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StlRomAniaN · 08-24-2010, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by PnCRedJwl2SS

I've started using it more lately...once you get comfortable using the tap shift buttons, it's kind of addicting...that rush of power when you downshift to third gear from highway speeds and then just hit the gas....amazing!

And then, as you approach a stop light and start shifting down through the gears and hearing the engine rev up each time...music!

It was great last Saturday, too! I took the car to Harris Hill Road course in San Marcos, TX for some closed course driving. Was able to run the entire circuit in M2 and M3...talk about instantaneous response! That whole "button lag" thing everyone talks about takes no longer than it used to take me to push in the clutch pedal on my old 6-speed Camaro...it's just as quick, maybe quicker, actually...it's all about getting ahead of it.

Tap shift kinda grows on you...and you can't get it off!

Awesome! Just clearing something up for everyone. The "lag" anyone notices isn't part of the actual shift, just a delayed response. During any kind of lag the car is STILL accelerating. When it shifts it shifts quickly.

Now, add a tranny tune into the equation and you can have almost instantaneous shifts with shift times down to ~.18 seconds. CONSISTENT shifts.

CFD · 08-25-2010, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by StlRomAniaN

Awesome! Just clearing something up for everyone. The "lag" anyone notices isn't part of the actual shift, just a delayed response. During any kind of lag the car is STILL accelerating. When it shifts it shifts quickly.

Now, add a tranny tune into the equation and you can have almost instantaneous shifts with shift times down to ~.18 seconds. CONSISTENT shifts.

You are correct there is no delayed shifting just what I call mushy shifts. A lot of us older guy's are used to trans. like the turbo 400 when it shifted you felt it.

Angrybird 12 · 08-25-2010, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by CFD

You are correct there is no delayed shifting just what I call mushy shifts. A lot of us older guy's are used to trans. like the turbo 400 when it shifted you felt it.

Just remember the harder it shifts the more driveline shock you have also, so the potential for damaging your drivetrain is greater.. so in a way it is also designed to minimize driveline shock and reducing possible damage during hard driving....

MAGfuz · 08-25-2010, 11:26 AM

use them quite often, especially after I installed my injen CAI. Even more after I get my cat back!

SchwarzerDrache · 08-25-2010, 12:14 PM

Why do some use SPORT mode all the time?

racrx451 · 08-25-2010, 12:16 PM

now I use it all the time..

StlRomAniaN · 08-25-2010, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CFD

You are correct there is no delayed shifting just what I call mushy shifts. A lot of us older guy's are used to trans. like the turbo 400 when it shifted you felt it.

That can be solved with a little torque management deduction and line pressure increase. It would be good to not max out both.

SlingShot · 08-25-2010, 12:26 PM

I use it once in a while and mostly just use Sport mode ... If I want to row the gears I jump in the SS ...

Jeremeymt · 08-25-2010, 01:03 PM

I agree I wish it had the option of using the gear shifter too. My Mazda rx8 had paddle shifters on the steering wheel AND the option on the gear shifter. Either way I still love this car better haha!

brandi576 · 08-25-2010, 01:07 PM

Mine has only been used once, and thats when my brother drove it!

raqball · 08-25-2010, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeremeymt

I agree I wish it had the option of using the gear shifter too. My Mazda rx8 had paddle shifters on the steering wheel AND the option on the gear shifter. Either way I still love this car better haha!

Ditto on my Audi.... Loved and used the gear shifter mode all the time, never touched the paddle shifters on the steering wheel....

Wish the Camaro had gear shift option as if it did, I probably use it all the time..... As it stands now, I never use the paddle shifters on the Camaro...

Napper · 08-25-2010, 03:38 PM

i like it....but in sport mode i chirp 2nd and third

the more i use them the better i get at anticipating the delay. and setting my hands over the appropiate tap in turns.

just to keep it involving and have that sweet headers + 3 in exhaust. sound in th e sweet spot!

fitzi7 · 08-25-2010, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by raqball

Ditto on my Audi.... Loved and used the gear shifter mode all the time, never touched the paddle shifters on the steering wheel....

Wish the Camaro had gear shift option as if it did, I probably use it all the time..... As it stands now, I never use the paddle shifters on the Camaro...

There is a shifter with the tap buttons, I purchased off of ebay and that gentlemen is on this web site. The shifter was very easy to install was able to do without instructions(over the phone) as he had not printed them out yet. He has now a full installation sheet. The shifter works awesome as I am able to shift with my right thumb in a perfectly normal position. Don't get alarmed and think that it is too bulky that is just the picture is up close, fits your hand just like a pistol grip without the grooves. Here is his link.

L99 Shifter with Tap Shift
CFD

StlRomAniaN · 08-25-2010, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by fitzi7

There is a shifter with the tap buttons, I purchased off of ebay and that gentlemen is on this web site. The shifter was very easy to install was able to do without instructions(over the phone) as he had not printed them out yet. He has now a full installation sheet. The shifter works awesome as I am able to shift with my right thumb in a perfectly normal position. Don't get alarmed and think that it is too bulky that is just the picture is up close, fits your hand just like a pistol grip without the grooves. Here is his link.

L99 Shifter with Tap Shift
CFD

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View Poll Results: How often do you use your tapshift.
I never use them.	42	16.09%
I rarely use them.	75	28.74%
I use them sometimes.	84	32.18%
I use them quite often.	32	12.26%
I use them all the time.	28	10.73%
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08-25-2010, 11:26 AM	#46
MAGfuz Drives: VR 2SS Convertible Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,157 View My Garage	use them quite often, especially after I installed my injen CAI. Even more after I get my cat back! __________________ 6/19/10 - PERMA-GRIN obtained! 9/10/12 - Lost previous PERMA-GRIN only to have a bigger one! 5/15/17 - PERMA-GRIN increased! TEAM LS3!

08-25-2010, 12:26 PM	#50
SlingShot Drives: 2012 ZL1 - #670 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Seminole, Fl. Posts: 8,009	I use it once in a while and mostly just use Sport mode ... If I want to row the gears I jump in the SS ... __________________

08-25-2010, 01:07 PM	#52
brandi576 Drives: 2010 synergy green camaro Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: seymour indiana Posts: 314 View My Garage	Mine has only been used once, and thats when my brother drove it! __________________

08-25-2010, 03:38 PM	#54
Napper Drives: 2SS RS A6/ CTS-V A6 LSA Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SE Florida Posts: 258	i like it....but in sport mode i chirp 2nd and third the more i use them the better i get at anticipating the delay. and setting my hands over the appropiate tap in turns. just to keep it involving and have that sweet headers + 3 in exhaust. sound in th e sweet spot! __________________ 10 2SS(7Psi)/10 CTS-V(9Psi) L99, ADM RACE CAI, TVS 2300,LG- Headers and X pipe ,catless 3 inch back w/Magnaflows , Ngk plugs,Msd wires,180 stat,Springs ( lowered 1"- looks solidly correct)Sways and endlinks,BMR trailing arms, Slotted rotors and Hawk HPS ,tuned ,Black out bowtie and custom (black)"SS" on sides /midnight rims (8psi) 2010 Raven (triple black.)CTS-v , crank pulley, Bubb CAI , AR Headers, custom catlessback. magnaflows. tune ( 9psi) former LS7, LS2 and LS1 owner.(Zo6, GTO's, WS6) Last edited by Napper; 08-25-2010 at 03:54 PM.

08-25-2010, 12:14 PM	#47
SchwarzerDrache No, it is not an SS Drives: SIM 2LT/RS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 491	Why do some use SPORT mode all the time?

08-25-2010, 12:16 PM	#48
racrx451 Drives: 2010 white SS Join Date: May 2010 Location: DMI Posts: 216	now I use it all the time..

08-25-2010, 01:03 PM	#51
Jeremeymt Drives: 2018 Hot Wheels 2LT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: La Vergne TN Posts: 454	I agree I wish it had the option of using the gear shifter too. My Mazda rx8 had paddle shifters on the steering wheel AND the option on the gear shifter. Either way I still love this car better haha!

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