A4 shifts...................
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 1999
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From: FL
A4 shifts...................
Just over 1,000 miles. Full throttle shifts from 2nt to 3rd are not "crisp".
Transmission seems to linger at about 6200 rpm for 1 -2 seconds before shifting to third.
1st to 2nd puts the rear end sideways a bit and feels really good.
Any cures?
Transmission seems to linger at about 6200 rpm for 1 -2 seconds before shifting to third.
1st to 2nd puts the rear end sideways a bit and feels really good.
Any cures?
Race Director
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Originally Posted by FLC6
Mine too!!
I ran a 12.7 before the 1000 mile mark the the 2-3 shift was a monster just like the 1-2. NOW at 3k miles my 2-3 shift is lazy!!
I am now running 13.0's at only 108. DAMN TM TO HELL!!!
I ran a 12.7 before the 1000 mile mark the the 2-3 shift was a monster just like the 1-2. NOW at 3k miles my 2-3 shift is lazy!!
I am now running 13.0's at only 108. DAMN TM TO HELL!!!
My car still shifts crisply through all the gears at 4000 miles. If it weren't, I'd be tearing into the tranny to find out why not.
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2001
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From: Orange County California
Can't speak for the C6 but my C5 is exactly the same and always has been, so was my C4. I think you need to have it electronically tuned to act different as i think its normal so to speak.
If i manually shift it i can shift from 1-2 right at redline and hit it hard if i do that from 2-3 it would bounce off the rev limiter for a second or so before shifting.
I dont like it either but i think its fine.
If i manually shift it i can shift from 1-2 right at redline and hit it hard if i do that from 2-3 it would bounce off the rev limiter for a second or so before shifting.
I dont like it either but i think its fine.
Team Owner
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From: Far NW 'burbs of Chicago
St. Jude Donor '13
This is a long shot, but someone had posted that the auto trans in the C5 would "learn" your driving techniques (featherfoot or throttlemasher) over time and adjust the shift firmness accordingly. This is not to be confused with the normal tendency for more throttle to produce firmer shifts.
If this is true, perhaps the C6 has a similar program and is giving lazy shifts because you are gentle with the car when driving around town. If true, I wonder how long it would take the system to recognize that you were now in the "drive it like you stole it" mode?
If this is true, perhaps the C6 has a similar program and is giving lazy shifts because you are gentle with the car when driving around town. If true, I wonder how long it would take the system to recognize that you were now in the "drive it like you stole it" mode?
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2001
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From: Orange County California
Gearhead Jim,
I beat the living you know what out of my car at most opporitunities and the 2-3 shift is still lazy. 1-2 is as good as you can possible expect its perfect, 2-3 stinks.
There is a place called MTI racing here in atlanta that is going to fix all that for me shortly with a reprogram.
I beat the living you know what out of my car at most opporitunities and the 2-3 shift is still lazy. 1-2 is as good as you can possible expect its perfect, 2-3 stinks.
There is a place called MTI racing here in atlanta that is going to fix all that for me shortly with a reprogram.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Orwigsburg Pa.
Leaving my a4 in drive I have been getting good shifts--1/2 and 2/3---but I was experimenting with shifting it myself and finding a nice rush of power and a real annoying hesitation to change gears after I moved the shifter a notch forward. This lag really became a drag and I keep it in drive.
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