Paddle Shifting?
Safety Car
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From: Loveland CO to Central Coast CA
Trick question and a good one. The devil's in the details.
-- In routine paddle-mode street driving, there's no need to ease-up on the throttle during an upshift. It's not like a manual trans, which you usually release the gas pedal when shifting up (unless you're power shifting).
-- At a dragstrip, easing into full-throttle after launch, all e-nannies on... I'm not sure what would happen if you tried to paddle shift up just before/during/after hitting the rev limiter. My guess is the tranny would pause & try to decide what to do, while the e-nannies try to maintain traction and the rev limiter kills power. Not the fast way down the track.
-- From pg 4-9 of the 09 owners manual:
"When traction control is turned off, or Competitive Driving Mode is active, it is possible to lose traction. If you attempt to shift with the drive wheels spinning with a loss of traction, it is possible to cause damage to the transmission. Do not attempt to shift when the drive wheels do not have traction..."
It does not specify whether this applies to manual and/or auto transmissions. I'm guessing that the auto trans has programming that prevents a shift when the rear wheels loose traction, but I'm not going to test it.
Lots of other scenarios, but I think you get the idea. Did you have an experience that made you ask the question?
-- In routine paddle-mode street driving, there's no need to ease-up on the throttle during an upshift. It's not like a manual trans, which you usually release the gas pedal when shifting up (unless you're power shifting).
-- At a dragstrip, easing into full-throttle after launch, all e-nannies on... I'm not sure what would happen if you tried to paddle shift up just before/during/after hitting the rev limiter. My guess is the tranny would pause & try to decide what to do, while the e-nannies try to maintain traction and the rev limiter kills power. Not the fast way down the track.
-- From pg 4-9 of the 09 owners manual:
"When traction control is turned off, or Competitive Driving Mode is active, it is possible to lose traction. If you attempt to shift with the drive wheels spinning with a loss of traction, it is possible to cause damage to the transmission. Do not attempt to shift when the drive wheels do not have traction..."
It does not specify whether this applies to manual and/or auto transmissions. I'm guessing that the auto trans has programming that prevents a shift when the rear wheels loose traction, but I'm not going to test it.
Lots of other scenarios, but I think you get the idea. Did you have an experience that made you ask the question?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Beverly Hills, MI
Guys and Dolls,
I wrote two threads with quantative data about:
Delays in the paddle system: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-thoughts.html
What happens when you tag the revlimiter during a paddle shift: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...g-problem.html
Hope this helps!
I wrote two threads with quantative data about:
Delays in the paddle system: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-thoughts.html
What happens when you tag the revlimiter during a paddle shift: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...g-problem.html
Hope this helps!
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Melting Slicks
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From: Beverly Hills, MI
What year is yours? Mine's an '08 and there is a 0.5-0.6 second delay between when I hit the '+' button and when the shift actually starts (upshift). Downshifts are faster than upshifts on my '08.
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From: Loveland CO to Central Coast CA
...What happens when you tag the revlimiter during a paddle shift: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...g-problem.html...
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I use the imiginary clutch pedal also. Just tap the clutch, blip the throttle and you have it.
This procedure will make you think it's a manual.
If your real good you can master the heel and toe technique.
LJ
This procedure will make you think it's a manual.
If your real good you can master the heel and toe technique.
LJ
Melting Slicks
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From: Beverly Hills, MI