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Old 08-04-2008, 11:41 AM   #1
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Why the L99? The Vette uses a LS3 with Auto 6-sp! Why cant the SS Have this option?

Why the L99? The Vette uses a LS3 with Auto 6-sp PADDLE SHIFTERS! Why cant the SS Have this option?
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Old 08-04-2008, 11:56 AM   #2
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cost is a factor. MPG is another.
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Old 08-04-2008, 12:24 PM   #3
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The L99 is basically a LS3 with AFM. Helps get the millage up and avoid a gas guzzler tax. The L99 comes with a 6 speed auto with "TAPshift."
Does anybody know if the Camaro's "TAPshift" is paddles or a slapstick?
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Old 08-04-2008, 12:26 PM   #4
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So, are you saying the Vette does not have AFM with it's Auto?
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Old 08-04-2008, 12:34 PM   #5
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So, are you saying the Vette does not have AFM with it's Auto?
Nope, not on the Vette....
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Old 08-04-2008, 12:56 PM   #6
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Does anybody know if the Camaro's "TAPshift" is paddles or a slapstick?
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Available with 3.6L DI VVT V6 and 6.2L V8 engine (L99) One of the most technologically advanced in the industry. Incorporates TAPshift® with steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters for clutch-free six-speed automatic transmission shifting
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Old 08-04-2008, 01:05 PM   #7
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Found my answer:
so whats the difference between them?
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Old 08-04-2008, 01:40 PM   #8
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If it says "Steering Wheel Mounted" does that mean it's similar to the ones on the Steering Wheel of the Malibu, which people have expressed negative feelings about?

I think if it said "Steering Column Mounted Paddles" then it would be a lot clearer what they were.
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Old 08-04-2008, 01:42 PM   #9
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Paddle shift is on the steering wheel, the other is usually with the shifter. Both are fairly slow in responding. I found Corvette buyers to find them more as a novelty than for functionality.
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Old 08-04-2008, 01:44 PM   #10
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DougHoulihan: The V6 and V8 automatics have paddle-shifters on the back side of the steering wheel to allow the customer complete control of their shift points.
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Old 08-04-2008, 01:53 PM   #11
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If it says "Steering Wheel Mounted" does that mean it's similar to the ones on the Steering Wheel of the Malibu, which people have expressed negative feelings about?

I think if it said "Steering Column Mounted Paddles" then it would be a lot clearer what they were.
This is the best pic i can find that shows the way they are configured... NOTE this is not the actual wheel/buttons. BUT they are basically the same and NOT like the malibus...


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Malibu shift buttons...

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This is the best pic i can find that shows the way they are configured... NOTE this is not the actual wheel/buttons. BUT they are basically the same and NOT like the malibus...


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Great stuff, thanks...The ones on the Malibu are the same ones on my wife's Saturn Aura, not a surprise...I like the Camaro ones better....
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Old 08-04-2008, 02:02 PM   #13
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I was hoping someone would post pics!! THANK YOU!!

Those are much better than the malibu's!
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Old 08-04-2008, 03:10 PM   #14
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Its been confirmed that the z51 vette with paddle shifters is faster than the manual.........
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