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mob

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ahhh were you powershifting? You just need to practice!
 

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heres a newbie question.. if your power shifting or just shifting regular at the track... do you let off the gas, in between shifts or leave it to the ground and fly right through the gears ??
 

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powershifting you dont let off the gas.
 

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is that bad for your trans... i mean with the rpms that high kicking it into the next gear with out the use of a clutch wont that kick the **** out of your trans?
 

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yes
 

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thanks
 

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mob said:
ahhh were you powershifting? You just need to practice!
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No power shifting, I know I need practice and for the first time out with the car im ok with it. I think next month im gonna throw a 125 shot at it and that should get me in the 12's. I just thought that with what I have done to the car that it would at least be in the high 13's.
 

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I thought you still used the clutch on powershifts? Just kept the gas down?
 

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you do use clutch, or the shifter won't budge, and if it does.., SCRATCH!!
 

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That's what I thought. The above post just confused me.
 
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