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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 09:21 PM
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Flat Shifting?

HEY Guys,

Whats 'flat shifting'?
I have heard it so many times on different forums. Just curious what it is.

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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 11:39 PM
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its when you dont take your foot off the accellerator when changing gears
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 11:51 PM
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Wow that sounds REAL smart!
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Old Nov 15, 2003 | 12:06 AM
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Wow that sounds REAL smart!
I've done it for years, when Drag Racing, of course.
At 7K, shift and surge forward.

It's all in the driver. That's why I used whoop on faster cars with my old SE.
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Old Nov 15, 2003 | 04:19 AM
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yeah as you replace you clutch every 10k or less miles.. bahahahha
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Old Nov 16, 2003 | 05:17 AM
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omg i gotta try that! (even without doing it my last clutch only lasted 3,000 miles)
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Old Nov 16, 2003 | 07:25 AM
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i've tried it a couple times. back when i first got my car; never heard it called flat shifting. lol we used to call it power shifting. if your quick and don't miss a gear it's very very very effective, especially when your boosting!
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Old Nov 16, 2003 | 09:32 AM
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Yeah, i have always heard if reffered to as power shifting, not flat shifting...
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