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Re: SoCal riceboys
As I had stated in a previous message, power shifting can be a very
effective way to spin a bearing. Also, depending on the age of your engine
& how harsh your power shifting technique is, it may cause a rod to declare
its independence from the crank. However, I think the GLX has a rev limiter
which may help matters. Of course, bouncing off the limiter generally hurts
acceleration. Anyway, power shifting accelerates wear & tear throughout the
engine & drivetrain, & proves the old saying to be true as ever: "Speed is
money; how fast would you like to go?"
Michael Keith
Pasadena, TX
'98 Jetta GLX
'85 Golf SCCA ITB/DSP
-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Cooley <chriscooley@worldnet.att.net>
To: jettaglx@igtc.COM <jettaglx@igtc.COM>
Date: Wednesday, July 29, 1998 9:30 PM
Subject: Re: SoCal riceboys
>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.
>>
>> --------------------------------------
>> Adam Lindsay
>> Mindex Technologies Inc.
>> adam@mindex.com
>>
>> -----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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