Quote:
Originally Posted by torqueaddict
The more common automatics with a TC and valve body usually have a slight delay when shifting manually. I think part if it is for smoothness. Although I'm a manual guy all the way, a DSG in a Camaro would be killer - 11s wil be a piece of cake.
|
Part of that delay is a matter of perception.
When you tap a paddle (or a floor-shifter +/- or the shifter itself) and the signal is sent to cause a shift, your part is over and done with before the transmission even gets started. Which leaves you sitting there waiting for at least a fraction of a second at least for the hydraulics to do their thing. With a MT, the shift doesn't get finished until you finish your part and the clutch is fully engaged, meaning that you aren't having to wait on anything that's slower than you are.
Norm