Bang Screech GO! How To Powershift (Speedshift) Any Car And Make It Look Easy
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The days of manual shift cars dominating on the street and strip may be over, but there's still a lot to be said for letting the clutch fly and ripping through the gears while keeping the gas pedal jammed against the carpet.
Here's a quick beginners guide on how to practice and master the ancient art of powershifting along with how to do a stationary burnout in a manual car without a line lock.
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If you're afraid of breaking stuff you shouldn't be playing with cars truest words ever spoken love it
I have a broken M20 and ST10 on the shelf. Last week I picked up another T10, and a while back got a new TKX 5 speed. If I am gonna go fast, its going to be an automatic. Manuals are for 'fun' driving, and I won't be beating on them when I get them in the GTOs. 455s are kinda rough on transmissions, but they will destroy a manual real easy.
@@SweatyFatGuykinda wish I could go auto in my veedub,but then it loses a little bit of that charm. It was getting old nuking gearboxes though. They were fine until you got all fat and happy and started banging gears. Lost one on a fun run once ,but that was funny. Some yoyo was messing with me so I whacked 2nd and had like 4 lengths on him quick. Bangin 3rd ,I heard the teeth shred off. Dudes coming up fast and got 2 lengths back. Eh, what have I got to lose, is fourth gear there, yes... Pulled away from him in 4th and kept going directly to the shop where it went bang 100' from the door.
"If it can't take it it can't stay"
Also if you are aren't afraid of breaking your ca then you know you got the money to fix it!
I'm honestly more worried about the ones that aren't afraid of breaking stuff because they don't know any better
My Dad never taught me how to power shift. He did, however, teach me how to shift without a clutch. He told me that I might need this information one day. I spent years pissing off guys when I would shift without a clutch. They couldn't figure it out. Thank you Dad.
I've had to shift without clutch on three cars back in the day... The first time was when my mom's car (1981 Mercedes-Benz W123 200) had a leaking clutch master cylinder that I took out to see why it leaked brake fluid on the driver side floor. I drove that same car about 10 km without clutch to get a seal kit for it. The second and third times (both Mercedes-Benz W124 200 D) I had a leaking slave cylinder... Those were more annoying times because the clutch pedal just fell to the floor when stepping on it after driving continuously about 80 km on the highway without shifting gears. Otherwise all of those cars had slow-to-shift transmissions, so I had a tendency to just pull the gear off without clutch when lifting the foot off the accelerator and engage the next gear with the clutch, or double-clutching when downshifting.
Old truckers did it all the time. Guy i knew had an old B-61 Mack with a 15-Speed transmission, 2 Stick (5 and 3), used the clutch once to start moving and no clutch after that until he stopped. I have done it with my old 5-Speed VW Turbodiesel. What's to figure out?
Same
Truckers still float. A very small few still clutch gears outside of start/stops. Once I learned to float , I did the same on my daily.
I was taught to float (w/o a clutch) gears. Now I have to teach myself how to drive with a clutch!
"Go forth and bang gears" needs to be a T-shirt! Hahaha, cheers!
Go forth and bang gears, it's the american way
"Go forth and bang!" ~Frank Reynolds
HELL YEAH!!! GO FORTH AND BANG GEARS!!! - UNCLE TONY I'd buy that one....
Yes, that's better than "I pee standing up".
@@ercost60I PEE STANDING UP WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, or BANGING GEARS!
I'm an old MoPar dragracer from the early 70's. This video brought back so many fantastic memories from my youth. I'm pushing 70 years old and would love to do some power shifting one more time. I think I WILL!!!! Carry on Tony! MoPar or NO car!
Drag racing's best era as far as I'm concerned. I was too young to participate so this kid had to get his "fix" by reading about it in the pages of Car Craft, Drag Racing USA, Hot Rod, Popular Hot Rodding, Super Stock & Drag Illustrated and the East Coast magazines published by Martyn L. Schorr and Phil Engeldrum our of New York. P.S. I was a Mopar kid back then...still am. 😀
The "Greatest Car Generation" hands down! The work y'all did laid the groundwork for everyone else. We stand on your shoulders. 🫡
Old street racer here - I'm pushing 70 years too. Yup, I was feelin the call to bang some gears... BUT to be honest I was also cringing thinking of today's kids with late model vehicles trying this advice. Anyways, had a 69 Super Bee and mostly Chevys but always hung with the MoPar crowd on the street. Yikes - I'm rambling... ;-)
Im getting my 440 Dart back out im 70 and can't wait to do this again
lol I got a 68 stang AND an ‘06 300C. I love “most” everything American.
I’m 44 now and when I was single digit years old (8-9), my grandpa let me drive his 1978 Toyota corolla around the back yard going round and round around his shed. Once he saw that I was able to drive a standard from stop and go, he let me take it around the field road behind their house. I would pretend I was coming to stop lights and stop signs, would use my signal, and pretend other cars were around me. My cousin was a few years older than me and he taught me how to spin out in the wet grass, feathering the throttle not to over rev the little 4 cyl. It was so much fun back in the 80’s and I learned so much growing up in that era of time. I absolutely love a standard transmission in anything with wheels. I have a 2007 Camry CE 5 speed manual and I’ve owned quite a few mustang gt’s, SVT cobra, Shelby GT 500 and my recently purchased 2019 Mustang Bullitt. SAVE THE MANUALS!!!!
Hear! Hear! Save the manuals!
I really enjoy this comment that’s a very nice memory. So fun
Those anti-theft transmissions are GOOOOD!!!
🤔 what
@Videoswithsoarin it's a joke based on how today's youth won't steal your car because they can't drive a manual.
@jeffhutchins7048….I couldn’t agree more with you! Manuals are heading to extinction fast!
@@RYTHMICRIOTit’s not even really true, I’ll just destroy your transmission because of my inexperience with manual
TONY I HAVE A HUGE REQUEST! Please make a part two to this video something like “drag strip etiquette”! I am a 23 year old raw dogging it with a 65 ranchero 302 4 speed with no help but youtube. I volunteered at the drag strip and the old guys convinced me to test my car out and I have been studying other KZhead video about the water box, Christmas tree, etc… but would rather get a video from the master him self. Would also enjoy some tips about launching with a street car ie medium cam with 8 inch wide tires and high way differential. Thanks again!
Agreed! It is really easy to accidentally piss off the other drivers and employees at a track. I used to go twice a month but I moved too far away, kids, work, bla bla bla. Haven't been on a track in a few decades. Now I moved back 5 miles from international raceways, own track worthy cars, but still haven't gone. Don't know the unwritten, rules handbook anymore.
Keep it up. Drag racing is a lot of fun. If you get to know your car and don't change things a lot, you can win some races.
This. Yes. When the boomers go, we'll lose an immense pool of knowledge, least of all Tony
@@gueto70just go enjoy yourself man. F what other people think, go enjoy yourself
Launching a street car with a mild cam, highway gears, and 8" tires? Well.. that depends entirely on how much torque is under your right foot. The 65 GTO has a 455, Th350, 3.08 gears, and 255 60 15 Coopers on it. It will smoke the tires as long as I stay in the throttle, no need to hold the brakes. The 70 Cuda has a 340, 904, 3.23 gears, and 255 45 17s, it won't spin the tires unless you make a determined effort, just not enough torque under 3000rpm to do it. Practice and test it, see what your car likes and what it will do. I know how much throttle I can give the GTO before it smokes the tires, it actually hooks rather well, unless it gets all the beans from a complete stop. The suspension is set up to work the tires pretty hard, so its not like driving around on ice with slicks. You can do it on a stretch of deserted road, doing 60ft after 60ft until you know what it will do.
Tony, I’m a 75 year old missionary is Ghana, West Africa for the last 16 years. I’m driving a small diesel four door pickup. I have gone through numerous hot rods throughout my life. I still practice power/speed shifts frequently. Must admit that my third gear is now occasionally popping out of gear and is ready for a gear replacement. You are so right there is a price to pay for practicing. . .but boy is it fun and still worth the price to play.
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What make of diesel pickup? How many gears?
@@KStewart-th4sk I'd like to know too! Always love to learn about cars we can't get in the US!
had a 72 442. 350 4bbl 4spd. Had the car 2 weeks and my older brother took me for a ride to "teach" me how to power shift. All I learned was how to fix 2 blown head gaskets, 4 bent pushrods, and 2 broken rocker trunions.Oh yeah... and the clutch too. Good times... Miss my big brother alot.
You had a 4 Brazilian Butt Lift 4Speed? 😂😂😂 I joke I joke!
@@Mastersabre don't get the reference
I remember an article that I believe you wrote in the 80’s . Power shifting 101 or something like that. I remember 3rd gear was all about aiming for the glovebox and never lifting
I bought that issue new and still have it!
A modulator valve will never make decisions in my life. I'm a Hurst Ball guy myself and can't believe how many go for the T handle. Great clutchmanship Tony!!!
Right on Texxx!
I've never driven a car with a T handle shifter, but I definitely like the ball shaped ones. I never felt the need to try the T.
I'm a 'T' guy. But I drive 4x4's. I like them for the grip feel. I don't bang shift or any of that with a really wide ratio long throw transmission. So zero input on using a T for power shifting. 🍻
I ve never accelerated excessively and ive driven on four different counties including Australia USA Japan and italy some turkey too
@@missingremote4388 My shift points are at valve float!
1966 Englishtown, N.J. - NHRA Summer Nationals/ won F/PS class ( I ran this track frequently & won F/PS 13 times). 1964 Chevelle model 300/2 dr. sedan/ 283/220hp w/ 4 spd Muncie/4.56 posi rear. Powershifted all the time . #1 aid was a T-handle. Muncie was bulletproof. I'd watch Grumpy Jenkins run the " Monster Mash" on occasion. Yes Tony. That was your track too.
Rrrrrrraceway park!
My older brothers raced there in the 60's. I was 10 in 66 and loved going down to Englishtown from West Caldwell. I sure do miss those days of heads up class racing. Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!
_"1966 Englishtown, N.J. - NHRA Summer Nationals/ won F/PS class ( I ran this track frequently & won F/PS 13 times). 1964 Chevelle model 300/2 dr. sedan/ 283/220hp w/ 4 spd Muncie/4.56 posi rear. Powershifted all the time . #1 aid was a T-handle. Muncie was bulletproof. I'd watch Grumpy Jenkins run the " Monster Mash" on occasion. Yes Tony. That was your track too."_ Sorry man, but I have to correct you. First of all, the very first Summernationals held at Raceway Park was in 1971, RP's second time hosting a NHRA national event (first NHRA national event at Englishtown was the Springnationals in 1968 and the inaugural Summernationals was held in 1970 at York US 30 Dragway in York, PA.) Second, Pure Stock classes (A/Pure Stock, B/Pure Stock, etc.) were NEVER run at NHRA national events. Those classes were strictly a local thing, i.e., regular Sunday events. And finally, Raceway Park was my home track too. I lived 14.5 miles away. In fact, I worked there full-time during the week from 1992-1996.
@@Dave__f "Sunday! Sunday! Sunday at Rrrrrrraceway Park!" Those radio ads were so cool back then.
MTRP held the Spingnationals in 1968. Was there
I learned this at 16, 45 now, never stopped. Not to brag but got pretty good at it. Definitely broke some stuff along the way.
Powershifted Yugo 45. 10 years later powershifting Pete with 13 speeds ❤
Dad taught me to drive a manual trans at 9... In his R model Mack with a triplex. From there I went on to flat shifting muscle cars and all the way down to a stock 5 speed Chevette.
How'd the Yugo work out?😂
13? No 18? slacker! Just playing man. I'm a driver myself lmao
Great talk, especially about stick cars breaking stuff. Starting out as a teen mid-60's, it was a three speed and a Synchro-Loc, massive breakage. Trans was the weakest link, occasional u-joint, rear ect. Then my first Muncie! Ooh big time! Now it was u-joints and rears, 55-64 Chevy rears suck with a stick. So bite the bullet, the old Pontiac/Olds jackpot 12 bolt, and a 442 Olds driveshaft. At last Nirvana! A decent chance of completing a run without breaking. If breakage scares you, get a automatic!
i learned to speedshift in my friend's '70 440+6 road runner. that thing was a beast. great video man.
Lucky I learned in a 87' Omni. Poor little car.
Speaking of Road Runners, I learned how to powershift in my Tor Red 383-powered 1970 Road Runner back in 1980. It's easy once you know how. 🙂
@@electrix6751 bought my first car when i was 15 in 1980 and it was a (68) road runner so we're kinda on the same wave length. but mine was gold (forgot the factory name) and an auto like most. the 4 speed was a nice option!
@@thomashamminga1790 i had a '85 omni glh in the 1990s with a shifter so bad i painted over the shift pattern with a question mark. but man when i got gears that thing was a blast!
I spent half of high school teaching my best friend how to poweeshift. When he finally got it, his dad was as proud as when he graduated! It never hurts to have the spare keys to the car that your brother in law defaulted on and was waiting for them to repo it. Probably the death of many 3 speed Chevy Vegas! Ya'll Take Care, John
I can hear axles snapping, clutch straps bending, shift levers breaking, knuckles slamming into dashboards, and cash registers ringing! LOL! Just kidding (or not). Great job, Uncle Tony. Old-school bangin' the gears! Fun stuff!
Hello Tony, how I miss the old days. I did miss 3rd gear , pressure plate blew, never new those springs were 3ft long straightened out. lol😂. Great program, take care and don't miss 3rd. 👍👍👍
I can't believe how many people my age (50) can't do a burn out (not power braking) with a manual transmission. I could do a burn out with my '52 Willys 4wd 1 ton pick up when I was 15. 4500 lbs and 72 HP, COME ON PEOPLE. One of my best friends, one year younger, told me his 396 4 speed Chevelle on 14" wheels with an open differential couldn't do a burn out!!! Three of us got in it with the rear passenger (granted he was pretty skinny) on the passenger side. Somewhat dumped the clutch, burned out through first, half way through second and chirped third, USING THE CLUTCH! JEEEEEEEZ!!!
The Chevelle part brought up a memory of a guy doing a burnout in front of a friends house with his 396 Chevelle. He was pretty happy with himself, but the smoke was coming out behind the front wheels, not the back. His diaphragm clutch just wasn't up to it.
Tires have gotten much, much better. I think the general lack of manual knowledge is also a big contributor, but you have to acknowledge the progression of technology.
HES TELLING PEOPLE HOW TO BLOW UP THEIR CA- oh wait nvm he’s just teaching me how to bang shift, carry on.
I’m 48 and own my first 4 speed in my life . A 72 gto . This is right up my alley ! I’ve driven sticks as a teen but never full time so imma learn something today !
Tony, any man over 50 knows that the gearshift lever is meant to be rowed with fierce anger often. I used to daily a JK Jeep which learned true powershifts was in it's future ..and you know what? The vehicle overall treated me right because I didn't baby it. Just 3 or 4 years ago out of several vehicles, the only ones that ran were manual shift and they all got treated equally when the time came to assert dominance. I had that 6 speed jeep, an old 91 Chev w/t V6 5 speed, and a 1950 Ford with a flathead and 3 on the tree. Dad kept saying "don't hot rod that old Ford too much or you will explode the trans!" Back in his day all he could afford was an old Ford, a similar 1950 Tudor sedan. He treated it rough and quit counting how many times he pulled the trans. He spent all week and odd jobs around 16 years old then went to the drive in to show off and every time exploded that old manual box. Later he found Lincoln gears would fit on the cluster shaft and those were the first ones to give up, so he doubled his time behind the wheel instead of underneath the car...but still found the weak link. Anyway, more power to those still rowing gears on your daily driver. We are all about to go extinct here real soon
A lost art. You’re a wealth of knowledge and willing to pass it along regardless of the A holes out there trying to tear it down. Thank you for being you.
As a seasoned power shifter this is my favorite video of yours yet! You explained it to a tee. My first “lessons” came at 10 years old riding shot gun on the bench seat of my Dad’s ‘70 Torino 429 4 speed hurst power shifted posi 9” car. My Dad had power shifting mastered. I lost my Dad a few years ago but I still have his car and will always have those power shifting memories. You must be fully committed and “Push through” the shift exactly as Tony explains. Until you have mastered power shifting something with at least a little power you do not know what you’re missing. A good “power shifting session” is amazing for the soul. Thanks for the excellent video/explanation Uncle Tony! 👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Power shifting is much easier on close ratio transmissions because you can keep the motor speed much closer to ideal, whereas wide ratio trans want to skip and grind [missing the shift or blowing the thing up] if one tries to slam them when the RPMs are just not working right.
The very first car I ever drove was my brother's 440 4-speed 65' Coronet on a dirt road. It was impossible to stall so it was perfect for learning.
There is no finer automotive sound than a well executed power shift.....👍 There is also no automotive act that made me laugh more back in the day than a one legger scratch😂
This tutorial is also exellent for testing for engine/driveline weak spots.
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And keeps everything clean 😀
😂 Best comment !!
Yes, my old man would always check the power train of every vehicle he test drove.
Power shifting is a great way to find the weak spot in the drive line. 😊
Seeing my beloved early 90's-ish jeep do that is such a beautiful thing
The best guy to explain shifting bc he knows the mechanics 👍
I've chicken winged in Grumps honor many times. I was doing burnouts with a 4 speed at 11. I love your old school knowledge.My only hope for you is to quit smoking. Just threw everything away Dec31st after 32 years of smoking. Need you around bro. Love your channel
Grumpy was the best power shifter no doubt!!!
I cant get over how similar this car is to a Volvo 740. Interior and outside design, it looks like a somewhat longitudinally squized 740. My parents had one and I learned to drive in it - and to power shift all 116 hp out of it😂 Apparantly it was undestructable. Not even the clutch needed replacement. I find rental cars to be supreme for power shifts. They also tend to have superior terrain capabilities...
I loved burnouts as far back as I can recall to age 6. I still have clear vivid memory. Now 55 I still love burnouts. And I will beyond death. Prove it, you say? It's in my final arrangements for friends to do burnouts at my memorial service. ( to include people driving my cars)
That's awesome, killer send off.
Same story here. Make some clouds with them tires boys!
My kids knows that my demise is supposed to be fun for everyone. Burnouts for distance will be mandatory, if they do not have a car capable of doing it, they can drive one of mine. I rarely do them now, once in a while I will get some smoke going, but tires are too expensive to shred them like that on my summer daily/fun cars. The GTO will smoke the 255 60 15 Cooper tires by simply opening the throttle. No need to hold the brakes, the 3.08 gears make it super easy, and the 455 makes it even easier.
This is my final ask if my friend!! The only tears will be from tires!!!
@mikewest5529 I hope I have em bald (and outta gas) before I die. Total payback if my kids have to buy tires and gas. Lmao
1st car was a '70 Nova 250ci 6 with 3 on the tree. Tore up 2 trans in it. Dad just looked at me crossways and said, 'You break it, you fix it'.
I power shifted some cold PBRs straight to the mid-waist crisis while diggin' Uncle Crispy here.....ahhh, another Tuesday night livin' the dream. 🎸
Rock on brother
LOL 🤣 it is much cheaper to power shift those in the arm chair and watch someone else powershift the vehicles.
Go Forth And Bang Gear - Words To Live By
I got pretty good power shifting as a 17yo kid in the mid 70's...and also got real good at changing diff centers..
Thanks for the video. Brings back a lot of high school memories in my ‘68 Chevelle. Nowadays, I can pull up to a red light in my bone stock 76 corvette and the kid next to me just wants to leave at a granny pace.
This is exactly why I prefer a "ball" shift knob over a "T" or worse.... the pistol grip. As for "be prepared to break stuff"..... oh yeah. That's why I also prefer the Ford Top Loader. It's the easiest of all of them to fix when things go wrong... lolololol. The internal rod transmissions are more accurate, but not nearly as durable IMO. I've broke a few of them on the 2nd-3rd swing.....esp if it's a 5 speed. My favorite set up for this, is a Top Loader with a 3 speed shifter, and no reverse for all my forward gears. And then I add a separate shifter for reverse gear. It's more of a mental thing, as it keeps the shift silly simple. Great Stuff as always Uncle Tony.
There’s a lot more going on than I realized. I could flat floor it with a 4 speed at age 16, maybe the Mx bike stuff helped. I probably just got lucky . Thx for this - not as many masters of manual as there used to be
Back in my high school days in the mid seventies, I was taught how to power shift my 67 Cougar 289. I shimmed up my worn shifter and removed the rubber bushings which removed the slop. I could race other Mustangs with automatics and beat them just by what I gained on each power shift. I wouldn’t lift off the gas between shifts. Lots of fun, but as Tony says, hard on equipment. Clutches didn’t last long, broken motor mounts , etc. Still do this on my 98 Dakota 5 speed once in a while.😊
Until hearing your breakdown, step by step process of this shifting technique, I can’t recall if I’d ever read or heard from anyone back in the day, explaining this… it was just something that I must’ve gravitated towards figuring out on my own, @ oh, ‘89-on (born ‘75). Aside from being a mechanic since, I’d also eventually gotten Class A license & put in a couple decades operating various big rigs of nearly all config’s… I suspect this shift technique might have subconsciously aided my later in life, very-favored big rig stick shift style of “floating”! TY UTG!! 🏎️💨
i love seeing older dudes this happy to tell a story or explain how something works, you see yourself in them and realize age is just time we’re all the same little kid playing with matchbox cars
Tony I'm 55 year old. You did this perfect!! You need to show more no lift shifting. Show it!! Love you. I own a 88 5.0 LX notch because of you. Thanks Tony.
Tony, thank you sooo much for this video!! This is exactly what I had in mind! I am honored and humbled, and now pretty excited to get my car out for some practice! Your knowledge and experience are second to none, and I can't wait for the next lesson on whatever you decide to teach. Thank you again!!
"go forth and bang gears" needs to be on a T-shirt So glad you made this video as I was literally just thinking this week that it is something I hoped you'd do. Also good to see this is basically the way I shift my Harley 24/7 which means when I actually do want to climb gears quick it is fast and a very normal feel.
@uncletonysgarage you are the coolest uncle i wish i had! I spent 15 years powershifting everything too! Everything you said made sense! God that brought back some memories of saturday night street races on old abandoned roads.. i wish i could burn one down and listen to some of those stories i know you have
This is awesome! I showed my kids a similar way to power shift, but Uncle Tony you definitely did it way better! Kids these days need to learn this as they don’t have the same equipment many of us had growing up. Thanks and keep it up.
This video is awesome been practicing shifts on a sim setup on H pattern. Learning the shifter and full throttle shifts fast because why not its a sim. Great Tips! Cheers from Newfoundland Canada
What perfect timing for some summer fun! Great video concept and lots of great infomration in this video.
GREAT VIDEO. I'm 63 and have been driving since I was 16. I know how to do burnouts but I just rely on the power of the engine and just drop the clutch an punch it. I did learn something from this. I have never been on a drag strip so I am lacking in that kind of experience
Fantastic video Tony! Really appreciate you passing on this knowledge
Shift it like you stold it. THE quintessential Tony DeFeo editorial in Cars Illustrated. I want to say late 1987, early 1988. I'm sure I have a copy down in the basement.
Go forth and bang gears uncle tony Tshirt is a must!!!
One of the best vehicles I've had in the last decade for practicing power shifts which I drove for almost the last 2 years because I kind of always wanted one and its utility met my needs.. Scion xB - first generation.. with the manual. You can give that car with this anemic power everything that it can handle all the time and never get in trouble with police or anyone else because it's, let's face it, SLOW! Great practice vehicle for picking lines, shifting, and overall driving dynamics &fundamentals. I found myself reflecting on driving habits and teachings and how I could apply it in that vehicle and make myself better at the fundamentals. It's not always about it being in a fast car to practive. You can practoce HARD ALL THE TIME in a vehicle like this. If you can be fast in a slow car... Imagine what you can be in a fast one?
OMG I had so much fun watching this!! Now I know what power shifting is and I'm going to try it next time I drive a stick. This id a lost art that I wish someone told me about 30 years ago. You just know that Tony had more fun making this video than I did watching it 😂
Great to see your take on this and I now understand why people often damage their selector forks. Not saying your technique causes problems but a little mechanical sympathy allows you to understand what is actually happening inside the gearbox. And how far selector forks can move before coming to the end of their travel, at which time they are only going to try to bend themselves . You will know next time if you bent 2-3 selectors when you go from 3-2 and 2nd pops out of gear.
Solid tutorial, Tony! Thanks! Brings back memories!
Transmission & driveline shops gonna love this video!
Absolutely great video, Tony. When I was taught to power shift, the specifics were a bit different and now I want to try it your way, specifically the way you fan the clutch and the way you do a burnout. I was taught to quick stab the clutch and to heel/toe the brake/gas. Also, when you said this was giving you flashbacks of the 70’s, I thought you were gonna say the late 80’s and your Mustang. Cuz while I was born and raised on Mopars (current car is a 69 Cuda notch), the late 80’s were my formative years and when I learned to drag race in my 88 GT (13.93 stock). And your articles in Cars Illustrated are absolutely legendary in my mind.
Uncle Tony this is exactly what the kids need! I have shown my kids similar power shifting in our travels. Kids now don’t have the same equipment many of us had as youngsters lol. I have power shifted every thing I have owned and still do! Thanks for sharing!!
love watching your videos, would be awesome to see an entire series themed around videos like this
It was great to see you having a blast explaining this.
Flashback time for sure Uncle T! My 64 Belvedere 426 Max wedge 4 speed I could speed shift 1 to 2 no problem.....3 to 4 not so much LOL Luckily, by the time second was wound out I was so far ahead of whatever Bow-Tie I was street racing at that moment was at least a bus length behind LOL
How about a ASMR POWERSHIFTING VIDEO!!!! Best video yet unkle Tony!!
You play that stick like a violin, Tony! Your description of the follow-through in aiming past the point you are moving your shifter towards is directly comparable to a basketball shot, a golf swing, or as a violinist or cellist allows their bow to leave the string following the last full sounding note. They allow the motion to continue past the last point of contact--it's the only way to work with the inertia of our limbs. Great video! Bravo!
I modified my stock t5 mustang shifter back in the day. I got rid of the rubber in the handle. I welded on a custom set of adjustable shift stops like the aftermarket ones to save it from over shifting and breaking third gear, again. On my Muncie equipped chev I did the mods you mentioned to the hurst super comp I put on it.
Thanks Uncle Tony. Love the Jeep stuff. Pet the Beagle s for me.
"When i was a kid, i used to power shift everywhere...even in traffic." 😂😂 Man this video brings back memories haha.
This vid was fun Tony. I’m 61 now. I love speed shifting Harleys. This video made me miss speed shifting my 39 flathead 80 with the foot clutch and hand banger. The positive sound & feel is just as cool at slow speeds too. Smitty
Best video you have ever done and i have seen a lot. Please do more videos on this! I get this question all the time and i am not good at explaining it. Wife 2013 Challinger and daughter 2010 Camero. 6 of use and we all can drive stick. I have never owned anything with a slush box!
Nice little lesson! I remember being forced to learn to power-shift my 63 VW bug when the clutch cable broke and I had to drive it home! 😉😄😄
was a teen in the 90s; I had a 80s RX-7 I powershifted a lot and that bump is noticable. dad has an bright orange auto 70 monte carlo with a built 454, it could stand still spinning the tires without power braking, tail would walk a little and it would start to creep forward after several seconds and lurch forward a bit when I let off. He bought it from a friend, the 275 tires were screwed in around the rim; apparently the guy used to drag it ;)
I learned how to do these things from reading your article about it in Cars Illustrated. I was the only guy power shifting a 5.0 at NED thanks to you!
i learn the float by feathering the gas pedal which allows you to feel the release and guide to next gear. vid brought back old memories!!
I love videos like this. That talk and the real deal.
I love you man, what a great demonstration!
I was flashing back to the 70's too. I think I kept Atlas Co. running with all of the U-joints I went through. I blew out rear U-joints like crazy, better them than yokes I guess. Great video, made perfect sense to me.
I started this video with the idea that it may be cringe worthy. I was mistaken. This is very well presented! The "power shift" is so misunderstood and has led to many a broken tranny (the gearbox thing, no weird ideas). I, back in the day, would shift under power while flat foot on the floor. Imagine the brutality and broken stuff. I would like to add that a quick shift, not power shift, is easier when accelerating hard. The moment the load is removed, mid-shift, the next gear will slide right in. That moment of no-load allows for a very quick shift, although not as fast as described here. Think road racing. Again, this is great stuff. Thanks for the video! Reminds me of the old days! I am old enough to remember the "crash box" days (no syncros). 👍
I remember when I first tried to copy the 1st to 2nd gear burn-out that I was seeing the pro guys doing at Calder Park by heal& toe on brake & accelerator pedals, that took some practise to perfect. I eventually got it sorted, best way to look cool.
With my bracket racer (10 inch slicks and 4.56 rear end) i stopped in the water puddle, shifted to second gear and popped the clutch as a pressed on the accelerator (never used the brake). I always power-shifted with only one A-833 failure (blew all the teeth off third gear). Once a spectator told me the tires even chirped when shifted into fourth gear.
Thanks Uncle Tony, not that I will be doing any of this, but you got me excited to get my CJ2A on the road! Thanks!!!😃 Bang On!!
My dad told me that they used to do this in the 60s. I just happened upon your video and had to watch it. I've never done this type of shifting, just "granny shifting". It's also a line in one of the old Beach Boys songs, "powershift here we go".
the company SST in Tennessee has sold 1000s of brand new tremec transmission kits including 2 for me, and 1 for a friend, a TR4050 for my dually a TKX for my chevelle and another TKX for my friends C10 truck they are fantastic transmissions and they are a great company to deal with. so I think the manual transmission is gonna be around for a while in the aftermarket world even if the new car MFGs dont ever make them in mass quantities again. thanks for a great vid Tony!
"If you're afraid of breaking things, you shouldn't be playing with cars" Words to live by!
that goes for pretty much everything in life! I know all too well. 🙃
I had a Hurst Ram Rod - did everything the DC Bible said to do as far as setup, had a Ram 10.95 clutch, no trans mods, nailed it every time! Been a truck driver for 15 years & last year had my stick taken away. Man do I miss it!
I still have my (mint) Direct Connection "bible" purchased from Mancini Racing via mail order back in 1980. The information contained in that compendium of "Tune-Up Tips" is still relevant.
Thank you OB1 I now feel the force.
If you're going to do that to a transmission' be sure you have a spare set of synchros, that's why they're made of brass. In the 70's I was on Krazy Dean's pit crew, we brought synchros and a spare trans because that guy had no idea what a clutch was, much less how to use it, but he won a lot of races! BTW Tony, what a great subject for us grey beards to teach. I wouldnt've thought of it my self.
I used to do burnouts at school and speed shift with an 87 Dodge power ram 50 4x4 with 5 speed and 4 cylinder. Good times. Later i had a 88 5.0 mustang LX with a 5 speed. Even more fun 😂 coordination, being familiar with the vehicle and how fast and smooth you are with the gears is everything.
Great video Tony!
Trip into my past!!! Thanks for the memories!!!
Thus endith the LESSON! THANK YOU UTG!
My buddy has a Cadillac CT5 Blackwing 6 spd with factory no lift shift. Awesome and with a full warranty. I have to admit it is a bad ass feature.
Love it man .My uncle had a vette when i was 16 yrs old ,he let me drive it with him in it. Did the power shift. He was like woe woe woe .Lol scared the shite out of him.
Shock loads. Yeah, lots of it. Way back in the day I would race on Friday nights, blow a transmission, spend Saturday replacing the damage, racing again Saturday night. Chrysler hemi in front of a crappy stock 4 speed. Never had the money for a T-10.
Kinda funny, my girlfriend told me she always knew when I was going into race mode as I started palm shifting, it just came naturally (luckily she liked it and I always did/do it safely) the whole 'thinking past the gear' is bang on (no pun intended, haha) I'm UK based and flew about in a 1100cc 87' fiesta, the concept is the same, the throw on my shifter was ridiculous (being FWD) but as uncle tony says, you use what you got! Cant wait for the day I can afford a serious rear wheel drive car. Thanks for another great video.
How about “Grumpy”? That man really was in tune with his cars and to watch the video of him cigar hangin out the mouth hammering through the gears flawlessly.
This was a great video, enjoyed 💯
One thing that helped me was my hand position. 1st to 2nd palm towards me and 2nd to 3rd and 3rd to 4th palm away from me. This helped to guide or keep the shifter in the corret gate. This worked great on 4 speeds. With a 5 or 6 speed I would use palm down for the 3 - 4 shift and palm out for the 4 - 5 shift.