Best clutch for power shifting?
NA Powah, Every Hour!
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Sacramento, CA, U S of A
Yo,
What exactly is "power shifting"? I drove with someone in a Civic SI that was supposedly "power shifting" and I couldn't believe how violent/scary/dumb it was.
Here's what I do:
1. Lift
2. Put clutch in
3. Change gears
4. Let clutch out
5. Step on gas
You don't lift? Or what?
KS
1989 GTUs "I like my tranny."
What exactly is "power shifting"? I drove with someone in a Civic SI that was supposedly "power shifting" and I couldn't believe how violent/scary/dumb it was.
Here's what I do:
1. Lift
2. Put clutch in
3. Change gears
4. Let clutch out
5. Step on gas
You don't lift? Or what?
KS
1989 GTUs "I like my tranny."
Super Newbie
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 4,398
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From: Birmingham, AL
Basically you don't lift off the gas. The downside is that it doesn't give the synchros time to do their job. Its all cool on the old muscle cars that have the Rockcrusher M22 4 speed, but not on a Mazda 5 speed with its glass internals...
Rotary Enthusiast
Joined: Dec 2001
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From: Pentagon City
my friend did this with his integra for awhile, and now he grinds second gear half the time (messed up syncros) I am glad I didn't have my 7 then or I would have done it too. What do you mean the best clutch for powershifting? You don't use a clutch when you powershift! 
Rotary Freak
Joined: Dec 2001
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From: sandiego, ca
He means a clutch that has the power to grab at that high of rpms so he wont slip and so the clutch has a shorter throw meaning he wont have to mess up the tranz if he does it fast enough. A short shifter is a must as well.
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From: Tallahassee, FL
A good clutch would be anything that fits in a car other than the 2nd gen. So, sell your car to someone who's not going to destroy the tranny banging the gears or blow the motor missing a mad-quick-yo-shift, and buy something else that won't break our hearts when it's destroyed.
"I've seen the way you shift, kid. You're gonna blow yourself up"
"I've seen the way you shift, kid. You're gonna blow yourself up"
Last edited by go_speed_go; Feb 22, 2002 at 10:20 PM.
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http://www.shaneracing.com/srFlyACTSpec.html
Mazda 87'-91' RX-7 Turbo II
9.5# or 11# aluminum flywheel, counterweight, hardware kit , bearings and ACT HD clutch set. (race or street/strip disc)
New Lower Price $799 was $984
