Do You Power Shift?
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Do You Power Shift?
Just curious, when you do in fact, safely, and legally (Oh Brother 
) put the pedal to the metal and go thru some gears; do you keep the go pedal pegged and power shift or do you let off on the gas and shift? I don't usually powershift, but I have occassionally on special entrance ramp runs. The stock GM shifter doesn't provide much confidence, but I have done 1st to 2nd to 3rd without a problem. I imagine when I change it out to a Hurst, Breathless, etc. I will power shift more. So how do you scoot? 
) put the pedal to the metal and go thru some gears; do you keep the go pedal pegged and power shift or do you let off on the gas and shift? I don't usually powershift, but I have occassionally on special entrance ramp runs. The stock GM shifter doesn't provide much confidence, but I have done 1st to 2nd to 3rd without a problem. I imagine when I change it out to a Hurst, Breathless, etc. I will power shift more. So how do you scoot?
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Originally Posted by ACELR8N
Just curious, when you do in fact, safely, and legally (Oh Brother ) put the pedal to the metal and go thru some gears; do you keep the go pedal pegged and power shift or do you let off on the gas and shift? I don't usually powershift, but I have occassionally on special entrance ramp runs. The stock GM shifter doesn't provide much confidence, but I have done 1st to 2nd to 3rd without a problem. I imagine when I change it out to a Hurst, Breathless, etc. I will power shift more. So how do you scoot?
) put the pedal to the metal and go thru some gears; do you keep the go pedal pegged and power shift or do you let off on the gas and shift? I don't usually powershift, but I have occassionally on special entrance ramp runs. The stock GM shifter doesn't provide much confidence, but I have done 1st to 2nd to 3rd without a problem. I imagine when I change it out to a Hurst, Breathless, etc. I will power shift more. So how do you scoot? I never had a problem with the stock shifter...powershifted all gears into 5th before running out of freeway space...
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The last 30 runs at the 1/4 mile were powershifted... foot never left the floor once the run started... not a big deal IMO... In 1/4 mile racing you get used to it after a while and you never go back to lifting between shifts again.
Road course racing is another thing and yes one lifts there...
VR
Road course racing is another thing and yes one lifts there...
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From: Edmond Ok
Originally Posted by Zonify
How bad is power shifting for the clutch?
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I have been a powershifting fool all my life (driving for over 35 years). I love to powershift. But on my first C5, I learned that they don't like it. One new transmission, and one new clutch later I learned my lesson. I don't powershift my current car. BTW, I had been told not to by people I consider very knowledgable. They were right.
BTW, I have been to the dragstrip a few times. In my pevious car I was very consistent, so one night I made several runs without powershifting. Then I made one last run powershifting. My last two runs had identical 60' times. Powershifting made a difference of just over 1/10th of a second (I still shift pretty hard and fast not powershifting).
BTW, I have been to the dragstrip a few times. In my pevious car I was very consistent, so one night I made several runs without powershifting. Then I made one last run powershifting. My last two runs had identical 60' times. Powershifting made a difference of just over 1/10th of a second (I still shift pretty hard and fast not powershifting).
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I've been powershifting my Camaros for years, but shortly after I bought my 2001 coupe I took it out and powershifted 1-2 with the traction control off. I ended up on the wrong side of a 4 lane highway facing eastbound in the southbound lanes (having started out in the northbound lanes). Thank God it was late at night on a Sunday and there was no traffic. That was the first and last time that I'll ever powershift my C5. It's also the last time that I'll ever turn the traction control off.
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