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Wouldn't paddle shifters be annoying if you're changing gears while turning

wouldn't it be the same as shifting the shaft? :p
Idk never really shifted while cornering.

More effort then what its worth bro

DCuatro made a set of those for the FTO. Managed to find a set once and someone bought it from me. Very rare though.

http://www.freakyparts.co.uk/FTO-Tiptro ... -Shift-Kit

The paddle is too big for my liking.

I'm not sure if they can still be ordered. I've tried to get in contact with the guy but no reply, which makes me scared to order it online.

If I get the kit I will be replacing those paddle shifters with a custom design and something smaller, I just want it for the electronic parts and the shift mount

CF only looks good when the panels/gaps are aligned. People got attracted to CF, only to find out that the gaps are uneven, not aligned. It all just expose more flaws than credits.

sublime19 wrote:Wouldn't paddle shifters be annoying if you're changing gears while turning

Even if i had a tip with paddle shifters, I would downshift to the right gear before the turn anyway - isn't that a proper way to do it anyway?

Gholdwayne wrote:

sublime19 wrote:Wouldn't paddle shifters be annoying if you're changing gears while turning

Even if i had a tip with paddle shifters, I would downshift to the right gear before the turn anyway - isn't that a proper way to do it anyway?

Yes, you shouldn't have to down / up shift in a turn. You should know what gear to go in as you approach.

It's rare that you would need to, and I can't think of a situation where I've had to change gear as I turned :\

Gholdwayne wrote:

sublime19 wrote:Wouldn't paddle shifters be annoying if you're changing gears while turning

Even if i had a tip with paddle shifters, I would downshift to the right gear before the turn anyway - isn't that a proper way to do it anyway?

I go past a couple of traffic lights where if you take off from a red light, it's a bit of a curve so I'll go from 1st to second halfway through it, talking about these type of scenarios, not while actually driving

Although sometimes if going for a spirited drive through the mountains not knowing the roads, you could always need to change through a turn occasionally, though doesn't happen often (eg. stupid bicycle riders pop out of nowhere, lol)

Gholdwayne wrote:

sublime19 wrote:Wouldn't paddle shifters be annoying if you're changing gears while turning

Even if i had a tip with paddle shifters, I would downshift to the right gear before the turn anyway - isn't that a proper way to do it anyway?

I go past a couple of traffic lights where if you take off from a red light, it's a bit of a curve so I'll go from 1st to second halfway through it, talking about these type of scenarios, not while actually driving

Although sometimes if going for a spirited drive through the mountains not knowing the roads, you could always need to change through a turn occasionally, though doesn't happen often (eg. stupid bicycle riders pop out of nowhere, lol)

sublime19 at 7:26pm wrote:

Gholdwayne wrote:

sublime19 wrote:Wouldn't paddle shifters be annoying if you're changing gears while turning

Even if i had a tip with paddle shifters, I would downshift to the right gear before the turn anyway - isn't that a proper way to do it anyway?

I go past a couple of traffic lights where if you take off from a red light, it's a bit of a curve so I'll go from 1st to second halfway through it, talking about these type of scenarios, not while actually driving

Although sometimes if going for a spirited drive through the mountains not knowing the roads, you could always need to change through a turn occasionally, though doesn't happen often (eg. stupid bicycle riders pop out of nowhere, lol)

sublime19 at 7:27pm wrote:

Gholdwayne wrote:

sublime19 wrote:Wouldn't paddle shifters be annoying if you're changing gears while turning

Even if i had a tip with paddle shifters, I would downshift to the right gear before the turn anyway - isn't that a proper way to do it anyway?

I go past a couple of traffic lights where if you take off from a red light, it's a bit of a curve so I'll go from 1st to second halfway through it, talking about these type of scenarios, not while actually driving

Although sometimes if going for a spirited drive through the mountains not knowing the roads, you could always need to change through a turn occasionally, though doesn't happen often (eg. stupid bicycle riders pop out of nowhere, lol)

Oh, I see what kind of 'post whore with meaningful content' you are subby


Anyway, yeah i forgot about those traffic light shifting situations, but im guessing by the time you get the right turning radius, the steering wheel shouldn't be moving too much anyway, but it'd be funny to see someone reacting to that 'stupid bicycle riders pop out of nowhere' situation, being awkward with the paddle shifts while swerving and all

That reminds me, I think I may have almost killed a rider in the last cruise I was in

dstocks wrote:DCuatro made a set of those for the FTO. Managed to find a set once and someone bought it from me. Very rare though.

I think Simon grabbed them... have you used them yet?

my spyder is paddle shift and its brilliant . mind you it is original equipment, but works very well.
Not sure how it would be with the tip on the FTO as mine is a sequential manual. When you press the paddle / button the clutch disengages / gear changes / then clutch re engages. Controlled through the ECU to match the revs as you change. so if you change down at fairly high speed it does actually double de-clutch to get the revs correct.
And I have had it on the track at fun days. and I love it.
robert

lol sorry was an accidental double post

Still, better than Kustom's 50% " " posts :p

sublime19 wrote:lol sorry was an accidental double post

Still, better than Kustom's 50% " " posts :p

Kustom_FTO wrote:

sublime19 wrote:lol sorry was an accidental double post

Still, better than Kustom's 50% " " posts :p

I'm actually surprised that Kustom doesn't have rsi from typing : l o l : so often!

he prob would ( if he ever typed )
i dont think is classed as a word