[SimMan]

Yup completely agree. Sounds so much better. I was coming home yesterday and in my complex. I turned the corner to drive into my garage and the garage door was open. When I got into the house I asked my wife about the garage door and why it was open. She told me she heard me coming a block away. I loved it.

[classicrockr]

Originally Posted by Finkleson

i too have been driving the paddle shifters, barely any mileages on it (262) but love the crackles and pop sound. I tend to use the knob more than the paddles. Its a learning curve for me, everyone has to start somehow

Agreed - I had them on my 5th Gen & rarely used them because I was too afraid of not shifting at the right time. With my Gen6, I'm starting to use them a little more

[Mikey LikesIt]

Originally Posted by Emoto

Funny, I made just the opposite decision for break-in - once the engine is up to temp, I use the manual mode paddles a lot, so that I can control and vary the RPM.

Ditto to this.

[Tushar]

Originally Posted by raptor5244

Yeah, those exhaust snap crackle and pops are more prevalent with a manual transmission as you decelerate with it in gear, you are doing the same thing by holding the car in gear with the paddles on the auto. The cradles and pops are actually a part of the tuning. There is tuning parameter called DFCO, deceleration fuel cut off that leans out the air fuel mixture and causes the cool popping sounds. It also helps improve gas mileage slightly.

Thanks for the info!!

Sounds cool.....