Shifting a FI Car

Mitco39

If you know how to shift (IE make sure it is in gear before popping the clutch) it shouldnt have any effect on the internals in the trans. That is what a clutch is for, to break the link to the engine. I already go from WOT, let off, shift then get back on it. Keeping it held WOT will just keep the engine going while you make the change.

I am not talking about not using the clutch at all (which I could see where issues would lie). A no lift shift kit will just lower that rev limiter for you to make a shift, the engine will still be spooled and ready to go.

I mean if you pop the clutch out mid shift then absolutely stuff is going to break. All I know is when your shifting a boosted car it is very very slow, frustratingly slow even. Never really noticed it before heading to the track because I would not do a pull longer than a gear.

Hey and if I blow it up ill build it up. I have the tools, we'll have to see about the brains. haha. Cant be any worse than a couple of the automatics I have rebuilt.

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Sh0velMan

He's saying if you don't give the input shaft time to spin down, you'll eat up your synchros in short order.

He's absolutely right. A synchromesh tranny depends on those synchros to synchronize the input and output shafts of the transmission, that half second or more you give it to spin down a little on a normal "Power off/Power on" style shift will greatly prolong the life of those synchros.

Yet another reason I wish there were an affordable dog box option for this car.

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