How do you shift on the strip?
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How do you shift on the strip? Have done a search and I found about 100+ posts (literally) about the CAGS eliminator and on how people shift casually driving. Found a few posts on how to adjust your point at where you shift with setting up the light and adjusting about 100 RPM before hand to allow yourself the reaction of it... but I didn't find anything on this! 
How do you shift on the strip or when you are going all out? I have read of people just keeping the gas pedal mashed down and useing the clutch as they shift and then have heard of people doing it like you would driving around daily, let off the gas move into gear foot back on the gas. Any advantages to one over the other? If anything I would imagine you probably stay a bit higher in RPM but is the chance of damage to the drivetrain worth it?
Basically what is the best method for shifting at the track?!
How do you shift on the strip or when you are going all out? I have read of people just keeping the gas pedal mashed down and useing the clutch as they shift and then have heard of people doing it like you would driving around daily, let off the gas move into gear foot back on the gas. Any advantages to one over the other? If anything I would imagine you probably stay a bit higher in RPM but is the chance of damage to the drivetrain worth it?
Basically what is the best method for shifting at the track?!
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From: Oshawa (Home of the 5th-gen)
Power-shifting: hold throttle on the floor, bang the clutch and the shifter simultaneously as fast as you can .
Speed-shifting: quick lift off the throttle, bang clutch and gear as fast as possible, right back on the gas
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Power-shifting is usually left to the bold and daring, and CAN have serious (read: expensive
) consequences, if you don't get the shift done quick enough, or you miss a gear or something, you can over-rev the engine, and/or break things while you're at it. Speed-shifting is your safest bet, but you don't (shouldn't) need to lift completely off the throttle ... and clutch wise, you should only need to give it just enough to allow a fast shift, but barely disengage it.
.Speed-shifting: quick lift off the throttle, bang clutch and gear as fast as possible, right back on the gas
.Power-shifting is usually left to the bold and daring, and CAN have serious (read: expensive
) consequences, if you don't get the shift done quick enough, or you miss a gear or something, you can over-rev the engine, and/or break things while you're at it. Speed-shifting is your safest bet, but you don't (shouldn't) need to lift completely off the throttle ... and clutch wise, you should only need to give it just enough to allow a fast shift, but barely disengage it. Thread Starter
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I always have let completely off the gas just because of being afraid of causing damage. Maybe I should hold it down some though, looking back on my last vids my dad filmed you can see mid way through the track that my foot is catching the brake pedal or something, brake lights come on every time I shift. 
Damn me and my size 15 foot.
Damn me and my size 15 foot.
