*New guy* Microsquirt questions regarding required engine info. If you pull up on that lever behind your shifter (the e-brake) between first and second gear, you'll go faster. Discuss DIY, modifications, and upgrades. :licker: Please do, the whole point of the clutch is to attach the engine to the transmission and vice versa. OK, but what about backing off to about half throttle during the shift. It may not display this or other websites correctly. I did brake slip the clutch off the line a few times... My guess is that it is not good for the car! If you balance it well, you can keep the revs from falling off a bunch. You must log in or register to reply here. Redline_civic91. 1979 - 1995 (Fox, SN95.0, & 2.3L) -General/Talk-. And the shift seems to zip nicely without dumping the clutch from redline. It's pressed in so that the engine is turning but the energy isn't attached to the transmission, this lets the gears stop turning so that you may choose a gear while "all is still" aligning the teeth nice and easy and then engaging the clutch once again (letting it out) it once again is connected to the engine and turns at the same speed it does. "Clutchless shifting" I that possible. i think its called powershifiting. I owned a 96 mustang cobra (305 horse, 5 speed, 32 valve) for two years and I power shifted that thing and ragged the crap out of it all the time. You can get away with it for awhile so don't be disappointed if it breaks. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); i've been trying this on my civic. Bryan8412. VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 901, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. Actually it shouldn't put any stress on the turbine at all. you just woke up,someone screams at you ,trows your hot coffee in you rface ,and punches you in the gut..powe r shifting, i wouldnt risk powershifting on a daily driver... unless you got a spare tranny in your garage. Then you just punch the clutch and shift at the same time. It just went this year with when I installed a Spec 3 and dumping the clutch in 2nd at a 25 mph roll @ about 4K. this is a really good question. quick shifts are the key to success and longevity of engine life. I'll have agree with Melt. I did it hoping it wouldnt break anything, and luckily it didnt. MKIII (1986.5-1992) is power shifting bad? For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. when i change gears i leave the gas pedal floored and bearly push in the clutch and off i go into the next gear. well you can do it but it ware the shit out of your clutch and as for power over reg shifting there is no gain over it caues we have turq. I tried 5 times from 1st to 2nd and all 5 times were successfull... Providing i dont miss a gear, is this really hard on the trans??? so whats he deal? i had a borgwarner super duty tranny i put in my old 72 nova and you coud powershift it all day long,i tried that in my 88 t-5 and it hasn't shifted to 3rd right since then. Just don't do it too much if you can't budget in a new one soon.