Sequential Shifter
Feb 28, 2010 | 12:46 PM
#23
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From: Knoxville, TN
That explanation makes no sense to me.
Have you driven a similar car with a manual transmission on the track? I can't imagine that the shift time difference is that much between the MT and the faux sequential.
I am pretty fast on the MT box. A few people have asked me if I have a sequential or pdk shifter when they hear me change gears around the track. Still, I would never change gears around a corner. Upsetting the balance of the car like that is just dangerous. Consider what might happen if someone is leaking oil in front of you.
The only real advantage that I can honestly see to this shifter is that you can't miss a shift. This doesn't protect against over-revs if you shift down too early (or does it?).
Have you driven a similar car with a manual transmission on the track? I can't imagine that the shift time difference is that much between the MT and the faux sequential.
I am pretty fast on the MT box. A few people have asked me if I have a sequential or pdk shifter when they hear me change gears around the track. Still, I would never change gears around a corner. Upsetting the balance of the car like that is just dangerous. Consider what might happen if someone is leaking oil in front of you.
The only real advantage that I can honestly see to this shifter is that you can't miss a shift. This doesn't protect against over-revs if you shift down too early (or does it?).
And no, you use the clutch for downshifting.
Watch this video :
YouTube - Leh Keen at Road Atlanta (996RSR)
Feb 28, 2010 | 04:13 PM
#25
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From: Venice Beach, CA
If she was talking about a true sequential, a PDK (dual clutch) or a ZeroShift transmission, then yeah... corner shifting here I come. But not a unit where you lose power to your rear wheels in the corner.
Last edited by JCay; Feb 28, 2010 at 04:16 PM.
Feb 28, 2010 | 04:47 PM
#26
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From: Aiea, HI. STL, MO
Exactly. Which is why I doubt this shifter's ability to improve anything for mid-corner shifting.
If she was talking about a true sequential, a PDK (dual clutch) or a ZeroShift transmission, then yeah... corner shifting here I come. But not a unit where you lose power to your rear wheels in the corner.
If she was talking about a true sequential, a PDK (dual clutch) or a ZeroShift transmission, then yeah... corner shifting here I come. But not a unit where you lose power to your rear wheels in the corner.
Oh haha I must've misread what you wrote. Yea, the only thing a sequential shifter does is prevent people from mis-shifting.
