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As many owners that have used the manual paddles in their auto trans C7 know, there is a lag in the actual shift when using the paddles. Recently, after replacing my steering wheel with a manual version, I decided to paint the paddles for a little visual "pop" AND to cover the "Rev Match" lettering. When I took it out for the first test ride to check all the functions, I swear it shifts faster now. I was expecting the same lag but it wasn't there. When time permits, I'm planning to put a multimeter on my original paddles just to see if there's any lag in connectivity. I'll follow up once I've done that.
Can’t see how what you did would improve anything other than the looks of the paddles, but if you think it helped, that’s what matters.
You're probably right. I'm probably being hopeful - and the internal switches for the manual vs auto paddles are probably identical, but it sure feels quicker. If I had nothing but time on my hands, I'd pull the manual paddles back out to do some true side-by-side tests with the meter. Right now we could all talk theory 'til the cows come home...and that's all it would be.
It seems to me, as long as I keep the R's up, I do not have it lag.
Agree!
Take the time to learn the lag.... then, shift when you'll be needing it... this isn't hard to learn.... I dove my C6 128,000 miles - learned the lag by going out and driving the car. Same thing applied in my '19 - lag was a bit shorter so even easier to figure out... SPEND TIME WITH YOUR CAR... no other solution needed.
When I snap mine into performance shift mode (I think those are the words I see on the DIC) there is no lag at all. Puttering around town using the paddle shifters there is a noticeable lag, but who cares under those circumstance.
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