General 6spd Question
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Well, if you take your time, of course everything is going to be smoother. But if you want to drive normally with a constant acceleration, then you have to shift when it's about 3-4k rev.
When are you shifting anyways???
When are you shifting anyways???
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Originally Posted by 350zroadster
Well, if you take your time, of course everything is going to be smoother. But if you want to drive normally with a constant acceleration, then you have to shift when it's about 3-4k rev.
When are you shifting anyways???
When are you shifting anyways???
I wish there was a way to drive faster (accelerate) while keeping it smooth.
If I'm driving fast I speed shift. I don't shift at 3-4k RPM if I'm trying to drive fast.
Here, I'll demonstrate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlplMxq7QO0
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Well I guess for my Daily driving I tend to like to accelerate fast once the light turns green. Kind of trying to get to speed limit as soon as possible while shifting at 3k. I did that on my automatic (tiptronic) previously which is how this question basically got brought up.
I want to watch your video but im at work and its blocked so I will watch it when I get home. Im sure its just practice like you said. The amount of time to wait inbetween seems like feeling that is unexplainable by words.
Do automatics ease on the gas before shifting or they do something else? As I understand they don't have a clutch to slip.
Thanks for the help!
I want to watch your video but im at work and its blocked so I will watch it when I get home. Im sure its just practice like you said. The amount of time to wait inbetween seems like feeling that is unexplainable by words.
Do automatics ease on the gas before shifting or they do something else? As I understand they don't have a clutch to slip.
Thanks for the help!
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Originally Posted by roast
There is no such thing as constant acceleration while shifting. Even automatics don't accelerate constantly. Even F1 cars take a few hundred ms to shift. You can't acccelerate if you're not in a gear(unless some other force is acting on you and that doesn't very well count).
But the point was that people's heads are bobing because the acceleration isn't constant. Even if you can't make it constant, the more consistant it is, the more comfortable the drive is.
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Originally Posted by UltraYellow350z
The amount of time to wait inbetween seems like feeling that is unexplainable by words.
Do automatics ease on the gas before shifting or they do something else? As I understand they don't have a clutch to slip.
If you want to know more about autos I suggest http://auto.howstuffworks.com/automa...ansmission.htm
Originally Posted by 350zroadster
Well you can, CVT.
But the point was that people's heads are bobing because the acceleration isn't constant. Even if you can't make it constant, the more consistant it is, the more comfortable the drive is.
Last edited by roast; 07-31-2006 at 09:43 PM.
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