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Paddle shifters

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rdski
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I get the gist of how to use them, tips and suggestions on how to make shifting smoother?
Sep 24 2012 8:31PM
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.AR6rider.
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Don't let off the gas even though it's your first instinct. It will shift better if you just keep your foot down.
Sep 24 2012 8:32PM
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Rafiki
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go practice shift timing instead of making stupid threads. jesus christ
Sep 24 2012 8:32PM
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Puzzled
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Keep that rev above 3k at all time. Once you get it right you'll notice a slight "burnt" odor, which means you've achieved hot drag racer status.
Sep 24 2012 8:38PM
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SkiBum.
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What vehicle do you have paddle shifters in...
Sep 24 2012 8:41PM
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rdski
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an impreza, i understand that they're sort of useless but just wanted to know how to use them.
Sep 24 2012 8:45PM
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Big.Bird
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paddle shifters are for pussys
Sep 24 2012 8:46PM
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.AR6rider.
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I guess most people driving supercars these days are pussies...
Sep 24 2012 8:47PM
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theabortionator
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Most cars run best in first. You only need the other gears when racing over 100. Sometimes I shift into second around 80 though to save gas on 500 mile trips down the interstate.
Sep 24 2012 8:47PM
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rdski
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well it wont go faster then like 30 in first so... no not really

Sep 24 2012 8:49PM
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Big.Bird
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there are still some real men
Sep 24 2012 8:49PM
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theabortionator
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It must be broken then.
Sep 24 2012 8:51PM
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.AR6rider.
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I'm not sure what you're trying to argue here. I, along with many other people, prefer the feel of driving a true manual transmission, but there is no denying that a good double clutch system with paddle shifters is faster and more efficient with shifts. If being able to drive faster easier makes someone a pussy, then so be it?
Sep 24 2012 8:51PM
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rdski
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God the love the internet lol
Sep 24 2012 8:54PM
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Darth.Maul
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man i fucking love you! totally homo!
Sep 24 2012 8:55PM
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Ski_Alot
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your sig made me loose
Sep 24 2012 8:59PM
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PhaedeD
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shift with beef curtains.
Sep 24 2012 9:00PM
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AcidKneeDrop
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if you don't drive stick your a vagina...... nuff said

(exception in any car over 100000$ because then you can afford to be a vagina)
Sep 24 2012 9:16PM
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KingTaco
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lolllll
Sep 24 2012 11:06PM
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jibjunkie
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agreed but if you own a basic car eg impreza or jetta with tiptronic u look like an idiot shifting the paddles. when u get down to it its an automatic. dont think your driving a ferrari cuz your not. if u want to be in control your vehicle get better mileage look cool eg get a stick otherwise dont use your paddles you look stupid
Sep 24 2012 11:12PM
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accualyisdolan
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jeremy clarkson hates you
Sep 24 2012 11:13PM
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C-Burg
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pretty much, flappy paddle gear boxes suck
Sep 24 2012 11:14PM
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Clark_Griswold
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I love how he always says floppy paddle gear boxes yet his beloved Mercedes has a twin clutch and paddle shifters
Sep 24 2012 11:28PM
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rareison
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:)
Sep 24 2012 11:37PM
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Puzzled
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Nice argument you got there
Sep 25 2012 12:02AM
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cwphoto
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im a huge fan of top gear. ive been referring to paddle shifters as flappy paddle gear boxes for a long time. always throws my friends off haha
Sep 25 2012 12:10AM
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Corin
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That's what they're called, right?
Sep 25 2012 3:38AM
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Downtofilm
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Threads are just coming at me tonight on topics I have been speaking about over the past 24 hours.

On a related note, my friends dad just bought an automatic maserati, cool car.
Sep 25 2012 4:46AM
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Stainr
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+1 paddles get supper lame,
Sep 25 2012 6:17AM
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HoneyBadger
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paddle shifters are lame unless you have dsg
Sep 25 2012 6:18AM
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midwestpowhunter
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You stuuupid imbaseeel!!! Flappy paddy gearbox!! Guess who
Sep 25 2012 8:01AM
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llambert
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your impreza will do more than 20 in first, most cars that arent expensive sports cars redline around 6 or 7 thousand rpms my mazda 6 will do 50 in first gear
Sep 25 2012 8:20AM
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seward
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flappy paddle gear boxes are gay.

i completely understand them in a racing scenario.
but to have them in your subaru or celica or whatever, why?
if you cant drive standard, get an automatic.
its just a gimmic for dummies to say oh coooooooooolzzzz, and buy the car.

and then supercars.
like i said, if youre racing your car, makes sense, changes faster, less actions, etc.
and i can understand manufacture's wanting to make a car as "race authentic" as possible
but for the average guy thats going to go out and buy a ferrari and drive it on thursdays to work, wouldnt you prefer to have just a nice, typical, traditional manual gear box??
Sep 25 2012 8:59AM
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Huck_Norris
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LOL...  who the fuck watches other people shift???   

Sep 25 2012 9:09AM
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SkierX
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Wait, you don't?

Honestly though, are we talking about paddles on a typical automatic? If so, there is no way to make those smooth. The only benefit of them is allowing you to lock into a gear on an automatic and take advantage of engine braking in low traction situations where utilizing engine braking lessens the severity of weight transfer.
Sep 25 2012 9:19AM
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Blurst
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great post
Sep 25 2012 9:23AM
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Simmo
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If its a 2012 impreza then its not even changing gears when you pull those paddles. They just created fake 'gears' within the continually variable transmission so that it would feel a little more like a real gearbox.

Sep 25 2012 9:25AM
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H8CH
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Wait... What's going on here?! There's not much to it, instead of pushing a clutch and shifting you just pull the paddle and hey presto super fast shifts? I have paddles in my C63 and it's the only way to drive "enthusiastically".... The smoothness depends on the system. True double clutches are lightening fast. The PDK in the new 991 is one of the quickest. Test drove a california at the weekend too and that gearbox was epic. Paddles and double clutch gearboxes are epic... But still love a good manual (v12 vantage)...
Sep 25 2012 12:29PM
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sniper_6
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People dont just get paddle shifters because they can't drive a standard. I drove a manual for years, and I love driving stick. Currently I have a 135i with dual clutch and steptronic paddles. Its by no means a "super car," though it does have a straight six with a twin turbo. I like it because if I'm going to go for a spirited drive, the paddles are great because it changes gears so fast and it is really a fun way to drive. If I'm driving to work at 5am and I'm feeling lazy, or i'm just toolin around town in traffic, I can just leave the tranny in straight auto and drive like a grandma. I get what you're saying but i think its a misconception that if paddles are on anything other than a [insert ferrari/other exotic car] then its just some guy who cant drive a standard and wants to feel cool. Plenty of people on less than exotic cars mod and track DCT's with paddle shifters.
Sep 25 2012 2:08PM
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WikiWiki
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grabbin gears like woah


but in all seriousness, its not a dct or sequential box so you cant really fuck it up, the software wont allow you to do anything too stupid




Sep 25 2012 2:16PM
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H8CH
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Case in Point : Golf GTI / R32 mark V - this was the Original Dual Clutch gearbox with paddles - and What a piece of engineering it is - this was then literally taken and used in the veyron, every new Lambo, Porsche now has it because of the VW ownership etc etc.

That was the original and still one of the best out there.... and it's a Golf Gti. I owned both a Mark V gti and a Mark V R32 - best "everyday" fun cars out there. When I move up to a Fezzer or AM V12 from the C63 P31, im going to buy a mark V gti as my Daily Driver because of that gearbox.

Sep 25 2012 3:43PM
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.AR6rider.
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2 shifts*

First --> second
Second --> third

...and it's just barreeelly 2 shifts. I think you can hit about 58 at redline in 2nd
Sep 25 2012 3:53PM
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seward
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thats kinda of my point though. why?
ill take a 135i with a 6-speed manual any day of the week, including lazy days.
you even admitted yourself that you love stick, so get a stick.

i see no use for paddle shifters except for racing, and for people who cant drive standard but want a little more excitement than an auto.

im not saying that is ALWAYS the case, such as in your case. thats just like, my opinion, man.

ps- sick car
Sep 25 2012 4:22PM
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MLB
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If you can't drive a typical standard transmission, then you shouldn't be driving a car.
Sep 25 2012 4:32PM
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KingTaco
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that is impossible. pics please
Sep 25 2012 5:05PM
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Laurent.
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The Aventador uses a Independent Shifting Rod (ISR) transmission, Lambo developed themselves.
The ISR is the fastest production transmission. With a claimed shift time of 50 milliseconds (as measured by the amount of time the flow of torque is interrupted) For comparison, Reggiani says that a Formula 1 car shifts in 40 milliseconds.

This is done while still using only one clutch. Weight, again, was a huge factor and a dual-clutch was deemed too heavy.
Sep 25 2012 5:19PM
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swalls
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Agreed. Just drive stick at that point.
Sep 25 2012 6:55PM
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grown-ninja
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your usename is a o and w away from 'swallows', is that an intentional pun for a pink name
Sep 25 2012 7:07PM
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swalls
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Nope. Just a nick name because my name is Sarah Wallace, together swalls not short for swallows.
Sep 25 2012 7:11PM
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SSteezle
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that's hot
Sep 25 2012 7:12PM
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garrett.
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its also short for sweaty balls. I would call you sweaty balls.
Sep 25 2012 7:18PM
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