Video of me speed shifting - Critiques please

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Nobody

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Alright shifting pros, check out my technique and give me some pointers on improving my shift speed.

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http://home.comcast.net/~gabe169/g_Force_Hi_RPM.wmvhttp://www.zerort.com/mustang/g_Force_Hi_RPM.wmv

 

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Nice!! That baby gots some pull!! LOL!! Very nice~

Your shifts look good to me.. Nice and solidly precise.. I couldnt find a problem in the shifting.. Not bad at all man..

Also, I would like to add, you seem confident before each shift.. Sometimes, when shifting, thinking too much about it can be your downfall..

When I used to have my 93 Cobra, and would race late at night, sometime missing 3rd gear would happen.. I mean even if you get the hole-shot on a guy,and you need the entire length of a perfect run to beat him, if you miss 3rd gear and he screams past you, you make his car look faster than it really was.. So at the end of the race, all the girls circle his car.. In the back of your mind you know you had his goose cooked.. Now he's struttin around like he is the king of the hill... LOL!! Basically, when looking at the video, I concentrated on your shift to 3rd gear.. While watching, I can tell you were making sure you nailed it.. Notice how his hand opens up and gets a firm path established into 3rd gear.. Thats the gear that wins races...

 

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Looks good, only will get faster with practice. You are still faster shifting than I am. What is your engine setup.

 

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Hey thanks guys!

I have a stock Cobra longblock with all the bolt-ons and 3.55 gears with a close-ratio gearbox.

 

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Nobody said:

Hey thanks guys!

I have a stock Cobra longblock with all the bolt-ons and 3.55 gears with a close-ratio gearbox.

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was 3rd really that short or did u shift early?

 

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igotyofire said:

was 3rd really that short or did u shift early?

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Good question - I shifted to 2nd at 6,000 and I short shifted the next two -not exactly sure when I shifted but you can tell that my rpm was lower on the next two shifts.

 

5spd GT

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Looks pretty good...

I wish I could post my video (don't know how?). I'm shifting quicker (lots of practice though).

 

Zero Signal

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I was too into listening to how cool your car sounds, lol. Everyone shifts alittle differently, I shift quick but I bang the gears pretty hard from it, especially for the stock shifter w/o the isolator.

 

Joes95GT

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Looks good. A lot of people get too much of their body into shifting "faster" when in fact their shifting slower and harder...producing more wear on the trans and blocker rings.

You'll get faster with more practice, but your technique is pretty good.

Joe

 

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Looks pretty good. Just need a little more practice.
Here's a good driver power shifting his Pure Street car. Burn-out in third and then a nice launch.
http://stangcrazy.com/events/2005PA/PS/NMRA2005PA_PS_Q2_001_002.wmv

 

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5spd GT said:

Looks pretty good...

I wish I could post my video (don't know how?). I'm shifting quicker (lots of practice though).

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e-mail me your video and I will host it for you. I'd love to see it.
onesyllable@gmail.com

Thanks,
Gabe

 

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Zero Signal - You should get an aftermarket shifter bro'

Joes95GT - Thanks for the input I wasn't sure if I was a "shift hard but not fast" type of drivers.

StangFireman - Thanks for the vid, that guy is a master.