Good shifting?

[armjoker]

Hi Guys, Who thinks that this guy on vid shifts good? I had a bit of fighting on rsx form for this and want to know some more opinions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7YJcnFsbPw

 

[Coldfuse]

Powershifting looks more stuttery.

 

[armjoker]

Powershifting looks more stuttery.

Im not talking about poweshifting, the normal shifting. From 8200 he shifts to 6100 rpms. Its too slow IMO.

 

[sinbad]

Does it matter?
Why is it too slow?

 

[sovietspybob]

I don't really understand, i saw the vid as just demonstrating that there are 2 different techniques

 

[Coldfuse]

Looks pretty normal, thats still in Vtec.

 

[ollydc5]

I feel like I have just lost part of my life watching that :xconfused:

 

[Stylesa]

I feel like I have just lost part of my life watching that :xconfused:

:xlol: :lol:

Isnt that a normal rev drop? i think if i shift at 8k i drop out of vtec.

 

[MattDC5]

Im confused :xconfused:

How different are the two 'techniques' ?

 

[sovietspybob]

Well there both distinctly different ways of shifting, one is regular shifting like we all do, the other is you keep your foot flat on the gas the whole time and just dip the clutch and do the change

 

[Coldfuse]

In fairness (and i forgot at the start) that video is of an RSX (hence the strange speedo reading). Because they have different engines, its obviously going to have different results.

Type R redlines are at 8.5k and they probably top out at around 8800. So on a full bore run i doubt a DC5 would drop out of vtec.

 

[sovietspybob]

Ahh you might be onto something there, according to Wikipedia (so take with a pinch of salt) the K20 in the limp wristed america version has the limiter set at 8200rpm so that'd explain it and the VTEC engagment is down at 5800rpm so that guy is shifting perfectly within the power band of that engine

 

[DuaneT]

Im sure mine redlines at around 8400 but hits the limiter about 8700 :-k

 

[sovietspybob]

Yeah the standard JDM DC5R, prefacelift atleast, will hit the red line at 8400 and the limiter at 8600

 

[MattDC5]

Well there both distinctly different ways of shifting, one is regular shifting like we all do, the other is you keep your foot flat on the gas the whole time and just dip the clutch and do the change

Fair enough, didnt notice much difference myself

 

[DuaneT]

Fair enough, didnt notice much difference myself

Me neither, must have done a quickish change any both instances :wink:

 

[armjoker]

Ok guys thx for replays.