wow powershifting is cool

[Foxfan88]

i finally summed up the balls to powershift today, it really help alot. as soon as a hit 2nd its almost time to slam 3rd gear. i will try it the next track visit. wont be doing it on the street though

 

[5.0Droptop]

You wont be doing it for long if its a t5 becaue you will break it.

 

[Strype]

I hope that t-5 is built good. Use that technique very sparingly

 

[Foxfan88]

yeah its a nice t5, i dont plan to do it at all, only at the track maybe.

it doesnt really feel that hard on the tranny, just feels like a fast and really hard ass shift.

my t5 is rebuilt with hardened gears and the like so maybe that helps.

 

[Busted07]

Its cool until you do it at the track, try to hit 3rd, miss, your hand slips off, you punch the radio and your tranny now sounds like you have a gear drive or supercharger... ask me how i know lol

 

[Strype]

^^^

 

[lxwants12's]

yea i stoped the first to second powershifting..that only results in complete destruction of tires and complete sideways...but still do the 3rd to 4th!

 

[5.0Droptop]

3rd gear is the weak spot

Heres what happens to it.

 

[Busted07]

Your synchros actually still look really good

 

[5.0Droptop]

It was a great solid t5 until I blew 3rd out. No grinds or anything.

 

[Ozz]

^^^

 

[5.0Droptop]

Yeah.

 

[1SLO306]

what is ur defintion of powershifting??? just curious

 

[5.0Droptop]

mine is keeping it wot and hit clutch and shift and dump clutch all while wot

 

[bynummustang]

 

[5.0Droptop]

thats not how I broke this t5 though. Intrestingly I was doing 40 mph, I shifted into 3rd and it sounded like something grenaded and it started grinding and jerking etc.

 

[TrophyHead]

My defention of powershifting is not taking my foot off the gas while you shift. I blew my T5 up in about 6 months. Probably around 50 really really hard shifts. Lost every gear expect 4th. I used to powershift through all the gears except 5th. I'm a little gun shine now with the Tremec.

I would do it at the track but not at every stop sign.

 

[stang8urimport]

I broke 6 T-5s in my 83 powershifting. I bought a 3550 after those 6 (yeah it took me a while to learn to just buy good parts FIRST), and never powershifted it. LOL. I wasn't gunna break it powershifting, althought I had Cast Iron shift forks put in to take it.

Nick

 

[1SLO306]

mine is the same as yalls. hold WOT then stab the clutch and shift. some people have different sersion of powershifting. thats y i asked

 

[RsStanG1987]

I give his tranny 2 weeks...