I decided to have some fun with the autostick. Started in first gear and shifted right before redline, but it delayed and didn't shift until about 7k. Why does it do that?

 

The shifting in auto stick isn't instant, if you held down the gas throughout the shift then thats why it shifted at 7k

 

Hopefully the engine was ok. lol

 

Transgo helps tighten those shifts. Best mod I ever did.

 

Same, transgo best mod for 5at

 

Tiptronics on all japanese cars are horrible. Takes around 2 seconds to shift. The only companies that makes decent tiptronic autos are BMW and Mercedes, especially mercedes with the AMG models. They usually shift in one second.

I'm speaking tiptronics as in transmissions with a torque converter and excludes DSG or duel clutch systems.

Anyways, for non bmw or mercedes, just leaving the car in auto and gunning it is usually faster then using the shifter. The shifter is only good if you want to hold a certain gear for example autocross and keeping it in 2nd gear.

 

You're doing it wrong, when pushing your coupe you need to shift into second long before you did. Find the shift points (RPMs) where your AT snaps into gear, you'll get where your going much faster....Gary

 

I hate it! ive tried it a few times and it just doesnt feel right, might as well drive an automatic

 

Like it was previously said get a transgo kit and you'll be much happier another thing you can do is get a grounding kit. Hit up sxexcx he's kits are pretty good.

 

Is it bad that it hit 7k?

 

No... it might be different if you were running in boost or heavily modified. I'm not sure what year your car is- a rev up 07 model would probably shift in that range anyway while the older non-revups rev limiter is a bit lower.

Either way, you're fine but like Gary points out anticipate the delay and shift sooner. I also find that I need to let up on the gas slightly to "coax" the shift. Then again, I'm shifting at 450ft/lbs of tq so the rules are a bit different.

 

lol sweet. It's an 06 non-rev up 5AT.

 

If you want your auto to shift like a stick, buy a stick. Grounding kit makes the tip shifting much better.

 

having an actually manual car helps shift faster when trying to "shift"

 

^Not always. Even a good driver can have a challenge trying to shift as fast as our trannys can with the VB upgrade.

OP, If I remember correctly the limiter is at 6700rpm, so you want to shift at low 6K. I've always aimed for 6-6200rpm.
It is an automatic