02-13-2004, 02:09 AM
um.... no. I don't think both are an option, that's the route to RJ's metal shavings. I'm glad there's some confusion though... I thought speed shifting was shifting without the clutch, but I'm not THAT sure. :oops: And yeah, powershifting was using clutch but staying on the gas. But you can't have both. AFAIK, speed shifting is not bad for anything if you do it right. If you pull it out of gear just as there is no load on the trans (at that magical fraction of a second when you've just let off the gas and engine is neither putting down power nor dragging) and match revs perfectly for the next gear, the shifter comes out and drops right into gear just like it does when you use the clutch. I'm sure some trans are tougher than others, I could pull it off in my Fiero without too much trouble, my MX6 was the toughest, and I've never tried it in a bimmer. .....I know what I'm doing tomorrow! :lol: