starting my s13 without using the clutch

[mtbr64]

i would like to know why i can start my s13 without using the clutch also why is it that my car bogs down harcore in 5th gear when im going like 60? is this normal? because the 240sx have a big 5th gear? if you guys could tell my why my car is doing this please do so :wtc:

[typhoonslippery]

60kph or mph

[mtbr64]

sorry 60kph?
im just wondering because my friend in his probe can drive at 50 in 5th and all it does is drop the rpm to about a 1000 but on mine it drops it to 1000 and the engine seems like its shivering if that makes any sense?

[s0ldats]

my ka seems happiest on the highway within the 2500-3500 range.

[S13SilviaGirl]

well there are many possibilities to the reason you can start w/out a clutch. 1 could be that your car was previously an automatic, or 2 that someone disconnected the clutch interlock switch.

as for your bogging...give some more info...

[Natty]

Are you crusing at 60kph or accelerating when it bogs? Either way, you should be in 3rd gear at that speed, maybe 4th for cruising.
You're gonna damage your rings.

[mtbr64]

no its not that i do it i just wanted to know why it does it? its like the engine vibrates hard because its not in a high rpm
also my car previously had a starter on it but it got taken out could that be the cause of me being able to start the car without the clutch?

[Natty]

no its not that i do it i just wanted to know why it does it? its like the engine vibrates hard because its not in a high rpm
also my car previously had a starter on it but it got taken out could that be the cause of me being able to start the car without the clutch?
I don't understand what you are saying about the RPM issue. If you are in 5th gear at 60kph, it will shake. Try using 3rd gear.
If by "starter" you mean a remote starter, yeah, that would be the cause of it. For the car to start, you have to acticate the clutch interlock relay, which is done by pressing down the clutche pedal. The previous owner would have to have disabled it in order for the remote starter to work.

[old_s13]

1) the ford probe sucks
2) any manual transmission car should be startable without the use of starter (rolling clutch technique)
3) cars should never be driven at 1,000rpms unless you are an idiot. always keep the rpms over 2000 unless you're idling.

[DuffMan]

3) cars should never be driven at 1,000rpms unless you are an idiot. always keep the rpms over 2000 unless you're idling.

Well, unless you have a big V8 :cool:

But on a KA yeah, you need to downshift. KA's seem to shake a lot more than most cars though when they are lugged at low rpm. I'm guessing its because of the long stroke and general imballance of the engine.

[mtbr64]

ok cool its not that i do drive at that rpm im just wondering why it does this
but you guys answered my question thnx for the help boys