Powershifting......good or bad

[Redline_civic91]

i've been trying this on my civic. when i change gears i leave the gas pedal floored and bearly push in the clutch and off i go into the next gear. it seemed to make a difference. is this good for your car though. and is this a good technique??? i think its called powershifiting.

[Bryan8412]

uh? NO.
First off flooring it while pushing the clutch (partially) will push it past the redline if you're already redlining(assuming so as you're racing), possibly destroying your engine or (hopefully) cutting off the fuel and loosing you the race. Also it will grind the clutch as it spins faster on its way out

next not pushing it in all the way will cause the gears to rotate still while switching and engaging a new gear. This will cause mechanical wear on the teeth in the gears, not to mention when you rev at high RPMs while partially pushing in the clutch its grinding away and will eat your clutch material up.

lastly on your way out you'll be once again grinding the clutch further as it struggles to reconnect with the engine that is still revving. (this is assuming you even got the car in gear considering its a bitch to line up the gears when they're spinning at different speeds, which if you pull the clutch out and its not it will cost you the race).

this is all assuming your transmission is still in tact.

that is not called powershifting, its called dumbasshifting (notice my clever recycling of the last 's'), because you'd have to be one to do it.

we need more racers like you, that way it will lessen the competition quite significantly...wow....

[kidrocket]

pointless really

[kicker1_solo]

If you pull up on that lever behind your shifter (the e-brake) between first and second gear, you'll go faster.

[Melt]

You guys need to chill, he is just asking a question.

It seems people in the 92+ civic forum are a lot more agressive than people in the 88-91 Civic / CRX forum. Just lighten up, I saw the way you guys all lashed onto the guy who wanted to do burnouts in an auto and that kind of shit, just chill and let shit roll.

not pushing it in all the way will cause the gears to rotate still while switching and engaging a new gear. This will cause mechanical wear on the teeth in the gears, not to mention when you rev at high RPMs while partially pushing in the clutch its grinding away and will eat your clutch material up

Thanks, I need to show this to one of my dumbass friends who doesent clutch at all.

[gimmezell]

I'll have agree with Melt. Some people just need to relax a bit. Go read a book or something. :licker:

[Bryan8412]

Please do, the whole point of the clutch is to attach the engine to the transmission and vice versa. It's pressed in so that the engine is turning but the energy isn't attached to the transmission, this lets the gears stop turning so that you may choose a gear while "all is still" aligning the teeth nice and easy and then engaging the clutch once again (letting it out) it once again is connected to the engine and turns at the same speed it does.

Without the clutch, the gears would be spinning constantly at the speed of the engine, this is bad when attempting to enter a gear obviously since the main gear (connected to the driveshaft) is not in motion once you exit a gear.

http://www.howstuffworks.com

look up the manual transmission, its one of the simplest mechanical components on a car and seeing why the initial post would destroy one's transmission is instantly apparent upon understanding the components and mechanical action involved.

[Rice_destroyer]

don't ever power shift! learn to shift at your car's peak power level. quick shifts are the key to success and longevity of engine life.