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KaBoom1701 · 12-25-2012, 10:26 PM

Ok, so I'm a noob at this!

How, when and where with this TapShift thing?

I just crossed the 3K mark on my card so now I'm not so scared to mess with hard shifting the tranny a bit. Been racing around town in auto and now I'd like to explore this TapShift thing...

When should I use this mode. How to use it? Shifting at what RPMs' and in what gear. From what I've read around here the tras seems to shift itself when you hit high rpms....I think?

Any help / info would be great.

KaBoom

SimpleGreen · 12-25-2012, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by KaBoom1701

Ok, so I'm a noob at this!

How, when and where with this TapShift thing?

I just crossed the 3K mark on my card so now I'm not so scared to mess with hard shifting the tranny a bit. Been racing around town in auto and now I'd like to explore this TapShift thing...

When should I use this mode. How to use it? Shifting at what RPMs' and in what gear. From what I've read around here the tras seems to shift itself when you hit high rpms....I think?

Any help / info would be great.

KaBoom

Use it whenever you want, however you want. It's really that simple. The factory programming in the car will keep you from hurting it. It won't let you down shift if it predicts that the RPM will not be safe. I believe it will also shift itself to the next gear if you are twisting the engine too hard.

Personally I rarely use it, if at all. Putting it into 'M' and letting it shift itself in Sport Mode works fine for me. The car handles itself pretty well in that mode. Occasionally I may tap the buttons up or down to coax the car to change gears so I don't have to give so much go pedal to force a down shift (or if its being lazy with the up shifts).

tjk_art · 12-25-2012, 11:04 PM

Get up to 40 MPH in auto, shift into sport mode, shift down to second gear, punch the gas.

v6sonoma · 12-25-2012, 11:14 PM

It's pretty user proof. Just tap the left paddle (i believe I'm assuming cause I have a manual) to downshift and floor it at anytime. If you have it in manual mode it will stay in whatever gear you put it in until you tell it to upshift or till you are going to slow for the gear. No risk to rev to high the computer will keep you in line. Have some fun

D.HOOD · 12-26-2012, 12:04 AM

The car will downshift automatically when going to slow for the gear but it will not up shift for you. You will hit the rev limiter until you shift. Have fun with it!!

DarkneZZ · 12-26-2012, 01:23 AM

Side question guys
so, do I release gas pedal completely to upshift, then once I shift I floor it again?:P or do I slightly let it go, shift, and then keep on going with flooring?

*mlee* · 12-26-2012, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkneZZ

Side question guys
so, do I release gas pedal completely to upshift, then once I shift I floor it again?:P or do I slightly let it go, shift, and then keep on going with flooring?

No need to do anything w/ the gas pedal unless you want to try and make it sound like you are driving a manual.

DarkneZZ · 12-26-2012, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by mlee

No need to do anything w/ the gas pedal unless you want to try and make it sound like you are driving a manual.

Finally I got that answer

thanks!

PalmerGA · 12-26-2012, 07:26 AM

Go out to the country. Shift into "M", or Sport mode. Step on the gas with a little gusto. Tap the right paddle when it feels right. Left paddle to downshift. Do this for a while, punching it a little harder each time, and (as others have said) "have fun with it". You won't hurt anything. No need to let off gas when paddling through the gears.

MYDLIFECRISIS · 12-26-2012, 07:48 AM

I've driven mine in tap shift mode plenty...let me tell ya, it's a whole lotta fun my friend. As for how, when, where and why, everybody else has covered that for you. Go have some fun. It's the closest you get to a stick w/automatic!

blackswan · 12-26-2012, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by SimpleGreen

Use it whenever you want, however you want. It's really that simple. The factory programming in the car will keep you from hurting it. It won't let you down shift if it predicts that the RPM will not be safe. I believe it will also shift itself to the next gear if you are twisting the engine too hard.

Personally I rarely use it, if at all. Putting it into 'M' and letting it shift itself in Sport Mode works fine for me. The car handles itself pretty well in that mode. Occasionally I may tap the buttons up or down to coax the car to change gears so I don't have to give so much go pedal to force a down shift (or if its being lazy with the up shifts).

In fact using the tap makes me yearn for a standard....sigh.

daveagogo1 · 12-26-2012, 08:24 AM

Launch from a dig in 1st and you will never want to be in auto mode again. 1st is wicked. Sadly it takes plenty of practice to get a super clean 1, 2 shift.

skibik · 12-26-2012, 08:39 AM

Use it however you like. I use mine some but not a lot. A few things to keep in mind. It can be used in Drive or sport modes but the 2 act different. This is from my experience using it. When in Drive, you can upshift or downshift as normal and trans will still shift automatically on its own with or without the paddles. Okay now in sport mode, trans will act and shift normally until you hit either tapshift paddle, when you do you are totally manual it will not upshift for you, when you come to a stop it will downshift but mine will not shift back up until the up paddle is tapped. It will not let you upshift in either mode if RPM is too low. In sport mode you will hit the engine limiter at 7k if you don't hit the tapshift, been there done that on more than one occasion. Usually because I keep forgetting the tapshift takes what seems like close to a second to shift after being tapped I seem to misjudge it and hit the limiter in first going to second. I use mine in drive mainly for downshifting to pass another vehicle this way I don't have to mash the pedal to get it to downshift. I rarely use it in mode unless I really in the mood for playing around and that is rare.

Read the manual and understand it then play to your hearts content.

Dean.

Angrybird 12 · 12-26-2012, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by KaBoom1701

Ok, so I'm a noob at this!

How, when and where with this TapShift thing?

I just crossed the 3K mark on my card so now I'm not so scared to mess with hard shifting the tranny a bit. Been racing around town in auto and now I'd like to explore this TapShift thing...

When should I use this mode. How to use it? Shifting at what RPMs' and in what gear. From what I've read around here the tras seems to shift itself when you hit high rpms....I think?

Any help / info would be great.

KaBoom

You can't hurt the engine or tranny by using the tap shifters. The computer monitors your speed and RPMs and knows if it can allow a upshifting or downshift without either lugging the engine on the upshifting or over revving it on the downshift. A message will appear in the DIC saying Shift Denied if your not in the right RPM range. It will not automatically shift up in manual mode. But it will shift down if you forget and stop with it in manual. Also in manual you can start out in second gear if the road is slick.
For more information you can consult your owners manual.

I usually use it for the mountains, when descending steep grades you can get it to hold in a lower gear and not have to use your brakes too much to keep the car at a safe speed.

12-25-2012, 10:26 PM	#1
KaBoom1701 KaBoom1701 Drives: 13' ZL1 Red M6 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: I.E. SoCal (Yucaipa) Posts: 8,630	TapShift! Ok, so I'm a noob at this! How, when and where with this TapShift thing? I just crossed the 3K mark on my card so now I'm not so scared to mess with hard shifting the tranny a bit. Been racing around town in auto and now I'd like to explore this TapShift thing... When should I use this mode. How to use it? Shifting at what RPMs' and in what gear. From what I've read around here the tras seems to shift itself when you hit high rpms....I think? Any help / info would be great. KaBoom

12-25-2012, 11:14 PM	#4
v6sonoma Drives: 2010 SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 8,108 View My Garage	It's pretty user proof. Just tap the left paddle (i believe I'm assuming cause I have a manual) to downshift and floor it at anytime. If you have it in manual mode it will stay in whatever gear you put it in until you tell it to upshift or till you are going to slow for the gear. No risk to rev to high the computer will keep you in line. Have some fun __________________ Mods: BBK Intake, BBK LT's and High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat-back exhaust, Hurst short throw shifter, SLP skip-shift eliminator. 7/1/09 Placed order for IOM/IO int/ SS/RS 6M 9/26/09 Took delivery!

12-26-2012, 12:04 AM	#5
D.HOOD Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 60 View My Garage	The car will downshift automatically when going to slow for the gear but it will not up shift for you. You will hit the rev limiter until you shift. Have fun with it!! __________________

12-26-2012, 07:26 AM	#9
PalmerGA Drives: 2013 SIM 1SS/RS L99 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Southwest GA Posts: 8,755 View My Garage	Go out to the country. Shift into "M", or Sport mode. Step on the gas with a little gusto. Tap the right paddle when it feels right. Left paddle to downshift. Do this for a while, punching it a little harder each time, and (as others have said) "have fun with it". You won't hurt anything. No need to let off gas when paddling through the gears. __________________ 2013 1SS/RS Coupe L99, Stainless Power Works LT Headers, SCT X4 Custom Tune from RDP, CAI Inc. Air Intake w/ Apex Scoop, VMAX CNC Ported Throttle Body, Solo Axle-Back Exhaust w/ J-pipes, Apex Catch Can, Husky Splash Guards, Heritage Grille, 3D Carbon Rear Spoiler, Oracle Chrome Turn Signal Bulbs, GM Reverse Light Trim Billets, Gorilla Black Locking Lugs, Emblem Pros Retro SS Badges/Custom Retro SS Kickplates/Under-hood Bowtie, 35% window Tint, Nitto Motivo Tires (6-8-18)

12-26-2012, 07:48 AM	#10
MYDLIFECRISIS Drives: '12SS/2SS/45TH-'06 2500HD/Silverado Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 2,107 View My Garage	I've driven mine in tap shift mode plenty...let me tell ya, it's a whole lotta fun my friend. As for how, when, where and why, everybody else has covered that for you. Go have some fun. It's the closest you get to a stick w/automatic! __________________ 2012 Camaro SS 2SS 45TH Anniversary Edition

12-25-2012, 11:04 PM	#3
tjk_art Drives: 2010 Join Date: May 2010 Location: US Posts: 1,661	Get up to 40 MPH in auto, shift into sport mode, shift down to second gear, punch the gas.

12-26-2012, 01:23 AM	#6
DarkneZZ Drives: '13 Camaro 2LT/RS Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 390	Side question guys so, do I release gas pedal completely to upshift, then once I shift I floor it again?:P or do I slightly let it go, shift, and then keep on going with flooring?

12-26-2012, 08:39 AM	#13
skibik Guest Drives: bbbbbb Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: bfe Posts: 713	Use it however you like. I use mine some but not a lot. A few things to keep in mind. It can be used in Drive or sport modes but the 2 act different. This is from my experience using it. When in Drive, you can upshift or downshift as normal and trans will still shift automatically on its own with or without the paddles. Okay now in sport mode, trans will act and shift normally until you hit either tapshift paddle, when you do you are totally manual it will not upshift for you, when you come to a stop it will downshift but mine will not shift back up until the up paddle is tapped. It will not let you upshift in either mode if RPM is too low. In sport mode you will hit the engine limiter at 7k if you don't hit the tapshift, been there done that on more than one occasion. Usually because I keep forgetting the tapshift takes what seems like close to a second to shift after being tapped I seem to misjudge it and hit the limiter in first going to second. I use mine in drive mainly for downshifting to pass another vehicle this way I don't have to mash the pedal to get it to downshift. I rarely use it in mode unless I really in the mood for playing around and that is rare. Read the manual and understand it then play to your hearts content. Dean.