darr3239

So the auto blip is BS too, and costs almost $400? The argument you presented goes both ways.

rabrooks

As it turns out, I don't like it very well. I'll be happy to sell it to you at a discounted price. It is a very neat little package. And it has a lot of adjustment in it. Where my problem is, if I enter a braking zone and I press the brake then the clutch, all is well. But if I stay on the brake and press the clutch again to go down one more gear, NO BLIP. The last thing I want to do is to take my foot off the brake when braking from 160 to 60. So I get the first blip, but when I let out the clutch and instantly press it again for the next downshift, I get no blip. The Blip is apparently controlled by the brake pulse and not the brake and/or the clutch. But two gear shifts are required. I don't like jumping two gears in a down shift.

rabrooks

The C7, has the gas pedal down all the time during changing gears mode. I don't know what they call it, but, press the gas and leave it there, when you press the clutch a control takes over to prevent over rev and induces the auto blip.

franman69

Is this really how it works?? When I read the instructions (online) I thought it said that the Fully depressed Clutch is what triggers the blip "WHEN the Brake is also pressed"... This is how you would shift during threshold breaking on the track... You would be braking hard and then you would press in the clutch to initiate the down shift?? You're saying this works for your (first) down shift, but after letting out the clutch, it will not blip again UNLESS you release the brake?? Hmmm.. this doesn't sound right.

rabrooks

Yes, that is correct. The instructions I read, as I remember, it states that auto blip happens when the two are pressed simultaneously. So that leads me to believe that the first one works fine and the second one should work exactly the same because both are pressed simultaneously. But, it doesn't work that way. With my setup, the brake must be released and pressed again to create the second BLIP. So, at least with my little black box, it is fully dependent on the brake press and release to reset for the next BLIP

franman69

They call it "Auto Rev matching"... and that's what we all really want.. This box is the closest I've seen for the C6 so far.. but....

rabrooks

Yeah "BUT"

I suppose its possible I have a bad unit. Maybe the person that sold it to me monitors this thread and wants to protect his/her reputation and make things right with me.

Werks

No offence but this product is made by a business. Instead of expecting them to "protect his/her reputation and make things right with you" by hopefully monitoring this thread and contacting you. Why don't take a minute to look up the telephone number or e-mail address of the company that made it and contact them to see if you have your unit set up properly and/or if it will do what you are looking for? I have a feeling that you are going to get a better result than sitting around hoping that who ever you got it from might possibly read this thread lol.

rabrooks

I'll take you up on that. I'll post back tomorrow with my results

Email sent to Auto Blip

BLW BY

I think you may have a nervous clutch foot, not letting the clutch all the way out. Try adjusting the switch, at the top, on the clutch pedal to give you more latitude. The delay and that switch work together for each one's driving style. If it works on the first down shift it will on all subsequent down shifts provided your foot is still on the brake and the clutch is pressed and fully released.

This product works as advertised.

Mike.D

you have a bad unit. I installed my auto blip last week and tested it at Streets of Willow Yesterday. I broke my track record, and it worked great. I was pounding my brakes downshifting 2 gears without brake release and it worked perfect.

rabrooks

That's good to know. I received an email from them stating the same thing. They have given me a few tests to try. Maybe I can get it resolved.

Flying24

I was using the C7 Auto Blip like a crutch. I still did the blip over or at time near the same time the car did it. But no brake was required just down shift and it blipped. When you speak of the gas pedal down all the time I'm not quite following.

Flying24

I would be interested but I have a 2008. Looking on the wed site 2009 and up is a different model. If not I'll get back with you for sure, I would think it be triggered by the clutch, at least on the C7 it would blip then and if I hesitate at all I would still do additional blip manually before letting out the clutch.

Flying24

rabrooks

Gas pedal down all the time is in reference to up shift, not down shift. Its like speed shifting but the computer controls the revs so you don't over rev. So, the C7 works in both directions

Flying24

Flying24

Yes, you can do that. But I think if the car is in very active traction control setting. This car has PTM which at times would drive like a dog because of the tires. C7 tires are horrible for tracking unless you leave the PTM system on. I ran in Track mode or Sport 2 to keep the PTM from making feel as if I was driving a 6 cylinder. By lunch time there was so much tire scraps/marbles on the track it sound as if you were on a gravel road. Sometime it would get it the hub areas and make you think you had bigger problems. A number of times, drivers came to the pits to get it checked. Also second to last session car behind me had a load valve train noise and low oil pressure. Never found out what happen, they were still looking at it when everyone left. But I said I wonder if the rubber knock something off.

Flying24

Where do you track at?

rabrooks

VIR. I'll be there Nov 11, 12.