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Re: Tip driving.
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:32 pm
by brent88
yeah what astron boy said, change 2 gears at a time, if u hit it 2 times really fast it will go from 4th to 2nd skipping first. the tip will shift from 4th to 3rd at 43kms automatically on the 4speed and at 43kmph it will let you shift into 1st but this is the highest speed u can downshift to first (think your doing about 5k-5.5k revs though so dont take your foot off the accelerator or it will lunge lol obviously.
hate it when you go to change down from 4th but your doing just under 43kms and it changes once automatically and you change it once also and it goes to 2nd.... solution= change backto second at about 50kms
Re: Tip driving.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:06 am
by payaya
brent88 wrote:yeah what astron boy said, change 2 gears at a time, if you hit it 2 times really fast it will go from 4th to 2nd skipping first. the tip will shift from 4th to 3rd at 43kms automatically on the 4speed and at 43kmph it will let you shift into 1st but this is the highest speed you can downshift to first (think your doing about 5k-5.5k revs though so dont take your foot off the accelerator or it will lunge lol obviously.
hate it when you go to change down from 4th but your doing just under 43kms and it changes once automatically and you change it once also and it goes to 2nd.... solution= change backto second at about 50kms
What the point of down shifting if your not even pushing it? Eg shifting down to 3rd at 40-50km/h?
Re: Tip driving.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:39 am
by brent88
noise and power... when i take a corner and i want to speed back up its good to be in third or second, also the exhaust setup on my fto is more setup for top end power rather than torque as its a 3" catback ( i know 2 and a half" would have been ideal but already had this 1)
Re: Tip driving.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:49 am
by sublime19
lol @ this thread.
Just buy a manual, I don't see what all the fuss is about, doesn't even make that much of a difference with tip
Re: Tip driving.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:07 am
by brent88
semi automatic equiped sports cars are about the only class of car that outsell the manual models (especially the FTO)..... its not just me, other people realize what they have to offer.
Re: Tip driving.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:29 am
by sublime19
Brent, just like u realised driving 120 in a 50 residential zone offers you god of racing status
Re: Tip driving.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:35 am
by brent88
Deciphering what you say is a task in itself sublime, even if their is truth to what you alledge it would be off subject and irrelevant to say the least
..... sleep time maybe?
Re: Tip driving.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:02 am
by sublime19
Sorry mate, can't understand you. I'm not fluent in f*ckwit language.
(grr who edited my initial post)
Re: Tip driving.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:56 am
by brent88
figures LoL
Re: Tip driving.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:13 am
by sublime19
You better just pray to god you never run into me in real life somewhere ..l..
Re: Tip driving.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:17 am
by aza013
Time to take 5 you two.
Cool off and then come back and kiss and make up
Re: Tip driving.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:18 am
by Bennoz
What is this, keyboard hero week? Give it a rest guys.
Re: Tip driving.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:21 am
by brent88
Back on topic??? ive had manuals before and i would still rather a tip but i would rather a manual over a normal auto. if everyone agreed there would either no autos in the world or no manuals in the world
Re: Tip driving.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:02 pm
by topao
Only time you really need to change down is when you want to stop faster otherwise let it downshift itself
As for shifting up you should know when to do it by the sound of the engine
Re: Tip driving.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:59 pm
by SchumieFan
Bennoz wrote:What is this, keyboard hero week? Give it a rest guys.
Re: Tip driving.
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:36 am
by brad_gpx
without a clutch driving isnt even half as fun.
if you dont have one your missing out.
tip is just a bad joke imo.
Re: Tip driving.
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:23 am
by brent88
renzkuken1 wrote:I haven't driven tip much (only off the lights in first gear to the speed limit
)
and was wondering if someone could give me tips on it and gear change on what revs at what speed when gearing up + down.
Thanks ;D
isnt the thread about this, not people who havnt ever driven a car with a semi automatic transmission hanging sh*t on tips?
Re: Tip driving.
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:10 am
by Gholdwayne
SchumieFan wrote:Bennoz wrote:What is this, keyboard hero week? Give it a rest guys.
AHAHAHAHA!!
...
Really good to have sublime back hahaha..
brent88 wrote:Deciphering what you say is a task in itself sublime, even if their is truth to what you alledge it would be off subject and irrelevant to say the least
..... sleep time maybe?
Well he is the original post whore after all.. With content
Anyways, in my opinion, downshifting(manual) with a rev match means a faster(maybe instant) downshift and better health for the gearbox & clutch. And honestly, I like the noise spike from the exhaust
Re: Tip driving.
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:03 pm
by brad_gpx
brent88 wrote:renzkuken1 wrote:I haven't driven tip much (only off the lights in first gear to the speed limit
)
and was wondering if someone could give me tips on it and gear change on what revs at what speed when gearing up + down.
Thanks ;D
isnt the thread about this, not people who havnt ever driven a car with a semi automatic transmission hanging sh*t on tips?
its a thread about tips. its inevitable
Re: Tip driving.
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:42 pm
by MH999
Tips are ok if you are lazy or cant drive for sh*t,but after driving both manual and tip ftos i have to say the tips are really dissapointing accelaration wise,it just isnt suited to the small v6,but when it comes to shifting and downshifting ,they are awesome.