Short throw, and learning to shift FAST! - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Bad70supreme · 06-12-2013, 03:51 PM

Hey guys,, so who here is a manual shit king! One thing I am pretty positive about, is my car would run faster if I knew how to shift! Looking into short throw shifter before I go back to the track, and I really need to learn how to get some speed out of my shifts!

I try to shift fast, but its like I am still slow... sometimes on the street I nail a pretty quick one off but on the track is seems I am slow as heck! I need some help here, and tips to getting faster... my car feels like an on off switch when I shift

I figure a short throw can at lest make up for some of it.

blufin · 06-12-2013, 05:15 PM

Practice, Practice, Practice.

How fast is your L foot? Maybe you're only shifting as quickly as your foot will allow.

The Stig · 06-12-2013, 05:48 PM

Before you get out of the car (after you've turned her off) - row through the gears 2 or 3 times. No need to use the clutch, the idea behind the practice is to build muscle memory. Do it every time you get out of the car, and I guarantee in a month you'll be shifting faster.

grocerygetter · 06-16-2013, 06:40 PM

OP, You have a typo...lol.

06-12-2013, 03:51 PM	#1
Bad70supreme Drives: 2010 aqua blue SS/RS M6 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: plainfield, IL Posts: 2,706	Short throw, and learning to shift FAST! Hey guys,, so who here is a manual shit king! One thing I am pretty positive about, is my car would run faster if I knew how to shift! Looking into short throw shifter before I go back to the track, and I really need to learn how to get some speed out of my shifts! I try to shift fast, but its like I am still slow... sometimes on the street I nail a pretty quick one off but on the track is seems I am slow as heck! I need some help here, and tips to getting faster... my car feels like an on off switch when I shift I figure a short throw can at lest make up for some of it. __________________ 10.91 at 122 H/C stock block N/A

06-12-2013, 05:15 PM	#2
blufin Drives: Fire Engine Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: WPB, Florida Posts: 1,415	Practice, Practice, Practice. How fast is your L foot? Maybe you're only shifting as quickly as your foot will allow. __________________ 12.618 @ 110.75 Bone Stock 1/4 mile 8.165 @ 86.52 Bone Stock 1/8 mile 11.189 @ 124.44 on a 1.73 60' TVS2300 3.4 pulley, JRE tuned, Kooks LT headers and HF cats, MBRP catback exhaust, CAI intake, ADM scoop. Stock wheels/tires. Sold

06-12-2013, 05:48 PM	#3
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	Before you get out of the car (after you've turned her off) - row through the gears 2 or 3 times. No need to use the clutch, the idea behind the practice is to build muscle memory. Do it every time you get out of the car, and I guarantee in a month you'll be shifting faster. __________________

06-16-2013, 06:40 PM	#4
grocerygetter instigator Drives: 2020 6.2 Trail Boss, 2022 XC90 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: 72034 Posts: 3,979 View My Garage	OP, You have a typo...lol. __________________ -John S.