A6 Changes
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Le Mans Master
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A6 Changes
Does anybody know if they revised the software or mechanicals for the A6 transmission for the 2007 model ? I heard rumour of it on one of the forums but no confirmation.
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I too have heard the rumors of somesort of change, but no specifics were mentioned. In addition, there was no change announced by GM, so I am assuming that there is no major change.
With all of the positive feedback to the system, I do not see why GM would change it and risk messing it up.
With all of the positive feedback to the system, I do not see why GM would change it and risk messing it up.
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St. Jude Donor '13
The story was posted that paddle shifts would be quicker. Whether that would come from simple reprogramming, or different mechanicals, or a combination; was not mentioned.
I'd sure like quicker paddle shifts, and bigger paddles. The system works fine on a road course where you keep your hands in the same place on the steering wheel, but it sucks for autocross: you need to feed the wheel through your hands and thus can't find the upshift paddle until the wheel is almost centered as you exit a turn. With the strong acceleration in 1st gear, and the lag in shift time, I find it almost impossible to come out of a tight 1st gear corner and perform an upshift before hitting the rev limiter.
(This post makes me a winner in the run-on-sentance competition!)
I'd sure like quicker paddle shifts, and bigger paddles. The system works fine on a road course where you keep your hands in the same place on the steering wheel, but it sucks for autocross: you need to feed the wheel through your hands and thus can't find the upshift paddle until the wheel is almost centered as you exit a turn. With the strong acceleration in 1st gear, and the lag in shift time, I find it almost impossible to come out of a tight 1st gear corner and perform an upshift before hitting the rev limiter.
(This post makes me a winner in the run-on-sentance competition!)
