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Originally Posted by N Camarolina
Hello fellow money shifter!
I've done a lot of track days on the G6 and have had this happen or almost happen a total of 3 times. In all instances, it has been a 4th to 5th shift that wound of being 4th to 3rd. I can suggest a few things you try to do (and what I am still telling myself every time I'm on track) is:
1) Mentally talk yourself through each and every shift as you are doing it (I'm in X gear and I'm going to shift to Y gear). For me, this helps me better coordinate the shifter movement with my hand
2) Try to use the correct hand placement on the shifter (hand turned so thumb is facing straight down on shifts where you don't want any chance of shifter moving to a gate toward the left in the pattern; gentle pressure on the shifter rather than tight grip)
3) Purposely shift slower. This will both minimize the chance of you moving the shifter to the wrong gate as well as possibly allow you to confirm the correct gear has been selected (either via the HUD, the rpm sound of engine rev if you have auto rev match enabled or both) before you let the clutch back out.
4) Drive with auto rev match enabled. In instances where you are about to money shift, the computer will rev the engine to redline (it technically should rev beyond red line but it is unable to) and provide you an audible warning (rpm sound will be higher than you are expecting)
5) Time your downshifts so that you aren't dropping into lower gears at what will be near redline RPMs (you'll want RPMs to be considerably below redline following a downshift). This way, you can take advantage of suggestion #4.
Out of curiosity, did GM pay for the engine replacements following your money shifts?
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This! Always implement #2 when upshifting from 3rd-to-4th gear and 5th-to-6th gear.