Powershifting
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Powershifting (a.k.a. flat shifting, full throttle shift, or cluthchless shift) is a method of shifting used with manual transmissions to reduce the time where the driving wheels are not powered.
Unlike a normal gearchange in a manual transmission, a Powershift does not utilize the clutch at all, instead the gear lever is "ripped" from gear to gear.
If tried with a road car this can cause catastrophic damage if not selected in the right rev range, especially if the gearbox doesnt have syncromesh.
This type of shifting is mainly used in racing applications with gearboxs that have been specifically designed for this purpose.
In this application this does not put very much strain on the transmission, most of the stress is absorbed by the clutch and the rear differential.[citation needed]
One of the reasons manual transmission cars break the differential more often than automatics[citation needed].
On cars with freewheel powershifting is common.
The fastest powershifting is possible with the semi-automatic transmission.
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