Re: VR6 Shift Points

["Adam Lindsay" <adam@mindex.com>]

Powershifting is hard to do, (must be good @ driving standard). Currently I
can only PowerShift from 3rd to 4th.
Wish I could do 2nd to 3rd but can't seem to get it quick enough.

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Adam Lindsay
Mindex Technologies Inc.
adam@mindex.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Billy T. <btylaska@onramp.net>
To: jettaglx@igtc.com <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 1998 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: VR6 Shift Points


>The deal with shifting is that you want to come back into the revs right
>below the peak torque.  The best number for this is about 6200 -
>redline, depending on how fast you can shift.  If you shift too low, you
>land lower in the revs and build up too much torque and spin the tires,
>or the revs bog when the tires hook up.  Shift too high...  well lots of
>bad things can happen, depending on your situation.  Bump the rev
>limiter, lose to much power, or even worse, shoot a piston through the
>hood of your car.
>
>I have yet to determine if power shifting is worth the risk, but I will
>let everyone know on friday if it helps my times.  For those of you that
>don't know, power shifting is shifting without letting off of the gas.
>Usually amounts to alot of wheel spin, but with sticky tires, may be
>benificial.  Oh yeah, it is not the best thing for your car either:)
>
>
>Sean E. Mulch wrote:
>
>> I'm thinking that the shift points should be in the 5000 range for a
stock VR6
>> US version
>>
>> If you think about, the peak hp and lb-feet is somewhere in the 4000
range if I
>> remember correctly. After that power drops off again (although I don't
know how
>> much) So allowing for gear ratios differences, I'd say the 5000's are a
good
>> place otherwise your not in the sweet spot.