Glossary / General

short shifting

8 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Short shifting means you shift gears sooner than usual, which can make the car accelerate faster but might wear out parts faster.

Technical Definition

Short shifting refers to the practice of changing gears quickly and early in a manual transmission, often before the engine reaches its optimal power band. This can improve acceleration but may increase wear on clutch and gearbox components.

Hear It Discussed

"even short shifting at 4,500 at half throttle, you're like flying in something like that."
Replica or Recreation?; THAT New Car Law; GT500 Review The Smoking Tire 17:29

"[3129.5s] Like a lot of people do, you know, and, you know, like we're discussing earlier, you know, [3134.2s] I do think a lot of people buy these cars and they don't really drive them hard...."
A $74K Corvette Just Hit 200 MPH Full Throttle Talk 52:09

"once you start putting loud exhaust and maybe even changing to short shifting, that's more of a preference thing, and those are things you really have to consider."
Moving Up or Modding Out: The $10,000 Porsche Dilemma Eleven After Nine | A Porsche Culture Podcast 09:14