7 speed automatic tiptronic downshift

b1adesofcha0s · 05-19-2011, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

Stop trying to be all fast and furious and just drive the car.

I've never tried the multi-click downshift. I will have to check it out once it stops raining here.

c41006 · 05-19-2011, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

I've never tried the multi-click downshift. I will have to check it out once it stops raining here.

Oh man you gotta try it! click, click, click and then wait, wait, wait, GO its wonderful

wstar · 05-19-2011, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by c41006

Oh man you gotta try it! click, click, click and then wait, wait, wait, GO its wonderful

Should be more like: click, click, click, wa..GO!. You may have to play with the timing of stomping on the throttle. I suspect the mechanism in play here (and in a lot of situations with our trans where people report different results) is that the gas pedal (well, engine speed? torque convertor loading?) indirectly affects line pressure and shift speed. I've gotten into a groove where I know when to stomp the pedal, but I'd imagine there could be pretty big variance if you do it too early or too late.

b1adesofcha0s · 05-19-2011, 12:12 PM

I'm excited now

So click-click-click then stomp the gas?

wstar · 05-19-2011, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

I'm excited now

So click-click-click then stomp the gas?

I don't know the timing off-hand, it's kind of just done by memory. I think I push the gas down while clicking. I'll try to pay attention next time I drive

dudesky · 05-19-2011, 05:23 PM

I just wish
our cars had "click" when you press the gas pedal all the way down.
I used to love that..

Chan Chee Hoe · 05-19-2011, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dudesky

I just wish
our cars had "click" when you press the gas pedal all the way down.
I used to love that..

This is the "Kick-Down switch",most German cars got it,our Gas pedal is made by Bosch[same Mfg as most German cars],why Nissan don't get those used by the German cars.???

dudesky · 05-19-2011, 08:31 PM

Chan Chee Hoe- hey thx for the actual name of it

u know my dad's 2010 Altima 2.5 has that.
that "kick-down switch" is actually very useful!

Chan Chee Hoe · 05-20-2011, 10:58 AM

The best German car that have the gas pedal kick down switch are the BMW's,the last 15% of the travel is the switch,making it very nice to drive.

ChrisSlicks · 05-20-2011, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Chan Chee Hoe

The best German car that have the gas pedal kick down switch are the BMW's,the last 15% of the travel is the switch,making it very nice to drive.

Mechanical kick down is a thing of the past. Modern cars are all drive by wire, the ECU will look at throttle pedal position and throttle pedal movement (how quickly you stab the pedal) to determine whether to kick down a gear and how many gears to kick down.

Chan Chee Hoe · 05-21-2011, 10:40 AM

Latest BMW[or most German cars] still got kick down switch in the gas pedal....of course they are all "Drive by wire"[Electronic Gas Pedal].

sonic370 · 05-21-2011, 09:18 PM

i can't recall usually i'm to busy watching the road....
but i believe it's click,click.click stomp. all four steps in around 1 to 2 seconds

b1adesofcha0s · 05-21-2011, 10:32 PM

It works beautifully

Haven't gotten a chance to try it on an open highway though.

2ndChance · 05-23-2011, 03:30 AM

Its weird but I never experiences this delay... even in highway! maybe because the highway in my country are shorts and the car doesn't "adapt" enough. it downshifts pretty quick...

Dark Sarcasm · 05-23-2011, 11:34 AM

i tried this 6th to 3rd downshift after reading this thread. There was a little lag the few times I tried it, but it seemed the important thing was to let the trans shift completly before flooring it. I felt like the trans downshifted just as quickly as I could have downshifted in a manual.

05-19-2011, 12:12 PM	#19 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	I'm excited now So click-click-click then stomp the gas? __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

05-21-2011, 10:32 PM	#28 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	It works beautifully Haven't gotten a chance to try it on an open highway though. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

05-23-2011, 11:34 AM	#30 (permalink)
Dark Sarcasm Track Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Katy Texas Posts: 552 Drives: 11 CTS-V Coupe Rep Power: 16	i tried this 6th to 3rd downshift after reading this thread. There was a little lag the few times I tried it, but it seemed the important thing was to let the trans shift completly before flooring it. I felt like the trans downshifted just as quickly as I could have downshifted in a manual. __________________ wax

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dudesky Track Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kraid's lair Posts: 516 Drives: E46 M3 6MT Rep Power: 15	I just wish our cars had "click" when you press the gas pedal all the way down. I used to love that..

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Chan Chee Hoe Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 861 Drives: 370z,Yellow,7sp A Rep Power: 17	The best German car that have the gas pedal kick down switch are the BMW's,the last 15% of the travel is the switch,making it very nice to drive.

05-21-2011, 10:40 AM	#26 (permalink)
Chan Chee Hoe Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 861 Drives: 370z,Yellow,7sp A Rep Power: 17	Latest BMW[or most German cars] still got kick down switch in the gas pedal....of course they are all "Drive by wire"[Electronic Gas Pedal].

05-21-2011, 09:18 PM	#27 (permalink)
sonic370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orange Texas Posts: 1,574 Drives: 09 370Z Sports PGK Rep Power: 18	i can't recall usually i'm to busy watching the road.... but i believe it's click,click.click stomp. all four steps in around 1 to 2 seconds

05-23-2011, 03:30 AM	#29 (permalink)
2ndChance Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Panama Posts: 240 Drives: like he stole it Rep Power: 199	Its weird but I never experiences this delay... even in highway! maybe because the highway in my country are shorts and the car doesn't "adapt" enough. it downshifts pretty quick...