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Old 05-15-2007, 11:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Power shifting...
what is the correct and real way to "power shift"?
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Old 05-15-2007, 11:04 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Stay at WOT when u shift...just never let off the throttle
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Old 05-15-2007, 11:08 PM   #3 (permalink)
 
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Stay at WOT when u shift...just never let off the throttle
ya good method... your tranny will last really long than
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Old 05-15-2007, 11:14 PM   #4 (permalink)
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idunno what WOT is... and is that not the correct way of doing it or something?
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Old 05-15-2007, 11:17 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Powershifting (a.k.a. flat shifting, full throttle shift, or clutchless shift) is a method of shifting used with manual transmissions to reduce the time where the driving wheels are not powered.

Unlike a normal gearchange in a manual transmission, a powershift does not utilize the clutch at all. Instead, the gear lever is "ripped" from gear to gear. If tried with a road car, this can cause catastrophic damage if not selected in the right RPM range, especially if the gearbox doesn't have synchromesh.

This type of shifting is mainly used in racing applications with gearboxes that have been specifically designed for this purpose. In this application, powershifting does not put very much strain on the transmission; most of the stress is absorbed by the clutch and the rear differential.[citation needed] This is one of the reasons manual transmission cars break the differential more often than automatics.
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Old 05-15-2007, 11:19 PM   #6 (permalink)
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as far as i know all u have to do is don't come off the gas when shifting.... i used to do it at the track all day but i found a better way to shift w/o that horrible feeling on the tranny...

side note... never power shift 2nd gear.... not impossible but it's very hard to do w/o grinding...
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WOT = Wide Open Throttle
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Old 05-16-2007, 12:06 AM   #8 (permalink)
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as far as i know all u have to do is don't come off the gas when shifting.... i used to do it at the track all day but i found a better way to shift w/o that horrible feeling on the tranny...

side note... never power shift 2nd gear.... not impossible but it's very hard to do w/o grinding...
thats pretty much what I was going to say.
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Old 05-16-2007, 12:55 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Old 05-16-2007, 01:45 PM   #10 (permalink)
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yeah i had a friend go through a few gears already b/c of his driving style...

another note... if the tranny is hot it make this wayyy harder to do...
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never powershift going into 2nd or going from 2nd to 3rd?
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You have to have stupid good reflexes when WOT shifting.... Get to know the hell out of your car before you attempt this.
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Old 07-30-2007, 10:28 PM   #13 (permalink)
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experienced power shifting ftw....

newb power shifting ftl...
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Old 07-30-2007, 10:31 PM   #14 (permalink)
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When I powershifted the rpms are so slow because of the DBW, i never hit the rev limiter anyways, either that or I shift quickly
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I'm never gonna powershift my car.
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Old 07-30-2007, 10:43 PM   #16 (permalink)
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man....i got my car 3 mos ago and i'm still hesitant to power shift...i only did it once....and man it was awesome....but i'm saving my next couple of round of power shifting for the meet in september
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I'm never gonna powershift my car.
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