Re: power shifting

[Anthony Pelletier <vwnuts@yahoo.com>]

I was thinking "speed shifting" more than power
shifting....  

--- Dan Bubb <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Not wanting to start a flame war, but... what the
> hell.
> Power shifting is generally for somebody that has
> more money than sense
> (at least as applied to street cars). It's
> incredibly abusive to the
> tranmission and engine with few exceptions. By
> definition, there is
> nothing smooth about it.
> Speed shifting, at least, doesn't risk the engine,
> but again, there is
> nothing smooth about it, which is the antithesis of
> going fast in a road
> race setting. Just picture what happens to a tire's
> lateral grip when a
> torque spike is fed to it!
> Dan
> 
> Anthony Pelletier wrote:
> > 
> > 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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