Quote: Originally Posted by SRT4Real
Quote: Originally Posted by fozjared
i think speed shifting is definitely the most beneficial way to drag a turbo car, even with my s0 ecu i dont lose anywhere near as much boost as i would by coming of the gas and letting it blowoff! keep that foot on the gas and shift right and you shouldnt have any trouble with hurting the clutch, especially if you slip the clutch a little on the launch and from 1-2!
You will probably run a little faster WOT shifting, no doubt. Like you said, if you "shift right" should be no problem. Every once in a while, I miss a shift at the track. I figure it might be ugly if I WOT shift and miss it vs. shift quickly and miss it. It's my daily driver, and I'm a little conservative. It's a personal choice.
SRT4REAL is definitely right on this topic. Contrary to popular belief, rev limiters are not fool proof. Especially when the rpms are coming up really quickly under load. Power shifting is great for a few tenths, but is it worth the chance. One missed shift that gets past the rev limiter, and you could be buying a new motor. Dropped valves are no joke, they usually destroy both the head and the block. Its much easier to catch a missed shift when regular shifting and its more likely for the rev limiter to catch it also. And PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't slip your clutches. This is the worst advice people give. It helps you at launch, and stock & slightly modified cars and clutches can recover from slippage by letting them cool down, but its the worst thing you can do to your clutch. Slipping causes heat, heat is the enemy of most everything but especially brakes and clutches. Once again the few tenths aren't worth the headache of buying clutches prematurely. And high hp cars will actually toast a clutch trying to slip it, take it from me I know. I'm breaking in another 2000 dollar clutch as we speak because of that bad advice. As a matter of fact I better get on the road, theres a race tomorrow and I only have 100 miles on this thing. Hope this was helpful.
