To power shift or not 2.
To power shift or not 2. Hey yall me and a friend are having an argument about power shifting. I have one friend with a 2002 WS6 with 14k miles on it. he powershifted his car maybe 5 or 6 times and now third gear is messed up. MY other friend says that it makes a BIG difference in accleration. IMO its not worth it to power shift seen as how it isnt the best thing for the transmission. I have seen people who can shift there *** off with out power shifting......
these are both bone stock WS6's........ one has 100+k miles and the other 14k miles.
just wondering yalls opinion.
these are both bone stock WS6's........ one has 100+k miles and the other 14k miles.
just wondering yalls opinion.
Last edited by 02Vortech; Apr 26, 2007 at 03:38 PM.
Powershifting will get every last ounce that the car has to offer bottom line. If don't want slightly better et and higher mph don't powershift.
I typically gain 2-3mph in trap speed when powershifting
; however the tradeoff most likely is faster tranmission wear.
I had steel shift forks, carbon blockers, and upgraded synchros in my transmission when I installed it (fresh rebuild). The basic upgrades like this make the T56 good for 700rwhp. Beyond that you need a 300M Viper output shaft. Next step up is custom gears etc.
I typically gain 2-3mph in trap speed when powershifting
; however the tradeoff most likely is faster tranmission wear.I had steel shift forks, carbon blockers, and upgraded synchros in my transmission when I installed it (fresh rebuild). The basic upgrades like this make the T56 good for 700rwhp. Beyond that you need a 300M Viper output shaft. Next step up is custom gears etc.
12 Second Club
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i think i messed up my 3rd gear shift fork powershifting at the track but im geting ready to have bronze forks put it so im not that worried but i agree with gnx7 when i was power shifting my et's got better every pass and my trap speeds stayed consistant
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Its the price you pay.Here is my .02 on power-shifting.Everyone knows a peddal car puts down more Hp to the rear than an automatic.An automatic you put it in drive and floor it.Good enuff for some.I prefer a stick car over an auto.If shifted right and quick enuff(without missing a gear) you will run down the automatic everytime.(streetcars,no pro-mod stuff here..lol)But the tranny does take alot of abuse powershifting.....its just a matter of how you drive the car.I have blowed up tranny's just goofing off at the light!Spent a 1500 bucks and 2 weeks later did the same damn thing.Now that was not fun.....
