who does it?
any tips or tricks on doing it?

i'm tempted to try this out at my next track visit

 

Tips or tricks? Leave your right foot on the floor and shift as fast as you possibly can! If you miss a shift, hope that your rev limiter is working and remove your right foot from the gas as fast as you can

Oh yeah, if you don't already have an aftermarket rear end, start saving your $$$ for one if you start shifting it this way.

 

Simple,
Once you launch, pull on the shifter hard (it won't come out of gear) your clutch foot should be to the left of the pedal so as you kick it to the floor it slides off. If your clutch does not disengage until close to the floor this will not work, but if it is set up properly you'll be amazed at how fast you can shift.
It's hard on parts, but the guy that taught me this would only leave just a few inch gap between the burn out marks he would leave on the street between gears. Mine was closer to two feet without doing it his way with the same car. I hope this helps and by the way, NICE CAR.

 

got the 12bolt.

i'm thinking i will only try the 1-2 and 3-4 shift, seems like less chance of messing up and hurting something, rev limiter is at 7k
then when i get better at it i will try the 2-3 shift

i used to do it on my old dirt bike but have never tried it in a car, big difference between'em

Taner, how do you shift?

thanks fellas

 

Not worth doing this unless you can afford new driveline pieces. If you practice you can shift just as fast, its matter of finding the sweet spot.

 

Excellent advice. I wish someone had told me those two little tips when I was learning. Don't get me wrong, my dad taught me well but those two little tips would probably have helped to make the shifts smoother and more consistent.

I always had trouble with the 2-3 shift.

 

No problem at all, as long as your shifter is working properly. For the 2-3 shift think of it as trying to shove your fist in to the left side of the glove box.

 

Part of the problem was the stock shifter in my car. It was a 95 GT Vert (that I miss dearly ) with a sloppy stock shifter. I'm thinking my next sports car is going to be a WS6 or SS Vert. That won't be for a while though since the nova (and new house) are consuming all of my money right now!!!

 

Powershifting has thew potential to be extremely rough on parts. I did it for two years with no driveline problems except the clutch. A friend of mine does it and has had to have his six speed replaced after two years in his 2002 Z06. What I can tell you is that a properly powershifted car will sound and look like an automatic going down the track.

I can count on one hand the people I personally know who can consistently powershift a vehicle, not break many parts, and launch well at the same time.