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Hey guys i was just wondering for all of you guys with the 7AT do you downshift when you're braking and coming to a stop or do you just let

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Old 04-05-2010, 12:31 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hey guys i was just wondering for all of you guys with the 7AT do you downshift when you're braking and coming to a stop or do you just let the engine downshift for you. I'm referring to when your using the SRM. Just curious...
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when i drive AT cars i down shift to 3rd approacing a stop, or 2nd approaching a turn while braking. but you need to slightly tap the gas to support the blip even though nissan has the auto revmatch on downshifts it's not perfect.
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SRM or SynchroReV Match is for 6 speed transmission ONLY. I changed the thread title to Downshift Rev Matching (DRM) which is what new 7AT transmission comes equipped with.

As for answer, I would let other 7AT people chime in because I do not own it
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SRM or SynchroReV Match is for 6 speed transmission ONLY. I changed the thread title to Downshift Rev Matching (DRM) which is what new 7AT transmission comes equipped with.

As for answer, I would let other 7AT people chime in because I do not own it
The older 5AT also did this since 2005.
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I downshift all the time as I love the sound of the FI CBE when it downshifts. And it will help you slow down some too to keep from using the brakes so much. You do need to keep an eye on the rpms before you DS so that you dont have it too high in the new lower gear. But DS to 3rd and 2nd just sounds awesome. Some people think Im making the CBE sound that way cuz I wanna race.
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if im coming to a complete stop, i just let it downshift for me. if im taking a turn then i'll cycle it down to 2nd. there are times when i just wanna hear the engine blip so i'll flick it on my own while braking
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if im coming to a complete stop, i just let it downshift for me. if im taking a turn then i'll cycle it down to 2nd. there are times when i just wanna hear the engine blip so i'll flick it on my own while braking
even when coming to a complete stop I will use the DS alot of times to help slow the car down so I dont have to use the brakes as much. And yea I LOVE the DS blip sound.
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The only time I would downshift to stop is when trying to stop short or quickly slow the car down. The Z is an excellent engine braker with the auto on manual shift. Other than that. Just let the car downshift for you.

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Personal preference really. If you are driving aggressively then manually down shifting would be preferable, if not let it down shift for you. I personally love the DRM and use it most of the time. As far as the car down shifting for you, I had to get use to that as this is the first auto I've had that does that. As the brakes are applied you can feel the down shifts happening and slowing you even more. I actually slightly over braked at times when I first got the car because of this.
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I leave it in manual mode 95% of the time and I usually down shift it myself when coming to a stop, saves brake and sounds good with the Invidia exhaust! Plus when I'm on the highway, manual mode is the only mode that allows you to get to 6th and 7th gears...........for good mpg!!!!!
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Does anyone feel hard stop(braking) when downshift between 3rd -->2nd??? eventhough u didn't step on brake peddal that hard?? and any clicking metal on metal noise when 2nd to 1st? Oh, I'm taliking about when you just let the engine downshift.
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I leave it in manual mode 95% of the time and I usually down shift it myself when coming to a stop, saves brake and sounds good with the Invidia exhaust! Plus when I'm on the highway, manual mode is the only mode that allows you to get to 6th and 7th gears...........for good mpg!!!!!
weird on D it does go into 6 and 7 with me
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Yeah like others I usually let the car do the downshifting automatically when coming to a stop... it's kind of like holding down the clutch in a manual when coming to a stop. In a manual you don't downshift from 5-4-3-2-1 when coming to a stop so it sounds kind of weird in the auto when you do the same thing. But coming into a corner or such it just sounds bad *** when you go from 3rd to 2nd and rip it
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Plus when I'm on the highway, manual mode is the only mode that allows you to get to 6th and 7th gears...........for good mpg!!!!!
Don't think that's true...
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The only thing I don't like about the 7AT's "blip" is that it seems to decrease braking pressure while it's doing the blip. Might be minimized with a lightweight+underdrive balancer/pulley...
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