shifting without the clutch?
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Domestic Disturbance
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shifting without the clutch?
ok, well ive been shifting without lifting (foot on the gas the whole time) for a while now while i race, but somewhere on here i read about shifting without using the clutch, basically by finding the tranny and motor's sweet spot, when theyre both spinnning at the same speeds and the shifter will slide out of one gear into the next...........is that safe to do? ive been playing with it on the street by rev-matching and then using it to downshift, but i dunno if its too safe to do while racing..........any advice/input?
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Have been doing it on my car for a long time and without any breakage. I takes a lot of getting used to and I still do not have it mastered on my news trans but I could do it in my sleep on my old T-5.
It is not safe because if you miss at WOT you will shve off some teeth on the gears.
It is not safe because if you miss at WOT you will shve off some teeth on the gears.
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thats what i figured.............damn i need a beater to play with
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I never lift my foot off the gas. This subject has come up before. IMO I just can see yanking the tranny out of gear and jamming it into the next without using the clutch. Be preppared to buy new clusters. -Mark
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I shift without the clutch under normal driving scenarios at and under 2,000rpms, but never racing ... that t5 will never last slamming gears without the clutch.
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its not worth it to me.
hell, and i have a tremec 3550. just powershift the hell outta it and call it a day.
your tranny and clutch will love you a little more for it IMO.
hell, and i have a tremec 3550. just powershift the hell outta it and call it a day.
your tranny and clutch will love you a little more for it IMO.
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my tranny and clutch hate me, are you joking? 
anyway, i think ill stick to powershifting
anyway, i think ill stick to powershifting
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