Love the Paddle Shifters

Joker_J

Quick question about the paddle shifter.
Some say to just shift up while accelerating on the paddle shifter, and some say to release the accelerator pedal and shift up with the paddle shifter before accelerating again. (similar to maunal) Are both ways acceptable? Also, I realized that the car shifts down by itself when you slow down...found out the hard way a few weeks ago -_-

FPenvy

how long have you had the car now?

the car will downshift for you so it doesn't stall.

the car will not shift up for you....so don't blow your engine.

you can lift off and shift but WHY would you do that? it's part of the advantage of the AT. no lift shifts the ecu sorts it out so you never have to get off of the loud pedal and keep better RPM ranges when the car shifts.

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kenchan

rev limiter

kenchan

the only way you can blow up a AT engine is by poor fi install..?

MT you can do a 6th to 2nd at 75mph+ and blow it up mechanically.

FPenvy

why do you gotta ruin it lol

just wanted to scare people. dammit kenchan you ruin everything

I mean if someone tunes their car, raises the rev limiter past the point of 8k rpm, and the oil pump gives, then the engine will go boom....so technically it's possible

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kenchan

JARblue

You think Nissan will cover this scenario under warranty?

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Joker_J

I've had the car for a little under a year, but I don't drive it that much.
I know that I have to shift up haha
In my BMW, I had to downshift on the Manual mode when I would slow down.
I've never had a paddle shifter so thats why I was asking and wanting to know.

FPenvy

paddles work the same as the shifter.

I actually use the shifter itself when driving normal DD stuff and when going fast, drag strip, track, back roads, anytime when 2 hands on the wheel seems like a good idea I use the paddles.

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Firebase99

Hey, so if youre in sport mode, going for gold, the AT will NOT upshift at WOT at redline? It bounces? Really?

JWillis72

No it will let you bounce off the rev limiter until you shift up.

It will down shift when forced to keep from stalling but at very low RPMs. On a track you must do it manually to attack corners or you will be in the wrong gear almost every turn.

kenchan

yah, that's how it should be. bounce off rev limiter.

imagine drifting and your AT keeps shifting up... lol end up in a ditch.

FPenvy

thanks for fielding this one I had a meeting then lunch so I missed seeing him ask his question.

you see that video recently on the 370 FB site of the AT drifting on public roads? aside from it being on public roads....the dude just flicks out the rear end and slides it with ease in the AT.

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Firebase99

Huh....I can hold mine at redline, but if I keep it planted it will upshift.

FPenvy

probably due to the fact it's a different car.

I mean that would be my first guess.....

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