First true manual - Page 2

Battlezone580 · 01-30-2018, 10:28 AM

Seems like everyone cleared things up. Congrats on the car and enjoy! Good choice of transmission, you'll enjoy shifting through the gears!

ChevyCav · 01-31-2018, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Gabhart

Use it every time I drive the car. Loved it when my wife asked "Why are you doing that?" the first time I downshifted with it on.

When I first took my dad for a spin, he said to me "Are you sure you are shifting right?" I'm like, "Yeah dad, it's just the rev match feature on downshifts..." It was pretty funny he initially thought something was wrong with the car.

Alanarchy · 01-31-2018, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryanbabz71

For all with manuals do you use this all the time or certain times?

Ryan B.

Once in a rare while.

LT4Greg · 01-31-2018, 12:51 PM

I use mine too but not all the time. People think I'm trying to race them when I downshift between gears and the engine revs up when it's turned on. Enjoy your Camaro. It's a helluva musclecar for the money!

torqueaddict · 01-31-2018, 01:15 PM

Well I finally tried ARM today. Took some getting used to, but it works. I had to force myself to let it handle the throttle.

SSummit · 01-31-2018, 01:23 PM

I wish there was a pedal kit to help with heel toe position, the ARM is awesome but I do miss heel toe from time to time. I can heel toe my old Lexus in steel toe boots and my S2000 was amazing. The Camaro pedals just don't work for me.

Dubchitts · 01-31-2018, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by LT1Greg

I use mine too but not all the time. People think I'm trying to race them when I downshift between gears and the engine revs up when it's turned on. Enjoy your Camaro. It's a helluva musclecar for the money!

That's why I stopped using it. Being catless with straighthrough mufflers it makes a helluva racket revving that fast. So I took to doing it myself so it's a little more subtle and I don't sound like a prick with the way my car is. If it weren't for knowing all the local police I would have been pulled over a few times for it!! Lol. They know me just not the car yet!

avalonandl · 01-31-2018, 02:49 PM

I turn it on and after 10 minutes turn it off, get tired of the car reving itself everytime I take it out of gear....

enzia35 · 01-31-2018, 08:10 PM

I can rev match myself, but it was nice when driving in California, having to deal with all the traffic and being in unfamiliar territory.

GPz1100 · 01-31-2018, 10:32 PM

For the manual drivers out there that don't like this feature, don't you blip the throttle when downshifting? If not, what is your technique?

HyperspaceTurd · 01-31-2018, 10:38 PM

Skippy school taught me double clutching is a cha cha dance.

Clutch in neutral next gear blip
Clutch in next gear, clutch out

I love the rev match, hate that it's better than me and it makes me lazy.
Still, I use it all the time.

SkipNWis · 01-31-2018, 10:41 PM

I notice it DOES make a difference on the GAS mileage <<, ARM <<<,

torqueaddict · 01-31-2018, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by GPz1100

For the manual drivers out there that don't like this feature, don't you blip the throttle when downshifting? If not, what is your technique?

Like mentioned above, double-clutching is the correct way to do this, but I'm a little too lazy for that. I blip the throttle very quickly and usually match the rpms on clutch-out. In the end it acts and sounds exactly like ARM.

I'm testing it out and kinda like it to be honest. Didn't think I would.

SSummit · 02-01-2018, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by torqueaddict

Like mentioned above, double-clutching is the correct way to do this, but I'm a little too lazy for that. I blip the throttle very quickly and usually match the rpms on clutch-out. In the end it acts and sounds exactly like ARM.

I'm testing it out and kinda like it to be honest. Didn't think I would.

Double clutching is only necessary on transmissions without synchros, to match the engine speed to the gear speed. The synchros perform this job for you, double clutching may reduce wear on the synchros but honestly how often do they fail/wear out? Simple rev matching with a single clutch action is plenty.

01-30-2018, 10:28 AM	#15
Battlezone580 Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE, 1969 Nova SS 396 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 790 View My Garage	Seems like everyone cleared things up. Congrats on the car and enjoy! Good choice of transmission, you'll enjoy shifting through the gears! __________________ 18 ZL1 1LE\|M6\|Nav\|PDR\|CF Hood\|CF WING\|CF Dash\|Tow Hook\|

01-31-2018, 12:51 PM	#18
LT4Greg Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL1 Coupe Join Date: May 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,809	I use mine too but not all the time. People think I'm trying to race them when I downshift between gears and the engine revs up when it's turned on. Enjoy your Camaro. It's a helluva musclecar for the money! __________________ ZL1 Coupe, PDR, Exposed carbon fiber hood insert, My Link with Nav, M6 6 speed and Silver Ice Metallic. Mods done: ceramic window tint, GM Accessories Camaro floor mats and Roto-Fab CAI.

01-31-2018, 01:15 PM	#19
torqueaddict Drives: Tesla M3 LR-AWD [Former 1SS owner] Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Miami Posts: 950	Well I finally tried ARM today. Took some getting used to, but it works. I had to force myself to let it handle the throttle. Last edited by torqueaddict; 01-31-2018 at 01:31 PM.

01-31-2018, 02:49 PM	#22
avalonandl Drives: 2019 ZL-1 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Troy, MI & Naples, FL Posts: 2,019	I turn it on and after 10 minutes turn it off, get tired of the car reving itself everytime I take it out of gear.... __________________ 2019 ZL-1 Acquired 4/23/21 at 6300 miles. Riverside Blue, A10, PDR. Traded in 2017 2SS with 6M and 32k miles. Continental Extreme Contact Sports. Now has 10,000 miles... 2012 Yukon XL Denali w/ 6.2 AWD

01-31-2018, 08:10 PM	#23
enzia35 Drives: '16 Garnet Red 1SS Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 3,450	I can rev match myself, but it was nice when driving in California, having to deal with all the traffic and being in unfamiliar territory. __________________ '16 Camaro 1SS '18 Miata GT Gone: '01 Camaro, '14 Camaro, '90 Miata

01-31-2018, 01:23 PM	#20
SSummit Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: May 2017 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 25	I wish there was a pedal kit to help with heel toe position, the ARM is awesome but I do miss heel toe from time to time. I can heel toe my old Lexus in steel toe boots and my S2000 was amazing. The Camaro pedals just don't work for me.

01-31-2018, 10:32 PM	#24
GPz1100 Drives: 97 Z28 6MT, '12 G37 6MT Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 39	For the manual drivers out there that don't like this feature, don't you blip the throttle when downshifting? If not, what is your technique?

01-31-2018, 10:38 PM	#25
HyperspaceTurd Drives: 17 1SS 6MT, 09 Tacoma TRD Sport Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Colorado Posts: 149	Skippy school taught me double clutching is a cha cha dance. Clutch in neutral next gear blip Clutch in next gear, clutch out I love the rev match, hate that it's better than me and it makes me lazy. Still, I use it all the time.

01-31-2018, 10:41 PM	#26
SkipNWis Drives: 2016/SS Has had 4 Gen 5's Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Hudson,WI Posts: 939	I notice it DOES make a difference on the GAS mileage <<, ARM <<<, __________________ SnoWhite

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