slownrusty Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 Not sure if this has been posted before, but I am sure most of you will raise a brow or two after seeing this video: http://www.crownvic.us/movies/350z.wmv Regards - Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nic-Rebel450CA Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 http://www.hybridz.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=26518 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 What makes you think it was a 400 shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iceickle Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Does anyone want to tell me what 'granny shifting' is? (or how its done). I guess its bad, too. Never heard that expression over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nic-Rebel450CA Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 As far as I know granny shifting is just the opposite of power shifting. It is shifting by shoving the clutch in, letting the gas out, shift, let clutch out and push the gas. Of course, a power shift is shoving the clutch in, not letting the gas out, shift really quickly and let the clutch out. And double-clutching is letting the clutch out and pushing it back in as you shift from one gear through neutral to the next. I always thought it was funny in Fast and the Furious when Vin's character teased the other guy for "not double-clutching". In the wonderful world of synchros, there hasnt been a need to double-clutch since like the early 80's. This fellow was probably granny shifting because power-shifting with that kind of power with the stock drivetrain would break lots of parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Granny shifting is shifting well before redline instead of winding the engine out between each shift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iceickle Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Ah well... The car i learned to drive in (Nissan Patrol, i think '82 or around then) doesnt have syncromesh on first or reverse, so lots of nasty grinding noises if i'm moving faster than a snail when i shift into those gears... Is it not also standard practice to give the accelerator a touch when in neutral while double clutching? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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