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The Engine Starts Without Pressing the Clutch in BeamNG.drive

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by kolros, Dec 22, 2024.

  1. kolros

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    Friends, I’ve even changed the driving mode, but for example, if the handbrake is off and I shift into 1st gear, the engine starts without pressing the clutch. I assigned the start button to the "start" function on my steering wheel. As soon as I press start, the car moves immediately. Based on what I’ve seen online, the car should stall with a jolt, right? Why isn’t it happening?

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  2. Tinolm

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    I'm not car expert, but if you expect something to happen, similar to what happens when you have the handbreak on.
    I would say this depends on many factors, if the car is light enough and has a high final drive gear ratio, the force required for the acceleration might be less
    than enough to stall the engine. I assume it's just a matter of engine vs resistance/inertia.

    Tested. the cherrier just gets pushed while the neigne is starting

    Something like a T-Series however won't even start.
    Take any car, change the Final drive to adjustable and set it to something low,
    The cherrier for example will jerk a little and not be able to start or slowly start rolling until it can start.
     
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  3. kolros

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    Could you please explain in detail how to change the setting you mentioned?
     
  4. Tinolm

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    (I just said that, so you can see what can also happen and that it depends on many factors)
    Just to show what could also happen:
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    -Select adjustable final drive
    -Turn it to the lowest
    -Apply
    Try to Start the car

    The outcome will strongly depend on what car you use though.
     
  5. kolros

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    Only front final drive comes out
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  6. Tinolm

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    As I said, it depends on the car alot
    The starting behavious aswell as the gear ratio.
    What car are you using?
     
  7. SupremeDalek73

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    If I understand correctly, I believe this is the torque of the engine's starter motor driving the wheels. The starter motor needs to have enough torque to get an engine to reach idle speed, and this torque is being transmitted through the engine, transmission and drivetrain. I don't know if this is realistic as I've never started a vehicle in gear without the clutch, but in real life I presume this could burn out the starter motor. To answer why it doesn't start with a jolt, I believe this is due to inertia; the momentum of the various parts in the drivetrain will keep rotating for as long as they can before stalling.
     
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