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sync rev
So how is this? do you guys actually use it often?
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no unless my gf rides
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Wait, isnt sync rev just down shift for u? |
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Do you always have syn rev turned on? |
always turned off!
I prefer no auto-controlled manual |
do u even have vdc turned off?
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i only turn it off when i want to have a little fun. |
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I use it all the time when engine braking for red lights or traffic, but when I'm driving my other car I have to remind myself to rev match the old fashioned way (right foot) sometimes :)
Mine is always turned on. |
As for sync rev I almost never use it. I probably would if I was in a mountain-type of road where I am going down hill and uphill with a lot of turns but in general not doing the throttle blip for downshifting urself kind of takes the fun out of driving for me (my dad liked this feature though).
Also I was kind of annoyed when down shifting when going to a stop light a lot of times the thing would rev like I was going into second (or first) when a lot of times I don't and I am going just to neutral and breaking so it was doing unnecessary throttle blips. I think it was just the engine sound which made me feel un-easy when that happened (throttle blip when I didn't want it) is another reason I always drive with it off. |
Mine is on all the time not that I can't heel and toe though. Just a convenience thing. Its funny cause my right foot is positioned on the brake pedal for heel and toe yet I just let the car blip.
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Always ON for me.
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I leave it on. I like how it revs if I downshift coming to a light next to people :) It's also good for when you are getting used to the shifter, you know right away if you're going into the wrong gear (i.e. from 5th to 2nd instead of 5th to 4th) because it will rev immediately as the sensors see you go into that gear.
You can turn it on or off by holding the button down. The button reads "S-MODE" and passengers will say "what's that!" and you have to tell them the boring truth that it doesn't automatically lower the car and turn rocket boosters on :shakes head: |
Mine stays on all the time :tup:
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Sync rev I leave on most of the time. I still like to heel toe it just to not get rusty. Surprisingly I can go from one mode to another without any problem.
VDC I prefer off, as I trigger it without any need in my opinion. I turn it off and it constantly lights up anyway, and I think what on earth it is trying to save me from. I am hoping the new sways fix this. |
Mine's on all the time. It's a little weird at first but I think it's a great feature. It's trained me not to wiggle the shifter a lot, which I sometimes do when I put it in neutral to slow down or something. To keep it from revving when coming to stops at a light, I just leave it in gear with the clutch in until i'm slow enough that it doesn't really rev anymore. I gotta admit though, I like hearing the revs hehe
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SRM is always on for me. Love that feature. Used to heel toe in my old car but I'm just too lazy now (getting older haha)
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Syncro-rev is interesting though. It is, however, more of a parlor trick than useful. |
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i dont try, i do heel and toe my honda fit during the commute. like i mentioned earlier, if you cant heel and toe, you cant 'drive' MT. |
SRM-always on for me
I have tried driving with and without the SRM. It kind of annoyed me at first, but then I learned to work with it and have just left it on. It seems to help smooth shifts up and down. I really find it useful when charging hard into a curve and need a quick downshift. Love it in the mountains!
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SRM is like Dual Clutch gear boxes - initially you have the folks who just refuse to try it just cus its "new" and "takes away from driving" ... but look today at how many cars are coming out w/ Low end dual clutch cars for 30k - Times are a-changing and those who refuse to evolve will have the pleasure of facing Darwin's wrath - or in this case the rear end of a faster car... |
the only time i hate SRM is when i mis-shift during an up shift while gently pushing the gear into the wrong gate at an angle. the rpm blips anyway and so i need to pause for a moment before making my 2nd attempt where as my other MT would just lock me out of that gate.
its my fault that i dont drive the Z as much as i want, but that's the only downside ive felt about SRM. |
Okay, ignorant question if you gents may entertain.
Downshifting to stop? to me it seems like it is just easier to pop into neutral and use the brakes... what are the advantages and disadvantages of downshifting to stop? |
I pop into neutral and use the brakes also. Going downhill would be easier on the brakes to downshift and engine brake but you also run the risk of stupid people behind you that need to see your brake lights on to know that you're slowing down.
For regular stops I don't think it's worth it to put more wear on the engine but that's just my opinion. |
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It also depends on the situation at hand. I personally tend to use more brake but I do work my way down in gears as I come to a stop. SyncRev sounds good too ;) Here is a non-bias opinion from here: http://standardshift.com/faq.html Stopping Downshifting without touching the brakes to stop is not recommended, the person behind you babbling on the phone might not notice you without your brake lights on, especially at night. You can stay in your current gear down to around 5-15 mph quite easily; at that point, put the car in neutral and use the brakes to come to a complete stop or you can downshift and apply the brakes as well. Downshifting into first is not recommended. For safety reasons, you shouldn't keep the gar in gear while waiting at a light. If a car hits you from behind, you foot will be off the clutch, which means your car would jump forward and possibly end up in the middle of an intersection. |
Keeping off the clutch and in neutral at a light is bad advice IMO.
Motorcyclists all know that you keep in gear and check your mirrors at a red light. While a car is much larger, I think it's a good idea to practice the same. If someone is barreling down on you at a red light and you're at the front, you can a) take a hard left or right along the crosswalk b) check for cross traffic, dump clutch, GTFO c) possibly jump the curb (not too likely in a Z) d) take it right up the ***, which is what you'd do sitting there in neutral anyway The point is that watching your six and keeping the car in gear means you have options. |
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i used if for about a week after getting the car and turned it off ever since. it's a good feature people who frequently downshift but i don't and if you don't downshift much, the z drives better with it turned off.
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i usually only downshift to 3rd gear in the Z (down to about 1.5K rpm) to a stop because there's more torque from engine braking in 2nd and sometimes requires more braking to stop the car. if it's a a downhill i will use 2nd. bascially i like my car in gear at all times while moving so that i have constant control of the car. if im in neutral it will take me a split second before i can get the car moving again. that i dont like. as a side effect which i dont really care for, you will waste more fuel in neutral to idle the engine than fuel-cut while the engine is spinnin in gear. |
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