Shifting Technique
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Shifting Technique
It is simple, but I didn't think about it before. I was watching Motor Trend and the driver was shifting like this: While winding out one gear, he was putting pressure on the shifter to come out of that gear to go to the next. I don't really know if that is faster than shifting all in one motion, but it may reduce miss shifts when under hard throttle.
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Re: Shifting Technique (merrick)
It's a horrible practice. It will cause gear face wear and may (as already pointed out) be bad for the syncronizers. The bottom line is that no pressure ought to be put on the linkeage until you're ready to shift. When you are, grab the stick like you mean it and put some a-- into getting it to the next gear. BTW, IMHO, C&D is a crummy place to get any really good racing input. Cire96
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Re: Shifting Technique (cire96)
It's a horrible practice. It will cause gear face wear and may (as already pointed out) be bad for the syncronizers. The bottom line is that no pressure ought to be put on the linkeage until you're ready to shift. When you are, grab the stick like you mean it and put some a-- into getting it to the next gear. BTW, IMHO, C&D is a crummy place to get any really good racing input. Cire96
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Re: Shifting Technique (NoWorries)
I push down the button on top, pull it backwards to the OD symbol, and go.
Haven't missed a shift yet. :jester
Haven't missed a shift yet. :jester
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Re: Shifting Technique (NoWorries)
I push down the button on top, pull it backwards to the OD symbol, and go.
Haven't missed a shift yet. :jester
Haven't missed a shift yet. :jester
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Re: Shifting Technique (merrick)
1st thing, anything from Motor Trend is worthless.
Now did he state he was doing that or did you observe him doing that?
Seems to me that you have more of a chance to miss a shift that way. What if you hit a bump and you knock the shifter into neutral, now you have to worry about where the shifter was supposed to be and where you were going with it.
Shifting is a natural thing, you shouldn't have to think about it.
Now did he state he was doing that or did you observe him doing that?
Seems to me that you have more of a chance to miss a shift that way. What if you hit a bump and you knock the shifter into neutral, now you have to worry about where the shifter was supposed to be and where you were going with it.
Shifting is a natural thing, you shouldn't have to think about it.
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