02-13-2004, 10:57 AM
haha... glad to see you think it's completely the opposite of what I thought it was :lol: We really have our act together. I want to know what the consensus is! Here's a couple forums that were thinking it's the same way as I did, but I also saw others where there's an equal amount of confusion:
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Anywho, the E30 likes it just fine. Speed shifting that is. And by that I mean not using the clutch. Powershifting (my concept of it) is for people with more $$ than me. It's gotta be hell on the drivetrain, I guess it's like launching the car between every gear. But sure, it's "faster", and if I was a drag racer I might be interested. "Speed" shifting is a bit of a misnomer for me though, it takes me a second or two to hunt the exact revs for the next gate, I can shift a LOT faster with the clutch. I assume it takes a lot of practice to do it quickly, and in most situations there wouldn't be a point to it, you can shift just as fast with the clutch with the same results, your left foot wasn't doing anything anyway. But during a braking zone, needing a downshift or two, I guess you could get away with pure left foot braking, doing away with the need for heel-toeing. Or if you needed a mid corner shift.... That'd be pretty cool. Godlike maybe. :twisted: But I'm not trying it at those speeds.
hock: As the revs increase and the speed increases, messing up that shift gets more and more expensive.
Try it on a nice flat road at a low rev 2/3 or 3/4 shift and take your time, start by keeping speed constant and be gentle on the shifter, it's pretty easy.
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Anywho, the E30 likes it just fine. Speed shifting that is. And by that I mean not using the clutch. Powershifting (my concept of it) is for people with more $$ than me. It's gotta be hell on the drivetrain, I guess it's like launching the car between every gear. But sure, it's "faster", and if I was a drag racer I might be interested. "Speed" shifting is a bit of a misnomer for me though, it takes me a second or two to hunt the exact revs for the next gate, I can shift a LOT faster with the clutch. I assume it takes a lot of practice to do it quickly, and in most situations there wouldn't be a point to it, you can shift just as fast with the clutch with the same results, your left foot wasn't doing anything anyway. But during a braking zone, needing a downshift or two, I guess you could get away with pure left foot braking, doing away with the need for heel-toeing. Or if you needed a mid corner shift.... That'd be pretty cool. Godlike maybe. :twisted: But I'm not trying it at those speeds.
hock: As the revs increase and the speed increases, messing up that shift gets more and more expensive.Try it on a nice flat road at a low rev 2/3 or 3/4 shift and take your time, start by keeping speed constant and be gentle on the shifter, it's pretty easy.