Chirp on Shifts?
08-23-2005, 04:49 PM
#1
Chirp on Shifts?
All right, so the other day, I was just out for an awesome drive and just cruisin aroung, pushing the Max pretty hard, ya know. Anyway, I was on the freeway, took an offramp, then went straight when the light turned green and went back down the on ramp. It was a straight shot and I didn't shift until about 250-300 before redline. When I did, and I believe it was after I had shifted into 2nd, dropped the clutch and gunned, it, my tires chirped. I know other people have talked about this obviously, but what makes it happen? Is there more horsepower at the lower RPM's than near redline, or what? Also, I tried it again goin into 3rd, but no luck. Is it easy to do it into 3rd?
Someone help out a newb here. thanks
Someone help out a newb here. thanks
08-23-2005, 05:14 PM
#2
Originally Posted by 86maxima96
All right, so the other day, I was just out for an awesome drive and just cruisin aroung, pushing the Max pretty hard, ya know. Anyway, I was on the freeway, took an offramp, then went straight when the light turned green and went back down the on ramp. It was a straight shot and I didn't shift until about 250-300 before redline. When I did, and I believe it was after I had shifted into 2nd, dropped the clutch and gunned, it, my tires chirped. I know other people have talked about this obviously, but what makes it happen? Is there more horsepower at the lower RPM's than near redline, or what? Also, I tried it again goin into 3rd, but no luck. Is it easy to do it into 3rd?
Someone help out a newb here. thanks
Someone help out a newb here. thanks
08-23-2005, 05:23 PM
#5
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I've chirped 3rd quite a few times but it depends a lot on how hard your clutch grabs, rather than outright torque. It's not like some ricer move, because I don't really do it on purpose. Sometimes I wish I had no wheelspin at all, even on the street. Too bad we aren't AWD.
08-23-2005, 09:05 PM
#10
Originally Posted by vortechpower
How can you have over a 1,000 post and be asking something like this? 
what do you think makes it chirp? i mean come on, just think about it for like 2 seconds.
08-24-2005, 05:59 AM
#13
Originally Posted by i30ds
Dont quite understand your question... but youre not going to be able to chirp 3rd... well maybe you could with some crazy boost or something.
08-24-2005, 06:05 AM
#15
Hey.... I hate hondas just like the rest of us... but i've seen some sick CRX's... theyre lightweight and you can get some good numbers out of them... not to mention, if done right, they can be track/autocross beasts!
08-24-2005, 06:11 AM
#17
If you have really crappy tires it makes it really easy to chirp.
If your chirping your tires they are not adequate for your application. Its called waisted power. Chirping is nothing to brag about. You either need to change your tires or change clutch engagement to override the slipping.
If your chirping your tires they are not adequate for your application. Its called waisted power. Chirping is nothing to brag about. You either need to change your tires or change clutch engagement to override the slipping.
08-24-2005, 06:19 AM
#19
^^ Baxtel
I partially agree but even completely new and completely stock cars chirp 2nd gear. If you have a car with tons of torque like the max, it's inevitable when you push it to the max. Now with chirping in 3rd I think what you're saying might apply.
I partially agree but even completely new and completely stock cars chirp 2nd gear. If you have a car with tons of torque like the max, it's inevitable when you push it to the max. Now with chirping in 3rd I think what you're saying might apply.
08-24-2005, 04:19 PM
#26
Originally Posted by i30ds
Dont quite understand your question... but youre not going to be able to chirp 3rd... well maybe you could with some crazy boost or something.
08-24-2005, 09:57 PM
#30
Originally Posted by MaxGordon7
always keep the gas down and just keep shifting.... most people let off the gas when shifting, just keep the gas down and manuals was fun to drive.
what? is this really good advice? seems pretty rough to me.
08-24-2005, 10:10 PM
#31
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hmm that sure is funny I chirped 4th today in a mach 1 mustang... according to most of you i must be wasting power .. oh and that was WITH traction on .. You just have to learn how to drive if you want to chirp and benifit from it.
08-24-2005, 11:02 PM
#33
Originally Posted by Black Maxima
I chirp my Auto in 5th gear...
craziness well, anyways the other nite i spun in my autos 3rd, i was only goin like 40 cruisin, i pushed it into neutral and revved (dont ask y, just messin around?) and pushed it bak into "D" wen it hit 6000rpms by accident, bam, chirp chirp chirp!! dont do this, kinda bad, i didnt mean to i know its not good. but yeh, i believe its called double clutching?? power shifting?? one of the two i think!! wen ur shifting to the next gear, hold the clutch and rev before u pop the clutch mite be able to do it... but once again i dont quite remember if its one of those two names above
08-24-2005, 11:17 PM
#34
got it, its power shifting, double clutching is some other weird sh*t...has anyone ever shifted without using clutch? or seen it cuz im sure no one would put their maxima through that torture, lol
08-25-2005, 06:27 AM
#35
Originally Posted by MaximaSpd85
ur 96 auto has 5 gears?? craziness
well, anyways the other nite i spun in my autos 3rd, i was only goin like 40 cruisin, i pushed it into neutral and revved (dont ask y, just messin around?) and pushed it bak into "D" wen it hit 6000rpms by accident, bam, chirp chirp chirp!! dont do this, kinda bad, i didnt mean to i know its not good. but yeh, i believe its called double clutching?? power shifting?? one of the two i think!! wen ur shifting to the next gear, hold the clutch and rev before u pop the clutch mite be able to do it... but once again i dont quite remember if its one of those two names above
craziness well, anyways the other nite i spun in my autos 3rd, i was only goin like 40 cruisin, i pushed it into neutral and revved (dont ask y, just messin around?) and pushed it bak into "D" wen it hit 6000rpms by accident, bam, chirp chirp chirp!! dont do this, kinda bad, i didnt mean to i know its not good. but yeh, i believe its called double clutching?? power shifting?? one of the two i think!! wen ur shifting to the next gear, hold the clutch and rev before u pop the clutch mite be able to do it... but once again i dont quite remember if its one of those two names above
Just because it was in D doesn't mean you're actually in "D"
You're a lost cause .. "I double clutched my atuo @ 6k in 3rd @ 40mph, and I beleive 4th gen autos came 5AT ..." 
08-25-2005, 08:39 AM
#39
been chirping 3rd ever since i got the pathfinder throttle body installed. then no chirps after my knock sensor went to hell (it cracked). now my stage 2 clutch is slipping, so no more chirps.
that chirp may not have come from just the pathy throttle, but it was evident that i chirped all the time after the pathy throttle. at the time, mods are: jwt ecu+mevi+stage 2 spec clutch+stillen flywheel+ground kit+15" donut wheels.
that chirp may not have come from just the pathy throttle, but it was evident that i chirped all the time after the pathy throttle. at the time, mods are: jwt ecu+mevi+stage 2 spec clutch+stillen flywheel+ground kit+15" donut wheels.
08-25-2005, 09:02 AM
#40
Originally Posted by 4banger69
Hey g4nismo, I live in near USC, so any time you want to go to the track let me know
alright, yeh man, my car is actually back at home but i'm goin back to charleston on 9/9 for an apointment and prob gonna bring it on the way back up. do they have a drag strip around USC? just give me a call if u wanna meet up or race