Do you heel and toe your C6?
01-16-2018, 04:48 PM
#41
Advanced
Yep, A6 on the up shift is faster than a manual on the way up, but not when your banging down gears instead.
Hence try to band down 3 gears on a A-6 while braking hard from about 160mph down to 60mph just short of kicking in the ABS system to get you back in 2nd from 5th, and your going to see the delay every gear down instead.
Hence try to band down 3 gears on a A-6 while braking hard from about 160mph down to 60mph just short of kicking in the ABS system to get you back in 2nd from 5th, and your going to see the delay every gear down instead.
works much better than my 2006. 3 pulls will drop 5-2 with a single blip. 4-1 does blip twice.
Last edited by RHEACERDAVE; 01-16-2018 at 04:49 PM.
01-16-2018, 06:43 PM
#42
Le Mans Master
I have never mastered it try as I may. Im successful maybe once in twenty times. I like to try coming off the expressway but 9 out of 10 times traffic prevents it
Clif
Clif
01-17-2018, 10:02 PM
#43
Melting Slicks
And I use heel/side of right foot for gas blip. Heel toe is the best thing about driving a manual and a must for the track IMO. Ever seen this? Senna heel/toe:
https://youtu.be/8By2AEsGAhU
https://youtu.be/8By2AEsGAhU
Last edited by LowRyter; 01-18-2018 at 11:53 AM.
01-18-2018, 05:03 PM
#46
Melting Slicks
Heel & toe is a bit of a misnomer, if you look at that Senna video he is braking with the left side of his foot and rolling his foot to hit the gas with the right side of his foot, not the heel. That is how I do it. I have very wide feet (4E) so the stock pedal spacing is perfect. I can see how people with narrower feet would want a wider gas pedal to narrow the gap. I "heel and toe" every time I down shift.
No way I would ever buy a sports car with a conventional slush box auto but I would like to try a good dual clutch automated manual trans some day. The good ones can shift much faster than any human and they never miss a shift.
No way I would ever buy a sports car with a conventional slush box auto but I would like to try a good dual clutch automated manual trans some day. The good ones can shift much faster than any human and they never miss a shift.
01-18-2018, 06:02 PM
#47
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Yep, A6 on the up shift is faster than a manual on the way up, but not when your banging down gears instead.
Hence try to band down 3 gears on a A-6 while braking hard from about 160mph down to 60mph just short of kicking in the ABS system to get you back in 2nd from 5th, and your going to see the delay every gear down instead.
Hence try to band down 3 gears on a A-6 while braking hard from about 160mph down to 60mph just short of kicking in the ABS system to get you back in 2nd from 5th, and your going to see the delay every gear down instead.
01-18-2018, 06:20 PM
#48
Le Mans Master
Some of our exits are cloverleafs...so your right on that . Unfortunately traffic prevents it. Seems like everytime Im ready to get off theres a line of trucks getting on . At this time just exiting is a problem
Clif
Clif
01-18-2018, 06:52 PM
#49
Instructor
Size 11 shoe here. Still working on my heel-toe when I'm in the canyons, but every right hand turn on the streets is just another chance to get it right.
Gives me something to work towards perfecting, if nothing else.
Gives me something to work towards perfecting, if nothing else.
Last edited by kevinjm; 01-18-2018 at 06:53 PM.
01-19-2018, 07:52 AM
#50
A lot of folks say don't heal-toe on the street just DDing, but this is exactly why you should do it all the time, just to get the muscle memory so you don't have to even think about it.
01-19-2018, 10:13 PM
#51
Burning Brakes
Once you get good at it, it will be second nature to you.
Last edited by Brian71; 01-19-2018 at 10:19 PM.
01-20-2018, 07:09 PM
#52
Burning Brakes
I rev match everytime. Don't always heal and toe around town as the pedal placement is not ideal. If I get different pedals on the car, yes I will heal and toe every time. Manuals are so much more fun to drive.