Short shifting? (does it save fuel?)

**batusai_jr** · October 20th, 2010 08:54 PM

Is it true that short shifting saves gas? but does it have a bad effect on your car's engine? mostly when it rumbles and the engine almost dies because of that?

**batusai_jr** · October 31st, 2010 05:38 PM

so its more on the good side? what's the bad end of short shifting? i mean only if its done incorrectly? will it damage the rubber seals in the ransmission or other parts?

Another question about what you have just mention on not wasting time on changing gears?

Is it ok to shift directly to 5th gear if your current gear is on the 3rd?

**batusai_jr** · October 31st, 2010 05:41 PM

so its more on the good side? what's the bad end of short shifting? i mean only if its done incorrectly? will it damage the rubber seals in the ransmission or other parts?

Another question about what you have just mention on not wasting time on changing gears?

Is it ok to shift directly to 5th gear if your current gear is on the 3rd?

**cktlcmd** · October 31st, 2010 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by batusai_jr

Is it ok to shift directly to 5th gear if your current gear is on the 3rd?

Yes as long as you are travelling fast enough around 50 or more km/hr, but that also meant you are over using your 3rd gear. Over using the gear might not affect the transmission directly, but it will definitely affect your engine and fuel efficiency since you are pushing your engine to work harder when you have an option to lessen the burden by shifting to a higher gear (4th gear) prior to shifting to 5th.

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**cktlcmd** · October 31st, 2010 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by batusai_jr

so its more on the good side? what's the bad end of short shifting? i mean only if its done incorrectly? will it damage the rubber seals in the ransmission or other parts?

I can't really say if it's on the good side because the bad end of short shifting is you use more fuel just to accelerate.

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**batusai_jr** · November 1st, 2010 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by cktlcmd

I can't really say if it's on the good side because the bad end of short shifting is you use more fuel just to accelerate.

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this confuses me now... i thought short shifting will save gas...

**kurby** · November 1st, 2010 11:54 PM

Hahaha!

Me too...

I guess you will use more fuel if you accelerate with a higher gear than with a lower gear. Meaning you will not use fuel efficiently in higher gear when accelerating. If you use a lower gear in accelerating then you will use the fuel efficiently.

Something like that.

Short shifting can save gas if you do not intend to accelerate further. You'll just use it to maintain your speed and befriending momentum.