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09-24-2012, 11:41 PM
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Drives: 2011, summit-white/stripes Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: San Jose, ca
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L99 tap-shift!!!
hey L99 owners, at what RPM do you up-shift? 2000, 3000 etc..
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09-24-2012, 11:42 PM
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under 2k if i want to save gas and about 4k if i wanna have some fun
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09-24-2012, 11:48 PM
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Drives: 2011, summit-white/stripes Join Date: Jul 2012
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it's hard to down shift though! it turns into a habit! and gas is too expensive :/
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09-24-2012, 11:49 PM
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Drives: 2010 SS L99 IOM Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: CA
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around 6k almost redline
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09-24-2012, 11:56 PM
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Drives: 2011, summit-white/stripes Join Date: Jul 2012
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bc I'd always make the shift around 2K but lately I've been doing it around 3k since I kinda get the backfiring but it hasnt come out yet..
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09-25-2012, 03:48 AM
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I go based upon the sound.
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2011 Camaro 2SS/RS, Circle D 3200, ADM Transmission Cooler, BTR Valvetrain, Cam Motion .621 .595 228/244 113+4, ARH 1 7/8 full exhaust, Cold Air Inductions, Katech C5R TC, Melling HV, BTR SLR lifters, Trunion Upgrade, LS2 Dampner, LS9 head gaskets, Bo White PTB, MM can, GFX, Subs, B&M Deep transmission pan,
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09-25-2012, 04:48 AM
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Drives: 11' 2SS convertible Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Little Rock Arkansas
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2.5k-3k
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09-25-2012, 05:25 AM
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Drives: 2011 2SS/RS, '22 Silverado Z71 Join Date: Sep 2010
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Not a big fan of the tap shift.........except when cruisin' thru a parking lot....then I keep it in 2nd and let it coast/drag for lots of decel pop.....yeah buddy!!!!!
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09-25-2012, 08:37 AM
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Drives: 2010 SS L99 IOM Join Date: Aug 2012
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i dont really use them unless im racing but if not like others, around 2k for mpg and top gear |
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09-25-2012, 08:48 AM
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Drives: 2006 F150 Lariat Join Date: May 2010
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Depends how I'm driving. Don't need to be shifting at 6200 when in a parking lot and shifting at 2200 when accelerating on the highway is boring.
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09-25-2012, 09:07 AM
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They see me trollin'...
Drives: 217 ci of fury; Chauffeured by SS Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Oklahoma
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I have the LLT, but I usually tapshift between 2k-3.5k rpm (depending on sound; I listen to the engine for my shift points) unless I'm in a parking lot and want the engine to roar
 I dropped a friend's daughter off at her high school a few weeks back and let the engine snarl all the way through. She was grinning like crazy and all the kids were staring; she got swarmed by her little friends as soon as she got out of the car and begged me to take her again. 
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09-25-2012, 09:11 AM
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Drives: 2014 Stingray, 2015 Panamera 4 Join Date: Dec 2011
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09-25-2012, 09:18 AM
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Drives: 2012 Camaro 1SS Black Coupe Join Date: May 2012
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I bet I'm alone on this....
I don't use the paddle shifters much because I think the car does a much better job if left in sport mode than the shifters do. This is probably due to me always driving true manual shift cars and just not liking the "imitation" feel of the paddles. That said, the few times I have used them have been at WOT or close to it...so shifting around 5000 or so. I don't push my car very hard...it moves out quick and by the time the redline comes, the speed limit has usually also come and gone. 
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09-25-2012, 09:40 AM
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They see me trollin'...
Drives: 217 ci of fury; Chauffeured by SS Join Date: Jul 2011
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My exhaust is pretty loud in every gear, not just first or second.
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