[Dr. Love]

Originally Posted by djamphi555

Hello,

Did something really STUPID. I was at a busy intersection and here came my little gap. However, somehow I got all $%&#-up and really reved it, almost 4,000 and didn't disengage the clutch completely. So,... here comes the horrible smell of: damn, you suck man!!!
At the next stop light, I engaged the clutch and revved the engine to help cool down the flywheel, but the smell lingered all day.
Here is my question though, call me paranoid, but the car seems to shudder very slightly when I start off in 1st gear barely above 1,000RPM. Starts very smoothly if I am at 1,500RPM. Is it just me being paranoid and the car always did this? Or did I burn my clutch? The shudder feeling I remember from before, just not sure if it used to happen if I engage around 700RPM, because the car idles around 500RPM. Sorry long story.
How much gas do you usually give it in heavy slow traffic in first gear? Up to how many RPMs? Thanks.

How long have you been driving a stick?