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clutch dump

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It’s a way of letting the car’s engine power go straight to the wheels by quickly taking the foot off the clutch pedal. It can make a car start faster but is hard to do safely.

Technical Definition

A driving technique where the driver quickly disengages the clutch to transfer power abruptly, often used in racing or performance driving to improve launch times.

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"Yeah. If you got this car to 60 miles an hour, you were doing a 6500 RPM clutch dump to get it moving."

Vonnen’s Porsche 911 Does The Unthinkable — Carmudgeon w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 205 The Carmudgeon Show 12:06

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