Power shifting?
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Power shifting? What is "power shifting" exactly?
Is it shifting with no clutch? If so, how is that done? I've heard of rev-matching but I have no idea what that is. I've heard that shifting with no clutch is not a good idea and that makes sense.
Is it shifting without closing the throttle? Meaning shifting really fast while the engine free revs while you select gears. Is this a technique anyone uses? Is it fast?
Is it shifting with no clutch? If so, how is that done? I've heard of rev-matching but I have no idea what that is. I've heard that shifting with no clutch is not a good idea and that makes sense.
Is it shifting without closing the throttle? Meaning shifting really fast while the engine free revs while you select gears. Is this a technique anyone uses? Is it fast?
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From: Corvallis, Or
Is it shifting without closing the throttle? Meaning shifting really fast while the engine free revs while you select gears. Is this a technique anyone uses? Is it fast?
It is extremely fast and could chirp the tires in third gear even in my 1983 BMW 320i get lots of looks when the tires chirp at 50 in an old school 4 cylinder.
My current technique is to power shift at about half throttle, and pray nothing breaks
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