Dogging the engine

Lantec · 02-04-2004, 07:21 PM

Is that really bad for it? I try to avoid it most of hte time but sometimes it does it in 2nd while going around stop signs...

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KIMUTAKU · 02-04-2004, 08:00 PM

i always try to come to a complete stop and pop it in 1st...(around stop signs and 4 ways)..

otherwise double-clutching to 1st @ 5-10km/h will do..

don't know if it's bad to "dog" the engine..

Penphoe · 02-04-2004, 08:32 PM

I think you mean bogging the engine.

Generally, you don't want to do this as it is stressful to your engine. An example of bogging or lugging the engine would to be trying to climb a steep hill when you're in 5th gear, going at about 70km/h. Your engine will not have enough power to make it up the hill without causing detonation and pinging.

This is bad.

If you're approaching a stop sign in 2nd gear, just coast in 2nd gear until you're almost at a complete stop. Press the clutch in and voila - you're done. If you don't press the clutch and your car sounds like it's about to stall, you're bogging the engine - that's bad.

LaterZ!
Darren!!

Benjamin Tang · 02-04-2004, 10:42 PM

i thought he meant "lugging the motor"... too low rpms for too high a gear.

keep your foot down and lots of opposite lock as u clip the apex!

Happy_Days · 02-05-2004, 04:41 AM

hahah..

Press brakes down lightly before the turn, then blip the gas to rev match into first gear with the same foot that's pressing the brakes.

jk btw.

Lantec · 02-05-2004, 12:26 PM

..ooh.. crap

Kevin · 02-05-2004, 12:36 PM

What, you people don't actually stop at stop signs?
I generally try to stop at those red signs, and when I leave from a standstill I use 1st gear.....

vovo · 02-05-2004, 11:48 PM

dogging the engine...
thats gotta hurt.

Lantec · 02-06-2004, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kevin
What, you people don't actually stop at stop signs?
I generally try to stop at those red signs, and when I leave from a standstill I use 1st gear.....

almost got rear-ended because I did

Lantec · 02-06-2004, 01:59 AM

well it doesn't sound like it's going to stall... the engine makes a low rumble and sounds like a diesel

fukamoto · 02-06-2004, 03:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lantec
well it doesn't sound like it's going to stall... the engine makes a low rumble and sounds like a diesel

I used to always go to a full stop then pop it in first. But recently I've been lazy and have been just popping it in 2nd while I'm just moving slightly.

LaterZ!
Darren!!

Penphoe · 02-06-2004, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lantec
well it doesn't sound like it's going to stall... the engine makes a low rumble and sounds like a diesel

A gasonline engine that sounds like a diesal engine is probably pinging and knocking. That's not a good thing.

I never put my car into 1st gear when aproaching a stop. I usually downshift to 2nd gear and press in my clutch when I'm almost at a complete stop (~5-10km/h). Only when I'm at a complete stop do I put it into first.

LaterZ!
Darren!!

Lantec · 02-06-2004, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Penphoe
A gasonline engine that sounds like a diesal engine is probably pinging and knocking. That's not a good thing.

I never put my car into 1st gear when aproaching a stop. I usually downshift to 2nd gear and press in my clutch when I'm almost at a complete stop (~5-10km/h). Only when I'm at a complete stop do I put it into first.

LaterZ!
Darren!!

Doh!

yeah, it's really hard for me to actually get into first...

deft · 02-07-2004, 02:14 PM

If you double clutch, from 4 to 3rd or 3rd to 2nd, you can just kind of pop it in, but from 2nd to first I find that if I do it, I just hold it firmly and it pops in, but not right away.

Yeah first is really tough to get into, but in parking lots now, I just stay in first.

02-04-2004, 07:21 PM	#1
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KIMUTAKU Scooby Specialist Member#: 19776 Join Date: Jun 2002 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Vancouver, Canada Vehicle: 2012 GVF SWP Ninja Lime Green	i always try to come to a complete stop and pop it in 1st...(around stop signs and 4 ways).. otherwise double-clutching to 1st @ 5-10km/h will do.. don't know if it's bad to "dog" the engine..

02-04-2004, 08:32 PM	#3
Penphoe Friendly Neighbourhood Moderator Member#: 269 Join Date: Sep 1999 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Burnaby, B.C., Canada Vehicle: 2005 ABP LGT LTD BP6 00 Impreza RS GM6 RIP	I think you mean bogging the engine. Generally, you don't want to do this as it is stressful to your engine. An example of bogging or lugging the engine would to be trying to climb a steep hill when you're in 5th gear, going at about 70km/h. Your engine will not have enough power to make it up the hill without causing detonation and pinging. This is bad. If you're approaching a stop sign in 2nd gear, just coast in 2nd gear until you're almost at a complete stop. Press the clutch in and voila - you're done. If you don't press the clutch and your car sounds like it's about to stall, you're bogging the engine - that's bad. LaterZ! Darren!!

02-04-2004, 10:42 PM	#4
Benjamin Tang Scooby Guru Member#: 4496 Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: British Columbia Canada Vehicle: 2009 Forester red	i thought he meant "lugging the motor"... too low rpms for too high a gear. keep your foot down and lots of opposite lock as u clip the apex!

02-05-2004, 04:41 AM	#5
Happy_Days Scooby Specialist Member#: 35049 Join Date: Apr 2003 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Vancouver BC Vehicle: 2011 Mercedes C63 OE Tune 538/500	hahah.. Press brakes down lightly before the turn, then blip the gas to rev match into first gear with the same foot that's pressing the brakes. jk btw.

02-05-2004, 12:26 PM	#6
Lantec Scooby Specialist Member#: 48685 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Coquitlam, B.C. Vehicle: 2010 Prius Silver	..ooh.. crap

02-05-2004, 12:36 PM	#7
Kevin Scooby Specialist Member#: 1082 Join Date: Mar 2000 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Vancouver, BC Vehicle: 2008 Norco Shore One Logo 500 SE	What, you people don't actually stop at stop signs? I generally try to stop at those red signs, and when I leave from a standstill I use 1st gear.....

02-05-2004, 11:48 PM	#8
vovo Scooby Specialist Member#: 33742 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: West Vancouver Vehicle: 2002 Wrx Sportwagon WR Blue	dogging the engine... thats gotta hurt.

02-06-2004, 01:59 AM	#10
Lantec Scooby Specialist Member#: 48685 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Coquitlam, B.C. Vehicle: 2010 Prius Silver	well it doesn't sound like it's going to stall... the engine makes a low rumble and sounds like a diesel

02-07-2004, 02:14 PM	#14
deft Scooby Specialist Member#: 46624 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Vehicle: 2004 WRX World Rally Blue	If you double clutch, from 4 to 3rd or 3rd to 2nd, you can just kind of pop it in, but from 2nd to first I find that if I do it, I just hold it firmly and it pops in, but not right away. Yeah first is really tough to get into, but in parking lots now, I just stay in first.