@saddletramp6935 2 ай бұрын
We used to call it power shifting. Fun.
@pb68slab18 2 ай бұрын
Flat-shifting! Read that the late-great drag-racing legend Bill 'Grumpy' Jenkins would grind half of every other tooth on the gears to make for more positive 'flat-shifting'.
@pittsky 2 ай бұрын
Agreed.
@mikegross3800 2 ай бұрын
Still do. Still are.
@a-bar-b5196 2 ай бұрын
Exactly ! Power shifting ❤
@crippleguy415 2 ай бұрын
Stock m-22 rock crusher trans of aftermarket with dog face gears ?
@trukr63 2 ай бұрын
The adrenaline rush before the launch! Hell yeah!! 👍
@motorman1873 2 ай бұрын
That's meth tweek...
@msh6865 2 ай бұрын
@@motorman1873 tell us you've never drag raced without telling us you've never drag raced. Weak.
@marccampbellsr1085 2 ай бұрын
@msh6865 Kind of like the shakes you get after you almost die but don't....😂 👍😂
@DannySauer Ай бұрын
Am I in first? Lemme double check. Not sure, let's check again.
@creolegaudet 2 ай бұрын
Now THAT'S how you shift a hot rod!! I've tried to explain this to countless "racers" on this channel that they are granny shifting and losing ET. It's like I'm speaking a different language. Great job, my friend! Excellent!
@ronpeters9548 2 ай бұрын
Now take care of that wheel hop .
@joecooper7803 2 ай бұрын
Bench seat 4spd power shift… hell yeah!!!
@Cutlass_Rudd 2 ай бұрын
Its harder to do with modern cable shifted transmissions, hence it being a lost art
@creolegaudet 2 ай бұрын
@@Cutlass_Rudd It's actually not. A modern manual shifter will actually make it easier. It's virtually impossible to miss first to second. The talent part is that left leg tapping that clutch pedal just right while having the stones to not back off the accelerator, keeping it to the floor, between shifts. Second to third is the most difficult because you could mistakenly go back to first. Third to fourth is a piece of cake. Unless you have some wild rear gears, you shouldn't need to go into fifth.
@joecooper7803 2 ай бұрын
@@Cutlass_Rudd Nothing like the agony of defeat doing it with the stock shifter and jamming the rods 2nd to 3rd. Time for a Hurst! Yup
@ToddsHouseofSpeed-uq5sp 2 ай бұрын
Great technique, notice how he rolled out of the hole - with minimal wheel spin, then got on it quickly. Also, that's a standard bench seat car - which is why the shifter is shaped that way. Lastly, anyone catch the shift light - lower / right dash?😊
@davidkeeton6716 2 ай бұрын
Yes, I did see that. Sounded like 6500. You don't just side step it or snatch your foot up with narrow tires, you have to listen and feel what you think it can take until it hooks.
@thatred704 2 ай бұрын
Right on!
@ropeman3916 Ай бұрын
Well done!
@johnstecz9169 2 ай бұрын
Ah,the good old days,when cars were cars,and men were men
@jamiel3504 2 ай бұрын
💯 facts 👍
@josephselva872 2 ай бұрын
...women were too and sheep ran scared.
@markthomas9687 2 ай бұрын
And transmissions were a dime a dozen.
@alexandersupertramp7353 2 ай бұрын
@john Says the guy with the cat photo? You pha-gette
@saddletramp6935 2 ай бұрын
And sheep were nervous.
@tomholschbach5966 Ай бұрын
Back when you had to “Drive” your car. No rev limiter! No traction control! No bullshit. You beat it like it owed you money. If you screwed up? BOOM!!!!! Send a piston to Jesus. Look up Herb McCandless!! He was known as Mr. 4 Speed. There’s a reason for it too🔥🇺🇸🤘😎
@lovett1200 2 ай бұрын
This guy is good...I shifted my 66 L79 nova just like this ...grate time to be a teenager...
@DrangeDragRacingTeam1967 2 ай бұрын
Same! I had a L79 66 Nova in the 90s and used to drive it like this. I regret selling that car every day…still have a 66 and a 67 but they arent the same…
@stevethomas760 2 ай бұрын
Two buds had them, my choice of a car from "back in the day". I personally owned two Chevy IIs, '63 6 cyl /3sp and a '64 SS that the prior owner had dropped a 327/300hp engine (4sp). Yep, those were the days. On my life's highlight reel
@PotatoSkinzChompz 2 ай бұрын
That’s also a V-gate (vertical gate) shifter so it’s a lot easier to power shift
@michaelhoneycutt7138 2 ай бұрын
Heck of a driver. Knows his car.
@user-sh2mk8ew4c 2 ай бұрын
“Bill Grumpy Shifting”. Is the absolute best gear shifting video.
@Tactical-God 2 ай бұрын
HANDsDOWN. NOT EVEN CLOSE ..... 👍
@user-kx7gu3bp8y 2 ай бұрын
Grump had 277 runs without missing a shift!
@6.4hemidriver44 2 ай бұрын
Grumpy did it while smoking a cigar too!
@msh6865 2 ай бұрын
That's a well put together Muncie and a driver that knows how to handle a big block. 👍😁
@robertkaspert4092 2 ай бұрын
That's the way it's done. That's how I shifted my 1967 Malibu.
@davidkeeton6716 2 ай бұрын
I learned that at 18, in my first strong car. 68 Camaro 396 M20 Muncie, HurstCompetitionPlus, 12:1, L88 solid cam, 40lb flywheel, 12 bolt with Summers Brothers spool and axles and 5.13 Eaton pro gears.
@briansauer6695 2 ай бұрын
Were you doing wheelies with that setup???? 5.13 Holy crap! That couldn't have been a street car with 12:1 and 5.13's, was it?
@gt-37guy6 2 ай бұрын
@@briansauer6695 Did he get a car from his Dad - John Force....Lol....?
@Emmanuelwithus 24 күн бұрын
No fancy clusters on the dash or technology assist. The way it used to be and should be. Going by RPMs, sound and feel. She's a beast!
@garysarnowski3113 2 ай бұрын
M22 sound is music to my ears!
@Oscarphone Ай бұрын
Used to power shift all the time with my Darts and Duster. But never with a round ball on the shifter. I used a Hurst 'T' handle. Better grip. Missing a shift was definitely a no-no. Thankfully I never missed. On Chrysler 4 speeds, removing every other tooth off the synchros and you can not bother with the clutch too. Great vid.
@harrysylvester2736 14 күн бұрын
Wow, honestly that shifting was superb. I am in awe. Well done!
@Comet-hn3gm 2 ай бұрын
Nicely done. I do that regularly when I'm driving, if it's a straight line road. Not always full throttle to the floor but steady throttle, this keeps my reactions sharp. Great Fun.
@Craig_OnTwoWheels 16 күн бұрын
Man I was distracted by the car and then realized this is my local track lol, love to see it
@frankarcay567 2 ай бұрын
That’s power shifting done right.
@walterowens7221 21 күн бұрын
We called it speed shifting. Never let off the gas and shift through the gears! Had a 67 Camaro with 327 and 4 spd Muncie used to race with. Good times!
@Marc-js8rx 2 ай бұрын
I used to “Power Shift” my ‘55 Chevy with a dual-quad 409 all the time when the space (and the absence of law enforcement) allowed. Either choice of wording, nicely done!
@fjb4932 2 ай бұрын
"HOW D A R E YOU ! ! !" Gretta Thornburg. ( lol ) ☆
@gt-37guy6 2 ай бұрын
Love your sense of humor - IF I hear Gretta's little whiney voice in my head, I I'm going to Floor My Buick 455 for a while - !
@theguyinmaine Ай бұрын
A thing of beauty. Almost a lost art. Everyone thought my 66 Step side was an automatic. They had to look for proof. 400 small block, aluminum Muncie 4 speed, 411 rear.
@paulcook7888 2 ай бұрын
That’s what we did back in the 70s Stomp on it and you don’t let it up till it’s over ❤
@user-hs3vc4tw6h 2 ай бұрын
Nicely done !
@2-old-Forthischet 2 ай бұрын
Whatever you do, don't miss that shift! Three pedal glory!
@lionelwells5618 2 ай бұрын
Nicely done!!!
@user-rz8nu8ni5j 2 ай бұрын
Awesome love the radio delete plate
@BanditsTA 2 ай бұрын
Nice driving!👍
@mre1984 2 ай бұрын
Well done! Been there done that many times. Nothing like driving an old 4 speed muscle car! His hands seemed to show nerves but he was all business when that tree came down. Great throttle control off the line.
@russellloomis4376 Ай бұрын
I have never been able to do this in any of the manual cars ive owned, but not for lack of trying. I now have a 2014 cts vsport with paddle shifters so no need for a clutch anymore. I love modern tech. 😂 Thanks for posting. 👍
@rickhaile2190 2 ай бұрын
In the 80s we used to file off every other tooth on the syncros in the trans. You could shift without using the clutch! Of course you had to use it when leaving the line, but not when making your 1st to second shift and so on!
@shrapnut7612 2 ай бұрын
Cracked the windshield of my 68 Lemans, banging 2nd gear w/no clutch, had a BW T-10.
@randywyatt7278 2 ай бұрын
Out of all comments I've read I was thinking about when we use to do that LOL THE GOOD OLD POOR MAN DAYS 🤣😂
@johnwaters3771 2 ай бұрын
In Philadelphia in the 60s, called flat shifting. Worked Bash speed shop 70 hours a week. 70 camaro Lt1, 514 rear, street daily, with 10inch MandH on the back,ran 10.82 128mph
@winnon992 Ай бұрын
I had a 69 Chevelle SS. I remember shifting that way. The Good Old Days !
@silverstar4289 2 ай бұрын
I was pretty good at that with my Challenger. Pistol grip has great ergonomics. First time on a strip I was by myself I asked a guy to ride with me and talk me through the process of where to stage, etc. He complimented my shifting.
@geezer4962 2 ай бұрын
I remember those "good old days". I can still see all the clutch and transmission parts flying sky high behind the car. Ronnie Sox would've called me a bum and had me banned from the drag strip.
@gt-37guy6 2 ай бұрын
Geezer - Regrettably after reliving my youth with a Pontiac Tempest 400 4 speed I drove extensively from 2013 to 2023 going through three different engine iterations and about 50000 hotrodding miles, I had it with 4 speeds! Noisy Throw out bearings, Pilot bushings, rubbing and bent clutch forks, hanging up linkages, just the repeated mechanical action EVERY SHIFT you can feel the wear of each acceleration run, and then the Oh Shit moments. Done with it- Buick GS455 with TH400 auto for me now...smooth and lays it down just fine, and SO MUCH more reliable not even a question if you are doing serious miles.
@gregoryjames7976 Ай бұрын
Had a Jeep CJ-5 with a V-8. It had a heavy duty truck transmission, long throw top loader and use to do this like several times "every day". Unbelievable I survived those years.
@danbuchner1494 2 ай бұрын
And that my friends is how shes done nice job
@mattanderson9375 2 ай бұрын
Love you guys! My thoughts exactly!!
@samiam9008 2 ай бұрын
well done boss
@waynebenedict5785 2 ай бұрын
This is what my friend and four speed racer from the 60's called "Flat Shifting".
@douglascooper1987 Ай бұрын
Damn Rockcrusher be like, " bout Time somebody knows how to use that stick up there"! 🤣
@brocksutliff8782 2 ай бұрын
Soweeet!! Now go check those U joints after that beating!! 😂 that was awesome!
@Freeontheland2030 Ай бұрын
That's the way she's done boys, reminds me of my youth.
@switchtr3 2 ай бұрын
Power shifting, flat shifting, bang shifting, etc. No matter what you call it just put your foot down and don't let up till you run out of gears or road! We used to do this in the work truck as teenagers at our first full time job on the way home from the job site with an empty rig. I've done this in everything from Firebirds to Dodge Neons and everything inbetween. If it has a manual, it can (usually) be done. Car be damned, if you wanna make every second count this is how you drive...
@greggpaul8053 2 ай бұрын
Great video and nice shifting! I dread rebuilding the m22 after the thrashing takes its toll but its the cost of doing business 😂
@kcbroncohater Ай бұрын
What was wrong with that? I did it all the time back in the 70's. Sweet video !
@66lwmorgan 2 ай бұрын
What was your time? I used to own the 70 Chevelle LS6 454. My best time in the 1/4 mile was 11.67
@jeromebreeding3302 Ай бұрын
Simple, just mash the go pedal and keep it there, just clutching between shifts. Just don't miss a shift !
@TheMrmmkkpro Ай бұрын
The hydraulic clutch ruined the speed shift. I always liked the feel of the pressure plate, would drive barefoot too. 1972 455HO 4 speed Pontiac T/A and a 1990 ZR-1 corvette, there is a world of difference in the feel and the ability to never lift. Very nice video, brings back a lot of memories, kinda sad too. 👍👍🏁🏁
@joequillun7790 Ай бұрын
Yeah, what he said. ditto on that.
@kurtwise7356 2 ай бұрын
I love the sound of a Muncie Rock Crusher!
@marshallmcdowell3369 19 күн бұрын
Now this is how you properly shift an old 4 speed and big block on the strip
@bearcat0551 18 күн бұрын
Love that M22 whine
@basedsigma5634 2 ай бұрын
The " rock crusher" 🤣😎
@randywyatt7278 2 ай бұрын
Yesr they were tough 4 gear blow up a lot of cluster gear in the M21s no more after the M22 💯
@droz7503 2 ай бұрын
Nice Pass!! Old school 💯
@jasonrackawack9369 24 күн бұрын
Grumpy would be proud
@dennysautorepair946 2 ай бұрын
Hell yes! 👊🏻💪🏻 I can somehow feel and smell this exact moment. Sounded good bud… What did she run?
@waynesmith2461 2 ай бұрын
Thats the way we shifted in the 70s but we run as short a stick as possible to make it quicker fun times
@BigBlok502 2 ай бұрын
No. Lift. Shift!
@stevechilds9972 2 ай бұрын
Love to power shift
@freemanmedia405 2 ай бұрын
Badass there.. nice looking cockpit.
@cacsrx1 2 ай бұрын
That’s fun for awhile, then get your credit card out…..
@gregleenyit 2 ай бұрын
Like a Boss!!!
@8691petey 23 күн бұрын
Sure love going fast!!
@scottthief60 Ай бұрын
We used to call that speed shifting. A power shift was without the clutch pedal. Either way, cool vid
@matang653 2 ай бұрын
Flat changing gears💪
@davidevans8826 2 ай бұрын
Looks like you’re having an epilepsy spasm in the beginning then you got your shit together lol nice shifting
@rayp.454 Ай бұрын
That's the way my man!
@4vmax 2 ай бұрын
Awesome shifting my man
@deepVAroots 2 ай бұрын
Now that's the way it's supposed to be done!! I call it speed-shifting
@canadianpatriot2891 2 ай бұрын
Nice shifting brother 👍🏻
@EdValerius-wu5yw 2 ай бұрын
Every morning driving to school, lap belt only. 😅 could have walked to school but whats the fun in that
@stevemiller9211 18 күн бұрын
I get the feeling that he's done that before.
@tomtaylor6028 21 күн бұрын
Can't like this enough
@troymanning3150 2 ай бұрын
Don’t know how shifting a car can be so cool….but it is!
@randywelch55 2 ай бұрын
Drive it like you stole it. Hell yeah!!!!!
@gremmann1 16 күн бұрын
And that my friends is how it's done, but it's called "power shifting".
@roknrone Ай бұрын
Good stuff right there 👏 👌 👍
@kent570253 Ай бұрын
That 2nd to 3rd shift!!!!
@neilmaverick7035 2 ай бұрын
Sounds on song !
@VerifiedVIPMember 2 ай бұрын
A lot of nervous hand movement..lol
@mattrodgers4878 2 ай бұрын
Noticed that as well. I doubt it’s nerves, this guy is no stranger to the track. More likely eager anticipation!!
@gwillard19 Ай бұрын
Nicely done. But tell me, how much coffee did you drink during the day before that run? You were fidgeting like a cat on a hog tin roof! 😅
@rogerdavis2056 Ай бұрын
Now its called rev. Matching according to my 29 year old son.
@erickellogg8532 2 ай бұрын
nice shifter now i know what powershifting is
@danmcleod7365 2 ай бұрын
Spicy!!!
@briansplawn3525 Ай бұрын
Nice Run! Trans Gone!
@PEEN-j1u Ай бұрын
damn thats how i shift my dirt bike !
@cjssrswrx04 Ай бұрын
Awesome!
@justincooper5189 2 ай бұрын
I wonder if a clutch less Jericho can use a vertigate shifter. That could really be fun.
@ironhorse127 2 ай бұрын
Power shiftin
@davidgentz1731 2 ай бұрын
Great job on the shifting the one two shift was awesome
@chuckwillingham3103 2 ай бұрын
Sweet !!!
@48walk 2 ай бұрын
hell yea
@LionsTigersBears 18 күн бұрын
Yup now we have paddle shifters
@irishkelly654 2 ай бұрын
Nice but Mr. Twitchy, holy?!
@johnnybanks6685 2 ай бұрын
Crushing rocks 😃
@chrisgabbert658 Ай бұрын
👍😊 yep
@davetyson2331 2 ай бұрын
great shifting
@youknowmr11 2 ай бұрын
That's all that was, old school power shifting. Don't let off gas.
@whitneyestate1402 Ай бұрын
Nice man! Englishtown? What time did you run?