Shift points?
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Shift points?
What are good shift points from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd for the 1/4 mile? My times are a bit high and part of it has to do with bad traction and to bad track prep., but maybe I could pick up a tenth or so with better shifting.
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RE: Shift points?
Powershift. Make sure you don't miss a gear.
Shifting makes all the difference for manual cars at the track.
You literally keep your foot in the gas, and slam the clutch to the floor, shift and pop your foot off the clutch as fast as ya freakin' can.
Figure for a stock GT or near stock, 200-300 rpms before redline will be good. Your car is already falling flat on it's face near redline.
Shifting makes all the difference for manual cars at the track.
You literally keep your foot in the gas, and slam the clutch to the floor, shift and pop your foot off the clutch as fast as ya freakin' can.
Figure for a stock GT or near stock, 200-300 rpms before redline will be good. Your car is already falling flat on it's face near redline.
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RE: Shift points?
shift that thing right at redline. When I had my 01', if I remember right, I wounded out each gear, and went through the traps just redlining 3rd. It was perfect timing. I ran 14.27. I didn't powershift though.... might have been a tenth or so faster if i did
now w/ my auto i just sit back at keepr' floored
my best time with her is 14.7 not bad for non pi auto
now w/ my auto i just sit back at keepr' floored
my best time with her is 14.7 not bad for non pi auto
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RE: Shift points?
ORIGINAL: Dan04COBRA
Powershift. Make sure you don't miss a gear.
Shifting makes all the difference for manual cars at the track.
You literally keep your foot in the gas, and slam the clutch to the floor, shift and pop your foot off the clutch as fast as ya freakin' can.
Figure for a stock GT or near stock, 200-300 rpms before redline will be good. Your car is already falling flat on it's face near redline.
Powershift. Make sure you don't miss a gear.
Shifting makes all the difference for manual cars at the track.
You literally keep your foot in the gas, and slam the clutch to the floor, shift and pop your foot off the clutch as fast as ya freakin' can.
Figure for a stock GT or near stock, 200-300 rpms before redline will be good. Your car is already falling flat on it's face near redline.
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RE: Shift points?
1-2 shift about 5,750RPM
all other shifts at redline
this seems to work best for me, i've only powershifted about three times ever. For powershifting don't ever let off the gas, and at around 5k hit clutch and shift as fast as possible, should put you at redline when you let the clutch out.
all other shifts at redline
this seems to work best for me, i've only powershifted about three times ever. For powershifting don't ever let off the gas, and at around 5k hit clutch and shift as fast as possible, should put you at redline when you let the clutch out.
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RE: Shift points?
Exactly what he said but dont power shift with drag radials you will **** up ur tranny, or rear end, t-45s dont like that
ORIGINAL: geetee03
1-2 shift about 5,750RPM
all other shifts at redline
this seems to work best for me, i've only powershifted about three times ever. For powershifting don't ever let off the gas, and at around 5k hit clutch and shift as fast as possible, should put you at redline when you let the clutch out.
1-2 shift about 5,750RPM
all other shifts at redline
this seems to work best for me, i've only powershifted about three times ever. For powershifting don't ever let off the gas, and at around 5k hit clutch and shift as fast as possible, should put you at redline when you let the clutch out.
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RE: Shift points?
ORIGINAL: Dan04COBRA
Powershift. Make sure you don't miss a gear.
Shifting makes all the difference for manual cars at the track.
You literally keep your foot in the gas, and slam the clutch to the floor, shift and pop your foot off the clutch as fast as ya freakin' can.
Figure for a stock GT or near stock, 200-300 rpms before redline will be good. Your car is already falling flat on it's face near redline.
Powershift. Make sure you don't miss a gear.
Shifting makes all the difference for manual cars at the track.
You literally keep your foot in the gas, and slam the clutch to the floor, shift and pop your foot off the clutch as fast as ya freakin' can.
Figure for a stock GT or near stock, 200-300 rpms before redline will be good. Your car is already falling flat on it's face near redline.
thats the wussy way to powershift. you gott keep the pedal pressed hard against the floor and shift w/o the clutch
