so ive been huge into the honda scene for a while now.. and im buying an evo ix by mid this week. i test drove it, the owner allowed me to "get on it"

now being used to hondas, i power shifted and tried to go fast (in shifting)

i heard a bang come from what soundss like the rear diff. like something heavy was loose in the trunk and slid back.

he assured me that it comes from shifting it incorrectly and i was doing the "slow way"

so, im wondering what is the right way? or is something f***ed up?

i did try and search for it, but i wasnt really sure what it would be under, so i appologize if i missed something

 

Why do you need to powershift? It's an Evo not a Civic. All you need to do is the 2 step launch and good gear switch once the bullet took off from the barrel

 

lol well, like i said, being the first time driving an evo, im used to civics and integras :'( but it didnt happen when i launched, i was rolling at like 30 mph.. but it happened when i shifted into second.

 

If you let the clutch out too quickly it seems to happen in mine. I think its pretty normal. I noticed when I slow the whole shifting process down. It doesnt make the clunking sound.

 

You dont want to power shift a evo at all. The tcase will go

 

yeah that sounds exactly like what happined.. that makes me feel better. but yeah now that i think about it.. i was shifting like i was barefoot and the pedals where 1000 degrees

 

ya u dont wanna do that because in a honda when you do that it will chirp the tires on the evo with AWD it will just shock the drivetrain so shift slow.

 

It's the rear diff, Subarus do the same thing if you shift them too rough.

 

could just be your mustache bar. read up on it and you'll know what I'm talking about. I don't shift hard enough to make this happen but I've been in evos when guys shift hard enough to get the **clunk**

 

Power shifting means you match the revs with the mph.

 

cool cool, thanks everyone. i was worried that it might be the car, but i feel alot better. im used to beating the **** out of my honda. i learned to drive fast on hondas and was not aware you cannot treat an evo like that. next time i will be more careful

 

No, I believe double clutching is when you match your revs with mph. Power shifting is when you mash the pedal to the metal and shift without letting go of the gas.

 

Evo shifting - hard, fast, often

Been calling it the "Evo Thump". Its normal.

Get poly rear diff bushings. Gets that thump but will add some road noise.

Good luck with the Evo

 

My bad I have always thought that power shifting is rev matching. We use to do it in fomlula fords all the time. I always thought double clutching was a old term for muscle cars??

 

lol well actually its barley pushing in the clutch, barley letting go of the gas, and using your body to shif. (leaning into it and gridinging the gears intoeachother)