Anyone dog their 5AT in manual mode?
#31
02-08-2010 | 03:29 PM
Yes, power starts to plateau and starts to slowly fall off around 6200rpms; however, the motor still making 90% of it's power at the 6600rpm fuel cut. Ideal shift points take into consideration the size and shape of power band and available torque multiplication. Long story short, all shifts at redline for the VQ35DE for optimal acceleration.
#32
02-08-2010 | 03:32 PM
ehh, i personally think manual/tip mode is silly and see no point in it. compared to a real manual, the shifts are so painfully slow that you're not gaining any real performance, any upside of downshifting if offset by the lag in the transmission... the car's more responsive when you just mash the pedal in full auto mode, both from a dig or downshifting while cruising. the only benefit is that sense of being in "control" but in my opinion without a clutch, there's not much driver involvement to say you're in control.
^^ that's just my opinion. but to answer your question, no you won't put any excessive wear on the tranny by driving in tip mode unless you're shifting in the wrong rev range, which in that case has nothing to do with hardware and it's just driver error.
^^ that's just my opinion. but to answer your question, no you won't put any excessive wear on the tranny by driving in tip mode unless you're shifting in the wrong rev range, which in that case has nothing to do with hardware and it's just driver error.
Also, when driving at slow speeds I hate on how the auto takes forever to shift. I use manumatic to shift early, like 2k or so rather than 3k.
#33
02-08-2010 | 03:34 PM
WHen it's play time; its always manualmode, especially after the boltons...
I can shift at 6800-6900, and its shifted by 71-7200. without loosing anypower. And shifts so hard that my front pillars make cracking noise, and interior sounds like a warzone =X.
another reason why my next car will be 535i =X
I can shift at 6800-6900, and its shifted by 71-7200. without loosing anypower. And shifts so hard that my front pillars make cracking noise, and interior sounds like a warzone =X.
another reason why my next car will be 535i =X
#35
02-08-2010 | 03:53 PM
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02-08-2010 | 08:13 PM
#39
02-08-2010 | 08:39 PM
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Yeah that's what I was referring to, just forgot to throw it in there to be specific.
Honestly I'm really kinda swayed to check out a Transgo VB upgrade...you don't see grounding kits chirp 1-2 and 2-3...an automatic chirping...I've never seen that until I saw what VB upgrades can do.
Honestly I'm really kinda swayed to check out a Transgo VB upgrade...you don't see grounding kits chirp 1-2 and 2-3...an automatic chirping...I've never seen that until I saw what VB upgrades can do.
#40
02-08-2010 | 10:07 PM
#42
02-09-2010 | 02:33 AM
I rarely drive in auto mode.
Manual shifting can be enhanced with one of my custom grounding kits.
Check out the reviews and PM me if you are interested.
https://g35driver.com/forums/reviews...es-review.html
Manual shifting can be enhanced with one of my custom grounding kits.
Check out the reviews and PM me if you are interested.
https://g35driver.com/forums/reviews...es-review.html
#43
02-09-2010 | 04:37 AM
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The 5AT transmission are the same on all the g35's but the shifting ability is different? Is this a true statement according to posts? Can you upgrade an 03 shifting chip or something to 04.5? holy crap. And if i did would i be able to go through all the gears? Has anybody looked into this?
#45
02-09-2010 | 09:42 AM
The 5AT transmission are the same on all the g35's but the shifting ability is different? Is this a true statement according to posts? Can you upgrade an 03 shifting chip or something to 04.5? holy crap. And if i did would i be able to go through all the gears? Has anybody looked into this?
