..I think our tranny is pretty resiliant, the clutch is the real weak point. I do it on a weekly basis (spirited drives through twisties on weekends ) My car drives as good now as it did when I picked it up (3 mo. ago)! Just make sure you are accurate on the shifts.....dreaded GRIND sucks!

John

 

Just to make sure we have the terms right here...

Powershifting is when you shift gears without taking your foot off the gas. This is different from just shifting quickly at WOT.

Quick shifts done correctly won't hurt the car at all. Powershifting has the potential to.

 

by power shifting i meant quick shifts, throwing it back into 2nd or 3rd fast, popping the clutch out and stomping it is what i'm talking about, i should have used another word than power shifting as the correct definition is shifting with the pedal on the gas. sorry

 

In that case, CaptainMike is completely correct. You have nothing to worry about. You can shift the car fast as much as you want as long as you're accurate with your shifts.

 

Probably what we refer to as 'heat-bog' or 'heat-soak' meaning that underhood temps and intake air temps get high enough that intake air lacks the density necessary to combust properly until the car gets moving a little and gets some fresh air , pretty normal here in FL. The other common thing it could be is a bad MAP sensor/connection (see the MAP Whack in the FAQ section of the Technical forum) That FAQ section and your owners manual are your very good friends
The car will also tend to act a little odd after a major change in weather/temp or elevation that is just the ECU learning new parameters.
There are a lot of really smart and experienced people here on the boards who are happy to help out with advice.. there are also a couple of morons whose advice isn't worth the electrons used to post it, Use common sense.
Enjoy the car! Go to an autocross if you get a chance, only way to drive it like it was designed to be driven and not risk a ticket. (and track events/ driving schools are a good time and quite worth the money)
Cheers, Mike

 

thanks alot guys. alot of my friends are wanting me to go to autox it at clemson one weekend. i'll prolly go do a "fun run" after one of em before i really get into it.

 

Be careful playing around with shifts at the redline.. mis-shifting from 9000 RPM in 3rd and getting 2nd when you were trying to find 4th will blow your engine if you don't get back on the clutch fast enough...before causing a "Mechanical Overrev"

 

It takes very,very quick reflexes to power shift an S2K;nearly impossible!!!