I never quite understood the concept of stalling a manual car. According to my google searches, a stall can be caused “by not timing the release of the clutch and pressing the gas pedal correctly. You need to give it just enough gas not to stall it while slowly releasing on the clutch so you take of…

What does it mean exactly to stall a manual car?

paperclip-9 July 12, 2010, 5:33am 6

I understand what stalling is but why does it happen? Why does it matter whether or not the clutch is engaged slowly or quickly? How does this cause the engine to stall? Thanks.