73Dart340Sport
73dart340
I am getting ready for my first test & tune session. I have never raced before. Is there any guidance on racing a 4-Speed car?
Maybe someone should explain power shifting.
Newb here when comes to racing as well. NOT that I'll be doing much of it. Mostly for fun. Could someone explain what "take the slack out of the driveline by releasing the clutch just prior to the point of forward motion" means.
I googled it and found some good stuff. Pretty simple I guess. I'll let others explain. I don't think I want to thrash on my new tranny just yet. :burnout:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Transw...ue#Power_shifting_.28a.k.a._speed_shifting.29
Maybe someone should explain power shifting.
Maybe someone should explain power shifting.
Just that. With the brake engaged, let the clutch out almost to the point of foward motion of the vehicle. It helps to tighten that little bit of movement in the driveshaft just before you drop the clutch. I had 92,000 miles on a set of stock U-Joints in my 5 Speed Dakota, launching on a 150 shot and slicks. Never dropped a driveshaft. And that was almost every weekend for about 3 years.
With the break engaged let out on the clutch until the slack is removed? Do you factor in launch RPM? I guess what I'm asking is with the clutch out to the point of removing slack, when you add RPMs prior to launch, how do you arrest forward creep prior to rolling forward and red-lighting?
You racing down at the track in Noble. I graduated from OU.
Cool. How long ago was it?
I live in Norman, have most of my life. Born here, grew up here, left for several years and came back. I went to OU back in 1987/88
My buddy must have been absent that day when it was taught that you engage the clutch when shifting between gears. When he side steps the clutch in first gear...that is the last time he touches the clutch until the end of the race. He has been doing that since the 60's..I asked him how he does it...he said just dont think about it or you will miss the shift.
Anyway that is how he power shifts a 4 speed..
Rick
What is meant by "side stepping"?