Does the G35 coupe stall when you let go off the gas on first?
I heard that on BMW 330's, when you let the gas go, the car idles at 600 rpm and stays there without stalling. This is really good for traffic and other stuff.

 

I haven't had any problems and drive in stop and go traffic daily.

-Rick

 

For the G you have to let off the clutch sloooowly to prevent it from stalling. I drove my friend's bimmer and it's much less prone to stalling. The G is definitely not one of the friendlier stick cars out there.

 

Why? Just give it more gas.

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-Jedi
Ordered 4/03: 2003 G35C, 6MT, Blk/Blk. Loaded ETA ~ 6/03

 

BMWs start rolling when the clutch grabs. That makes stick driving in a BMW a little bit easier than in any other car.

 

I "idle" drive in first all the time...Atlanta traffic....



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Nope haven't had that problem........

 

where did you hear this?
My bro has a z3.....all stick shifts stall when you come to a stop and not applying the gas.

My G starts rolling when the clutch engaging, without pressing the gas
you have to do it right or else you'll stall

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G35c 6MT DG/Willow

 

IDK, I know what you are talking about. Seem that the G does not have enough ump in first and maybe on a slight incline hill to just let off the clutch with no gas. Definately the BMW was able to do this.

G35C 6MT / E55

 

Well, the problem with this thread is there is not enough information being posted. First of all, the Infiniti WILL pull from a standstill with not throttle support, IF, its a cold start. Remember, if your car sat for hours and cooled off, when you start it, the RPM's ought to be between 1K-1.5K to warm the motor up. ANY car will pull at this RPM. Now if it's been warmed up, you ought to be idling around 500-600 RPMs. No it won't pull unless the clutch is released really slowly.

 

How about this...

Lets say that you were driving on a highway at 60 and then let go off the gas and let it coast.
If you let it coast until the car gets to 5 mph, does the G35 stay there or does it end up stalling when the car slows down and stops. In bmw's, the car will never stop, it will keep going without the need to apply gas.

Is this the same in a G35?

 

are you sure that bmw isnt auto

 

So you're saying if you leave a BMW in 5th and let it coast it will ultimately slow down and idle? Even in 5th?

 

Not to flame here, but I've been driving stick shifts for 21 years, and I have never, EVER heard of a manual transmissioned car that can idle while still in gear. That sounds like total hocus-pocus to me, or if you were a passenger and a stick-shift neophyte, maybe a lack of full understanding of everything the driver was actually doing behind the wheel.

Basic mechanics say that if you leave the car in gear and let it come to a complete stop with the clutch fully engaged, the driveline tension originating from the 4 stopped wheels themselves causes the motor to seize, and the car will stall ... period.

That aside, as with all things involving sticks, there is only one true answer to all these other questions about what the 6MT can or cannot do to get rolling - it all depends on the skill of the driver.

I have mastered drving sticks in stop and go traffic. You can do practically anything, including making the car move from a standing start without the gas, even on a mild hill, or even just hanging in-place on that hill, if you know how to feather the clutch properly. It has nothing to do with the build quality of the drivetrain, nor the amount of power or torque the engine generates. I've owned everthing from this 280hp beauty I drive now, to a 60hp VW Bug, and it doesn't matter, you can still pull it off if you know what you're doing.

Your skill with the clutch alone is the answer to everything.

The rest is voodoo.

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