Power Shifting?

[Damious]

hey everyone, i just heard about how ppl power shift.... by not using the clutch? how does that work? i tohught u had to use the clutch.
someone wanna explain to me how this works/how to do it.

that would be awesome, sorry for such a noob question.

Damious

[MX3newbie77]

Actually, I'm pretty sure powershifting is when you use the clutch but don't let go off the gas. I may be wrong though. I thought it was so you don't lose speed in between shifts.

<small>[ July 29, 2004, 11:49 PM: Message edited by: Tom Horn ]</small>

[Ehpl]

you sort of blip the throttle so that there is a temp relief of presure on the gears an you bang it in , I wouldnt recomend this, Its like fancy kung fu sword tricks ,they look cool but if you screw up your gonna need someone to put things back where they usta be! Ive seen guys tear up an make a mess of thier trannie worse than a cat with a role of toletpaper, an if your lucky an your gearbox doesent go boom youll still look real lame (leave that for the civic guys LOL!) If you have a good clutch an short throw shifter an with a bit of practice you can shift just as fast as someone who is powershifting ,without putting your transmition in danger.

Eugene L
1.6DOHC
N.S.canada
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/552384

[93-Spec-Edn]

Originally posted by Ehpl:
you sort of blip the throttle so that there is a temp relief of presure on the gears an you bang it in , I wouldnt recomend this, Its like fancy kung fu sword tricks ,they look cool but if you screw up your gonna need someone to put things back where they usta be! Ive seen guys tear up an make a mess of thier trannie worse than a cat with a role of toletpaper, an if your lucky an your gearbox doesent go boom youll still look real lame (leave that for the civic guys LOL!) If you have a good clutch an short throw shifter an with a bit of practice you can shift just as fast as someone who is powershifting ,without putting your transmition
in danger.

Eugene L
1.6DOHC
N.S.canada
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/552384

I agree 100%

[Damious]

alright thanx for the info... i know for sure im not into the idea of destroying a tranny....

i was planning on getting a STS anyways...

just wondering what is the best method for drag racing in a manual. shifting wise? is it like what the first responce said just have it at high Rpm's and clutch shift clutch? cus thats what i do now... i never really had anyone teach me to drive stick.

thanx for the info

[papa roached]

goes about like this

shift
bend input shaft
tranny explodes all over

any questons?

like that old drugs commercial, this is your tranny, this is your tranny on power shifting then the egg that they were using as your tranny gets smashed by a fryin pan

<small>[ July 30, 2004, 01:22 AM: Message edited by: papa roached ]</small>

[Mnemonic]

power shifting is the trick you use when your clutch has gone out and its your only line of attack!

what your trying to do is match the speed of the motor with the speed of the car, so that your not speeding up but not slowing down either, i guess you could call it that perfect harmony, and it will allow you to slip in and out of gears. but not reverse your skrewed on that one!

[mx3man83]

Shifting without letting off your gas is not that bad for your transmission. I do it all the time when I'm racing (without nitrous). Just keep the gas floored, push the clutch and change gears. It's a much smoother transition from gear to gear in higher rpms. Your engine doesn't start to slow in RPMS as opposed to when you let off the gas. Try it, you will know what I mean. However, if you have a stock clutch it won't last long. I don't do it with nitrous because by hitting the clutch with the gas pushed, your rpms skyrocket...if i was squeezin and it hit fuel cut...could be ugly...
This is just my opinion, I love shifting like that. Some don't, I do. My tranny is doing just fine since I put in redline 75 90 and that lucas stuff. Keep in mind, I never use to shift like that before the new tranny fluid.

[jumboplay]

My honest opinion! Don't do this!!! I owned my car for 3 years and it ran perfectly. I got the car all done up, fell in love with it again, and started abusing it. I "powershifted" every chance I got and guess what? In a few short months, my syncros are toast. Waste of money just to feel a great shift once in a while. Grrr. Basically, don't do this.