Re: power shifting

[Anthony Pelletier <vwnuts@yahoo.com>]

With cathy's motor, she'll be wanting to wait till the
revlimter to shift as her power peaks around 6800(1.8
head, 50mm, eurocam).  (please tell me I remembered
that correctly.)  The key is to do it smoothly.  If
you start grinding gears your trans is going to die
quickly.  

--- Matthew Yip <mgyip@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Define "power shifting"  
> 
> When I road race, I power shift per se by stabbing
> the clutch whilst
> almost simultaneously lifting on the accelerator and
> moving the shift
> lever into the next higher gear.  This is a bit
> tough on synchros but
> it does make for fast shifts which are critical,
> especially when
> cornering.  
> 
> In the 16v, the torque starts to drop off around
> 6200 rpms -
> therefore, I set my shift light around 6200 rpms and
> try to shift
> close to that speed although it's tough when you're
> racing door
> handle to door handle.  
> 
> To date, no one's been killed speed shifting
> although more than one
> transmission died an untimely death.  
> 
> --- Cathy Boyko <losinit@usa.net> wrote:
> > My hubby wants me to ask if anyone has advice on
> power shifting,
> > since it
> > should drop his ET's if he can do it consistently.
> Tips and what to
> > avoid
> > would be appreciated, thanks. (like anybody killed
> anything doing
> > it? best
> > rpms? that kind of stuff) LMK, thanks. Cathy
> 
> 
> =====
> Matthew
> 
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