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Originally Posted by CarpeDiem51392
Interesting Stretch, can't say I've ever tried that I will now though.
Would you be able to switch which tire is getting power in an open diff rwd car w/ this method? Seems like braking power to both wheels would be even, therefore the spinning tire is still the spinning tire... just speculating here...
Or do you mean just to get as slow of a start as possible in slippery conditions?
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Let me put it another way.
If you have a manual gearbox and a clutch and you are driving in the snow or on a slippery surface you will find that you too can get the rear wheels / driven wheels to spin uncontrollably if you press down on the loud pedal and let the clutch pedal up quickly. Even if you don't push down too hard on the loud pedal you can often get the wheels to spin if you release the clutch quickly. There is no control.
Left foot braking can be applied to simulate the slip of a clutch on a drive line with an automatic transmission. If you don't control the slip with the brakes the automatic transmission will think "oh this is easy" and might even change up a gear.
If you get really stuck and you can't get up a slippery hill even with left foot braking the chances can often be improved if you try going up the tricky bit backwards as the reverse ratio on most vehicles is much lower than most first gears.