Shifting at the track
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Shifting at the track
What shifting sequence is optimum at the drag strip? Shifting 3 times to get up to 100mph just sounds a little rediculous. I was thinking like 1, 3, 4. Any ideas?
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Originally Posted by sp1kez
What shifting sequence is optimum at the drag strip? Shifting 3 times to get up to 100mph just sounds a little rediculous. I was thinking like 1, 3, 4. Any ideas?
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What is so hard to understand? Classical shifting (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc)...Third gear won't even get you to 90mph. I guess I posted in the wrong forum.
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Originally Posted by sp1kez
What is so hard to understand? Classical shifting (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc)...Third gear won't even get you to 90mph. I guess I posted in the wrong forum.
Ther gear box is there to keep the engine runnign in it's peak power curve. Skip a gear and you will be way down in torque.
Last edited by Kolia; Jul 11, 2005 at 07:06 PM.
Originally Posted by sp1kez
GTO what kind of mods have you done? I've read that fuel cutoff is at like 85 in 3rd gear.
Cuz mine will cutoff just above 90 and I have a 7000 redline...
1-3-4??
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Originally Posted by GTO2350
@ the end of 3rd im @ 99-100 mph i have to shift into 4th right before i hit the end of the 1/4mile .
Originally Posted by sp1kez
What shifting sequence is optimum at the drag strip? Shifting 3 times to get up to 100mph just sounds a little rediculous. I was thinking like 1, 3, 4. Any ideas?
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Dude I think you are so confused. If your NOT at the track sure you can skip gears to get oober gas milage at the expense of very little torque. But at the track you have to go sequential and redline each gear to keep your engine putting out max power.
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What is so hard to understand? Classical shifting (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc)...Third gear won't even get you to 90mph. I guess I posted in the wrong forum.
I thought you were joking, but apparently you are serious?
As somebody says, try it and see how much the car feels like it's stuck in tar when you go to very far apart ratios. The car just won't pull down low in the RPM band like you'd be if you jumped a gear.
Not to be a d!ck but I cannot believe what this guy is asking and he has a 6mt Z ! 
Makes you think how he can afford the car or even drive it to its potential, obviously he doesnt know the difference between the shifter and the e-brake, damn 
Makes you think how he can afford the car or even drive it to its potential, obviously he doesnt know the difference between the shifter and the e-brake, damn
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The only reason why I asked was because my dad used to go 1,3,5 at the track in his 89 Mustang GT and he was running low 13s. There's no need to get all over my back over a simple question.
