Re: SoCal riceboys

[Christopher Cooley <chriscooley@worldnet.att.net>]

I could see getting some chirps on this power shifting technique (1st to 2nd or
2nd to 3rd - probably not beyond that).  When shifting, you must have to dump
the clutch out on the upshift.  Problems may include clutch burn? Tranny
stress?  what else?

ANyone else have pros & cons?
CHris


Adam Lindsay wrote:

> I second all that have stated it Power Shifting is when you shift gears with
> out letting off the gas. I personally don't have the balls to try it but
> have been in a friends Corrado when he did it. You do move I must admit
> that.
>
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> Adam Lindsay
> Mindex Technologies Inc.
> adam@mindex.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Malinka <rmalinka@spec.net>
> To: jettaglx@igtc.COM <jettaglx@igtc.COM>
> Date: Wednesday, July 29, 1998 1:39 AM
> Subject: Re: SoCal riceboys
>
> >Alright Rob!
> >
> >Great story - I'm a little late getting into this thread but well worth the
> >reading. Nice job on those rice burners!!  BTW when did you put the Garret
> >chip in your car?  We haven't spoken in a while but what else did you
> >install since our last email???
> >
> >Bob
> >
> >---------------------------------------------------
> >At 11:37 AM 7/27/98 -0700, you wrote:
> >>2 stooopid slammed, stickerladen, coffee-can draggin Integras wanted to
> >>play with my vr6 this weekend.  I was near UCSanDiego at 11pm and a 1/4
> >>mile ahead of me the sides of the road were lit up with bouncin' blue
> >>light.    As a concerned citizen I went to investigate and, sure enough,
> >>the above-mentioned perpetrators were cruzin at 35 in a 45 zone with only
> >>10ft separating their cars.  Well, as you might imagine, I just couldn't
> >>in good conscious let these fellows off the hook.  I crept up next to
> >>them, saw two heads barely clearing the door sills, and then rocketed off
> >>into the night.  I slowed down and in my rearview watched them break
> >>formation and start the hunt.  I let them catch up (otherwise this would
> >>be no fun :) and at the next light one was to my right reving away his
> >>lawnmower and the other was on my ass - rendering my normally biber-beige
> >>interior a cheap blue.  200' ahead of us on the left was a 101s onramp
> >>that all of us were taking and when the light turned green I eased off
> >>the line and watched as the guy next to me sped away and then jerked hard
> >>into my lane (I fully expected him to lose control but as it was he just
> >>slid to the left a little as he tried to right himself).  When we reached
> >>the onramp riceboy#1 was about 3 car-lengths
> >>ahead with riceboy#2 still dousing neon.   The onramp is a sharp ~120 deg
> >>left that is much smoother from the other direction and it's a 3 lane
> >>uphill grade for 1/4mile before the freeway - I was in 2nd at 4000, ready
> >>to punch it as soon as I had traction, and I sweeped thru the turn with
> >>the left tires going over a rounded 1" curb like the nascar dudes
> >>skipping over road course curbs.  I nailed the throttle, hit the mute
> >>button on my stereo, listened to much better music and reeled in
> >>riceboy#1 as #2 became a non-factor.  Powershift at 5800 and pulled away
> >>from #1at a rewarding constant rate.  Merging into traffic I coasted down
> >>from 90 to non-ticket freeway speeds and watched  #1come from at least 3
> >>lengths back to right on my butt.  That's how we were for 2 miles - sore
> >>losers  these SoCal riceboys!
> >> *****I felt DAMN good about my 4 doors and trunk!!!*****
> >>
> >>Rob in San Diego
> >>97 Vento VR6
> >>Garrett 08, K&N panel w/ modded box
> >>Dunlop SP 4000
> >>Eclipse 5341 /  BOSE
> >>
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