7AT safe downshifts

Eighties Meta · 02-18-2013, 03:38 PM

Have a question for the other 7AT owners out there.

I have a very conservative downshift pattern which I'll outline just curious how much more I could push without causing any grief, below is listed the max speed that I'll downshift into a gear: (bear in mind this is fairly conservative I believe) this is for spirited driving but my opinion is I'm being a bit too conservative and I know I could just experiment but I'm pretty sure this has been worked out pretty well by this point.

2nd - Max 25ish
3rd - 60 or under

just curious when driving along the highway at 70 would you drop to 3rd, or just use 4th?

Thanks
Kevin

DEpointfive0 · 02-18-2013, 04:05 PM

I'll shift into third if I needed to make a quick maneuver. I don't think there's anything wrong with that

XwChriswX · 02-18-2013, 10:03 PM

I purposely do not downshift lower than 3rd as the jerking is more than I want while driving.

If I'm on the highway, dropping to 4th is plenty sufficient as you'll already be in high RPM's and into 3rd is not really useful. Personal preference of course.

02-18-2013, 03:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
Eighties Meta Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Pasadena, MD Age: 54 Posts: 344 Drives: 09 370z 7AT no-sport Rep Power: 12	7AT safe downshifts Have a question for the other 7AT owners out there. I have a very conservative downshift pattern which I'll outline just curious how much more I could push without causing any grief, below is listed the max speed that I'll downshift into a gear: (bear in mind this is fairly conservative I believe) this is for spirited driving but my opinion is I'm being a bit too conservative and I know I could just experiment but I'm pretty sure this has been worked out pretty well by this point. 2nd - Max 25ish 3rd - 60 or under just curious when driving along the highway at 70 would you drop to 3rd, or just use 4th? Thanks Kevin __________________ 2009 370z Touring 7AT/AAM 2.5 true dual exhaust/AAM DE test pipes/z1 vqde35 headers/AAM cold air intake (R-line)/Motordyne M370/Quaife LSD/z1 brake upgd pkg/Swift Spec-R springs/WhiteLine Front&Rear sway bars with endlinks

02-18-2013, 10:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
XwChriswX WFLYIDNNE Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: In The Fastlane Posts: 50,648 Drives: 02 GDB WRX Rep Power: 451	I purposely do not downshift lower than 3rd as the jerking is more than I want while driving. If I'm on the highway, dropping to 4th is plenty sufficient as you'll already be in high RPM's and into 3rd is not really useful. Personal preference of course. __________________ Bonnie - Stage 2, Audio build coming this fall! R.I.P. Abby 3/29/10 - 3/30/14

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02-18-2013, 04:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
DEpointfive0 Premium Member Bitches Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,824 Drives: a lot Rep Power: 17151	I'll shift into third if I needed to make a quick maneuver. I don't think there's anything wrong with that