Lose a lot of power when they shift? im thinkin it might be just me cuz im new at racing but it could be the car lol.

im running stock everything except for trd exhaust which doesnt really give me hp anyways.

i was racing a v6 mustang and i owned him at takeoff but he caught up everytime i shifted so he kept catching up. i think im shifting pretty well but does anybody have any pointers?

please no flaming or trolling im just looking for some feedback

thanks

 

wow...you fail epically...

lets just assume that you were racing on a closed course, or track...

when you are changing gear, the car is in neutral from the moment you clutch in until the moment you change to the next gear and let the clutch out.

while in neutral, you are no longer accelerating (unless your rolling down a hill) but just rolling and slowing losing speed to roll resistance of the tires and aerodynamic drag etc.

for example, i was next to a toyota prius at a stop light. and while we left at the same time and accelerated at the same pace, the prius is a CVT transmission, which never changes gears, but everytime i upshift, i fall alittle behind the prius because i am momentarily slowing down.

if he caught up everytime you shifted, either you are taking too long to change gears, or your upshifting too early and bogging down in the next gear until you reach the broad part of the powerband.

as for pwning your friend on the take-off, that means your friend can't launch his car properly, rwd>fwd in a drag race

 

^^^^ bam. exactly what he said.

 

Please stop trying to race! Especially if you fail this hard you are just going to hurt someone!

 

ok thanks and i know im a noob thats why i asked. and yes we were racing on a closed street.

 

so basically what ur saying is automatic transmission> manual?

 

No auto does not >manual. Dude just move on this is a pointless thread.

 

ok fair enough......whatever...

thanks though

 

Not trying to be mean but people are not going to tell you how to race. Draxcaliber pretty much covered it all

 

since drax cover it all....
should i say it????
yea y not...

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basically automatic transmission> you with a manual transmission

 

^^^haha christian thats a little harsh

 

thats great

buy a short throw and turbo it if your gonna race..

 

but op some tips for being new to forums.
1.use the search button because more than likely the topic has been covered
2. use semi-proper english
3. this is mainly here but it can be applied to a few other sites...dont talk about doing illegal activities, no one condones it!
4. make more clear thread titles

 

Its why I answer fire call pages at 2am in the morning is because of reckless driving and poor choices from people like you OP. youngflyer you hit the nail on the head OP stick to those guidelines and I think you might just fit in but from the way you started this post off idk......

 

^^ its also why i get texts from friend's at 2 a.m. telling me about the fire call he responded to because it was a TC that rolled 3 timess..

 

good night everybody!