Power Shifting

[Soup]

How do you do it? Why do you do it? Should I do it? Are all the kids at school who do it really as cool as they seem?

[static]

change gears without taking your leg off the gas pedal while pushin it to the limit , i think its not good to do it on a stock engine and transmition , it could damage it , tho i do it all the time with my merc to swing her ass while shifting to 2nd , never had problems

[Traction Issuez]

it's like static described. when power shifting the rpm drop very little so your still in the power range. the best is when someone isn't familiar with their car or not good at it and miss and rev the piss out of their car.....

if you wanna practice just keep shifting as fast as you can while foot off the gas so you get a feel for the shift throws and time between. then graduate to the all mighty power shift..... the last part was so full of sarcasm it hurt.

[Soup]

I'm not going to try it on my nice new tranny, but I might decide to go take some used cars out for a test drive just to try it. I know you can pop the transmission out of gear without the clutch, but how do you get it into the next one?

[Traction Issuez]

you have to use the clutch, when "power shifting" you don't remove your foot from the gas pedal that is planted on the floor. "quick shifting" is shifting as fast as you can but still removing your foot from the gas pedal.

[Soup]

Ahh, I have been enlightened. Thanks guys.

[UKunt]

lol calling it power shifting make it sounds harder then it is.over here its called. ''full throttle shifting''<< dont need to ask many questions when its named like that

[Traction Issuez]

we like to make things harder to understand...... that is why we talk to the British.

[97talon]

Originally Posted by Souperduck

I'm not going to try it on my nice new tranny, but I might decide to go take some used cars out for a test drive just to try it. I know you can pop the transmission out of gear without the clutch, but how do you get it into the next one?

It is possible to get into the next gear without using the clutch but that requires a hell of a lot more practice and timing it perfectly. It is highly recommended to buy a piece of shit car that you can throw away to practice on.

[JGT8229]

my friends dad used to have a montero, he could shift from second to third with out using the clutch and it wouldnt drop barly any rpms, and thats in a truck with a stock shifter, he got skill. owned alot of porchses in his life, now hes broke :banghead: but man he can drive :thumb:

[Soup]

My boss always talks about shifting without the clutch and he calls it power shifting, but he had no idea how to do it in in a race setting, he said it was actually slower than normal shifting

[97talon]

Originally Posted by Souperduck

My boss always talks about shifting without the clutch and he calls it power shifting, but he had no idea how to do it in in a race setting, he said it was actually slower than normal shifting

If you practice at it you can do it quickly. However when most people are doing it they pause so they can match the rpms so it shifts smoother.

[JGT8229]

Originally Posted by Souperduck

My boss always talks about shifting without the clutch and he calls it power shifting, but he had no idea how to do it in in a race setting, he said it was actually slower than normal shifting

when he shifted from second to third without the clutch its was instant, ive ben in the car with him doing it alot of time, never messed up, smooth. i wish i could drive like that lol

[static]

Originally Posted by rydinturbo

my friends dad used to have a montero, he could shift from second to third with out using the clutch and it wouldnt drop barly any rpms, and thats in a truck with a stock shifter, he got skill. owned alot of porchses in his life, now hes broke :banghead: but man he can drive :thumb:

its easy to shift from 2nd to 3rd with no clutch , you can feel the stick goes smoother on the right rpm (too low for me), shift quickly between the gears

[EH!]

i do that on my dirtbike all the time...
i have a 250f and i can keep up with the kx/cr 250
untill they hit 4th then there gone