powershifting ?

Originally Posted by Bushguts

i dont own a z but im on another forum as well. i drive a 07 civic si. it has a redline of 8k. i didnt get the answers i was looking for on the other forums so im posting my ? here in hopes of getting an answer that makes sense. we all are car enthusiasts here so please dont flame me for driving a honda. i come in peace.

my ? is when i go to the track im trying to get the best time i can obviously, but i can powershift 3,4 but not 2nd. what happens is it doesnt grind, it just feels like that gear is closed off. does anyone know why that would be. at first i thought it was human error but i tried it repeatidtly and still no dice. i even let someone else try it and they couldnt do it either.

so i started to think since i have some mods that the motor is spinning too fast for the transmission to keep up. but people tell me thats not the issue. can anyone here shed some light on this for me? its really frustrating me and im going back to the track on the 30th so i want to be able to know what the problem is so i can correct it in time for the track.

im running a 15 flat where other people at the same track with the same car and same mods as me ran 14.2 and on street tires because their honda civic si let them powershift the 1-2 shift. that just kills me that im losing that much time on the 1-2 shift. when i hit 2nd my rpms drop to 6300 whereas on a powershift they would land at 7k.

please help