Powershifting
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Powershifting
one of my frineds showed me how to powershift last weekemd, id never heard of it. for those that dont know, its just shifting without takin your foot off the gas when you clutch. my question is, can our cars handle donig that to them? since if you do it racin, its gonna tach out and the shift hard.
ive got a stage 2 clutch, but aside from hte tranny tearin up, will the rest of the motor be able to handle it repeatedly, or am i askin to break something doin that?
ive got a stage 2 clutch, but aside from hte tranny tearin up, will the rest of the motor be able to handle it repeatedly, or am i askin to break something doin that?
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Rep Power: 338 I have seen vids where race car drivers powershift and the motor is bouncing off the limiter. THere really isnt an advantage especially on street cars. The engine still needs to lower its speed. It may be better just to time the footing properly between clutch and gas.
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I hope its not too terrible, ive been doing it to mine when im trying to get up to speed fast with everything stock. Just came naturally to me as I was learning to shift, this shifter is real easy to use. Id have to think its pretty bad for the car, so ive been trying keep the techniques use to a minimum.
If you shift fast enough, it shouldnt bounce on the limiter much. Ive never bounced mine, but I usually shift right before the red, and then our car has some room before the limiter so ive never hit it doing this.
Originally Posted by CuRiOuSfIsH
I have seen vids where race car drivers powershift and the motor is bouncing off the limiter. THere really isnt an advantage especially on street cars. The engine still needs to lower its speed. It may be better just to time the footing properly between clutch and gas.
Last edited by drive_fast_dail; Jul 22, 2006 at 12:13 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
