This is a long shot, but:

I'm looking for this one specific youtube video of the evo (one of those japanese shows) - they're testing the evo (i forget if it was the 8 or the 9) but in the video when the guy is driving he is shifting insanely quickly... It's not even a video about shifting or drag racing or anything, just one of those japanese car test/comparison videos (like best motoring or something)

Anyone recall what it is?

found it!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea010OMjnLU

@ 4:15 is the so called fast shifting that I was talking about

 

im curious to see as well.

 

http://www.youtube.com/results?orig_...d_categories=2

I'm not going to search for you.

 

lol it's just that i know people have seen this vid, and it wasn't even about the shifting but the most thumbs up comment was someone mentioning how freaking fast this guy was shifting

 

Found it

 

"Okay, I'll be honest. I took a short cut at the back course. I'm sorry."
That was best part of the video lol

 

Wow, that is amazingly fast.

 

I love these guys. I watch all of their videos. Love to see the evo getting driven HARD!

 

at 4:15 right? this guy shifts pretty damn fast, unless this is like the norm for drag racers I am really impressed

 

I shift almost the same for drag and roadrace.
I think it's the first one on my sig.
Edit: it's the second vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7D6mCw-Vvc

 

very nice i think i've just been too afraid to do it that quickly on my car.. id totally try on someone else's car lol

 

I have a fast-shift video too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWwTA8bXiuA

 

damn you guys are pretty sick -- it shouldnt wear on the clutch and trans any more than a normal shift at high rpm unless you mess it up right?

 

As long as the clutch is engaged all of the way, it shouldn't damage the transmission anymore than normal from the shift itself. I suppose shifting fast can cause the teeth of the transmission to wear more from extra force being on them by holding boost between shifts, but that is splitting hairs! I have blown transfercases on launches, but I have never hurt a single driveline part from shifting fast.

--mark

 

gotcha right that's what i was thinking.. how did you work up to that shift? i had a really old crappy car that i shifted fairly quickly on but im a lot more worried about missing the timing on my evo, im sure more people can understand