SlowazzVette2

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Sometimes the car just acts like it doesnt want to go in gear if I stay floored and hit the clutch to grab the next gear. When I let off the throttle it slides in fine. What am I not doing correctly. Its a hit or miss deal I think its more me than anything. Thanks.

bayer-z28

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Drill mod FTW... Or driver mod..

Powershifting is shifting w/ the throttle pegged. When I did it my first time, I unleashed a WHOLE NEW attitude of that car that I have NEVER experienced. !!! I was NOT expecting that car to pull THAT HARD!!! WOW!! Prolly not friendly on stock 10b, but I KNOW my trans can take it! Thanks T56Rebuilds!!!..

Speed shifting takes experience. Clutch, shift and clutch really fast. Or slide it out while the clutch is on it's way down. By the time it's in gear, you just snap the clutch back up.

styoung

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practice make perfect, i like to think i can shift fast, i just run througth the gears shifting at 2k rpm fast around town to practice, its all in the timing.

yamablaster024

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find an open road and take off as fast as your tires will let you without spinning. Never let off the throttle and try not to hit the rev limiter between shifts. This is hard without a good clutch and tranny so if your on 100k miles and stock clutch n trans i wouldnt be doing this...although i have done it to my Ls1's haha. Gotta love chirping 4th on dry pavement speed shifting

yamablaster024

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i would practice speed shifting at lower rpm's so you dont blow your motor though.

Sgt. Spuds

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^ thats what rev limiters are for

calhoon

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A rev limiter will not save a motor from a missed shift. Making a 2-1 instead of a 2-3 and actually letting out the clutch can take out an engine in one stab.It can also explode a disc.

Bandit LS1

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Borrow one of your buddy's cars and practice on that

Viper

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"A rev limiter will not save a motor from a missed shift. Making a 2-1 instead of a 2-3 and actually letting out the clutch can take out an engine in one stab.It can also explode a disc."

Or going to hit 4th but missing, it bent 2 pushrods at 90 degrees for me, mechanical over rev because I had my foot in it.

pewter01z

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Go test drive a honda and learn with it.......

TheLS1Kid

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bayer-z28

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Rev limiters only protect you from acceleration over revving. They don't protect against a physical over revving. Rev limiters only effect the spark and fuel.

I've seen a piece opf a crank shaft my HS auto teacher had on his desk (back in 95 or so). It was from a 60 something Plymouth. He missed a shift and pulled a 12grand tach.

Sgt. Spuds

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I thought he was talking about not letting the clutch up fast enough, not miss shifting..

sk8co

haha yeah. my friends rsx missed 4th gear right after a topped out 3rd hit second dropped the clutch and saw 11krpms. haha ****** didnt blow! those damn motors are tough. slow but tough. oh the tach only goes to 9k but we spaced out the gap it went to and yeah. 11k rpms.

point being. rev limiter can only do so much. and my friend sucks ad driving

_JB_

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That is powershifting, NOT speed shifting. Huge difference.

LSXNV

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when you get good at either one of these shifting methods, you can pick up a lil more by side stepping the clutch. though, without the drill mod, it doesn't work as good.

bad6as

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and side steping is?

Mr.Powers

Moving your foot to the side and lettting the clutch rise on its own...

ls1amit

Yea i did the whole redline in 3rd to 2nd thing... I got lucky and the car lived. I relized what i did pretty quickly.. But i still beat the mustang!!

matt01z28

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what exactly is speed shifting and powershifting?. i never knew anyone who could tell me