Zero to sixty

Ok so I know there is a chip or circuit you can buy for a stick shift that prevents you from rolling back on a hill what is it called? Yes I know about heel toe but I'd rather not worry when someone gets right up on my a** I'd use my e brake but of course it doesn't work all in all I need the chip/circuit so direction would be much appreciated

sofakingdom

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No such thing that I've ever heard of. Granted, I've only been driving stick shifts for 45 years or so, so I'm kind of a n00b at it; but, just sayin.

It's a skill.

redneckjoe

fix your e-brakes.
never heard of such a thing either.

could tie a rope to a small 2x4? toss it behind your front tire,..........

just funin with ya. i figure you must have thick skin?

Marc Webber

No such thing just practice. I learned my stick shift skills from a 66 mustang with manual clutch,brakes and steering. Pretty good at it now after 34 years.

Zero to sixty

Hahaha yes I have thick skin n yes I know practice makes perfect but I think I did find what I was looking for it's called a hill stopper or hill assist

sofakingdom

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Some people have been known to use a line-lock for that... kinda in the same class as using a hydrogen bomb to swat a gnat, but w/e.

Let us know how that works out.

Vanilla Ice

There IS such a thing. It's called hill assist and is an advanced feature of 2010+ cars it measures vehicle incline angle and holds brake pressure for a half second.
Three options:
1. Practice.
2. Fix your ebrake.
3. Buy a much newer car.

I don't use the ebrake. This tells you that all you really need is practice.

paulo57509

Studebaker used to have such a device (back in the 1930's). Studebaker used to build horse drawn wagons that had a similar mechanism, so I guess it was a logical extension for them to put them on their automobiles.

It used to be a big deal featured in Subaru commercials.

A Hurst line lock was the first thing that came to mind.

QwkTrip

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If you don't want to roll on a hill then let the clutch out part way to take up the slack, momentarily pause for a fraction of a second while you switch your brake foot to the gas, and then drive off under easy throttle. The steeper the hill the quicker you'll have to be. Do not rev the **** out of the engine on a hill with the clutch partially engaged.

Tibo

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He's noob, I'd consider it a given that he's probably going to burn his first clutch pretty quick anyway.

deadbird

My best bud, growing up, parents had an 85-6-ish (hard to remember that far back) AWD Subaru turbo wagon 5sp that had the 'hill holder' feature

https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2013/0...80s-subaru-xt/

"Buyers could opt for a five-speed manual transmission (which further included a “Hill-Holder” feature to prevent rollback on steep grades) or a three-speed automatic, and like many Subaru models of the day, the XT came in both front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive."

Was a great little 'sleeper' car for a turd brown wagon in it's day.