Automatic faster than the manual???

[MAC]

so all you do is push or pull those lil knoby things?..that seems vastly boring..
not to mention it'd probably wear out your steering wheels' finish having to rotate your hand in that motion so often...
am I missing something?..
I don't mean to sound rude but, man those seem boring...

[Congoman775]

Originally Posted by boxmonkeyracing

no you pull them you can't see it pictured but behind the wheel is a little paddle looking thing. you pull it don't push. I thought the same thing when I first saw them and then looked further. you don't push them

k ill go with you on this one


And as for the paddles...


Down shift on left.

Up shift on right.


right?

[camaro 4 ever]

for me I can't approve that camaro runs 13,4 . Let's take example of vette . sometimes runs 12s and 11 .But the monster back to the world . and I hope everyone know it . big loser ford

[Mindz]

Do you have a link to the article from inside line? I can't seem to find it on their site. GM estimated it was going to be like 4.2 ish. I would quote the post but I have no idea where I read it.

[AirGoya]

This is a 2009 cts-v automatic with paddle shifters. If you look, you can see that there is no push part on the steering wheel, leaving me to assume that its the kind of paddle shifters that i like (pull on right side to upshift and pull on left to downshift).
See what i mean?

[boxmonkeyracing]

Originally Posted by Congoman775

k ill go with you on this one


And as for the paddles...


Down shift on left.

Up shift on right.


right?

ok color me stupid. relooked up I could have swore every car I've looked with paddle shifters had the combo but now that i'm looking at the on the net it doesn't look that way.

[Congoman775]

Originally Posted by Mindz

Do you have a link to the article from inside line? I can't seem to find it on their site. GM estimated it was going to be like 4.2 ish. I would quote the post but I have no idea where I read it.

what was going to be 4.2ish??? the 0-60?

[joes3rdcamaro82/91/2010]

Originally Posted by boxmonkeyracing

as far as I remember. yes.

Push to shift up
pull to shift down

Both sides do the same thing.

I have sold 2 LTZ Malibus and driven it a few times.

[Congoman775]

Originally Posted by joes3rdcamaro82/91/2010

Push to shift up
pull to shift down

Both sides do the same thing.

I have sold 2 LTZ Malibus and driven it a few times.

hmmm....

[Mindz]

Originally Posted by boxmonkeyracing

ok color me stupid. relooked up I could have swore every car I've looked with paddle shifters had the combo but now that i'm looking at the on the net it doesn't look that way.

I think you guys are confusing the down and up part of downshift and upshift. You have me all confused now.

Every car that I've seen:
Pulling on the right side of the wheel, you go from 1sst to 2nd, 2nd to 3rd, etc.
Pulling on the left side of the wheel is going from 4th to 3rd, 3rd to 2nd, for corners.

Ferrari has an elongated right paddle for coming out of hairpins, you can still comfortably reach the paddle while the wheel is still turned.

[boxmonkeyracing]

Originally Posted by Mindz

I think you guys are confusing the down and up part of downshift and upshift. You have me all confused now.

Every car that I've seen:
Pulling on the right side of the wheel, you go from 1sst to 2nd, 2nd to 3rd, etc.
Pulling on the left side of the wheel is going from 4th to 3rd, 3rd to 2nd, for corners.

Ferrari has an elongated right paddle for coming out of hairpins, you can still comfortably reach the paddle while the wheel is still turned.

nope. look up the malibu and C6 corvette paddle shifters both have + signs on the push parts. looks like you push to go up and pull to go down. . .kinda sad that way.

[Congoman775]

Originally Posted by Mindz

I think you guys are confusing the down and up part of downshift and upshift. You have me all confused now.

Every car that I've seen:
Pulling on the right side of the wheel, you go from 1sst to 2nd, 2nd to 3rd, etc.
Pulling on the left side of the wheel is going from 4th to 3rd, 3rd to 2nd, for corners.

Ferrari has an elongated right paddle for coming out of hairpins, you can still comfortably reach the paddle while the wheel is still turned.

this is what ive seen as well, but from what we've heard here, both sides go up and down depending on which way you push/pull them

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by Mindz

Most pro drag cars use automatic or powerglide transmissions. no clutch pedal = faster shifts. Only thing faster could be F1 paddleshifts. That's still pretty much automatic shifting though. You're just telling it when to shift instead of shifting the gears manually.

only problem with paddles is if you arent shifting at the correct rpms to maximize your tq/hp.

[Congoman775]

well as soon as anyone hears anything new on this whole Auto/Manual which is faster issue, they should post it here.