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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 02:39 PM
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Speed-shifting = power shifting. Same thing. Hold the gas down and go through the gears. Not using the clutch usually means a broken tranny. -Mark
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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Hold the foot to the floor and never let up. get a good shifter, the stocker will not cut it. and work at it....
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by M29_Formula
If you guys are throwing it so hard into 3rd that your making your hand slip off and hit the radio, then you have an issue. You should still be able to powershift without slamming the gears that hard. I powershift with only my palm and index & middle finger and I'm faster than anyone I know at it, sans my friend who has been racing since he was about 14. Pay more attention next time you powershift and you'll realize that you need to be more concerned with how quickly you work the clutch, moreso than how hard you can slam the shifter into gear.
Yea I agree you shouldnt have to death grip the shifter or mad handle it when you shift quickly it takes longer when you do harder anyways, at least for me
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Bitemark46
Speed-shifting = power shifting. Same thing. Hold the gas down and go through the gears. Not using the clutch usually means a broken tranny. -Mark
Well I guess they mean different things to different people (I remember threads where people would compare power shifting to speedshifting...)
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 05:41 PM
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Actually speed shifting is different than power shifting. As we all know power shifting is when You hold the gas pedal to the floor without letting off while shifting. Speed shifting is when You only let off the gas for that split second that the clutch is disengaged and You're shifting into the next gear then hammer on it as fast as You can. Pretty much just normal shifting but really really fast.
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 08:07 PM
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I predict broken parts.
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 11:19 PM
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Powershifting is when you jab the clutch and keep it wot the whole time
Speed shifting is when you jab the clutch and go to like 50% throttle

let me find my wot 1-2-3 pull video in a second

at the end when its really shakey

http://video.ls1tech.com/video/2D09A...0808924239.htm
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