch out until it starts to grab and the rpm drop, then foot on throttle a little and let handbrake down.

I like to challenge myself without the use of the handbrake.

[Funkmasta]

Or get a motor with some torque... ;)

foot on brake, no gas.
release clutch until you feel grab.
foot off the brake, using the motor to keep from rolling back.
normal acceleration clutch/gas routine.

BTW, this method only works in the 335 and the Land Cruiser. The M3 you have to really just go for it. I hate when people pull up on your bumper on a hill. :(

[george graves]

Or get a motor with some torque... ;)

foot on brake, no gas.
release clutch until you feel grab.
foot off the brake, using the motor to keep from rolling back.
normal acceleration clutch/gas routine.

BTW, this method only works in the 335 and the Land Cruiser. The M3 you have to really just go for it. I hate when people pull up on your bumper on a hill. :(

Yea, with a m30 - you can even do this starting out in second...sucks not to be "challenged" with a small motor :)

[payney8]

ha ha ha. Heel toe is the best idea to save damage and keep ur gearbox healthy and at george lol

[gearheadE30]

heel/toe doesn't do anything when you are taking off, although i guess you could use the same principles...

[payney8]

yeah sorry i was talking to the thread starter. taking off on hill's i just use a slight variation of the heel toe were i keep the clutch fully in to stop wear and when i need to i adjust clutch/brake/throttle as quickly as possible to take off

[NcTurnL]

Im not the one that said anything about being on a hill, lol.
But I still understand what your saying.