How fast can you change gears?

So I normally drive automatic transmission, but do up/down shift here and there with the paddles.. On some cars the shift time is really slow but I'm wondering if I picked up a shifter would it be faster?

Can you shift as faster or is it limited on some cars?

 

It depends who made the car. For the KUNOS cars it is typically faster to shift gears on your own.
~Bailey

 

One that comes to mind is the Cobra... Painfully slow shifts.

 

Cars that use a manual gearbox in-game will always shift faster if you use one yourself.

 

As Bailey mentioned - the person that creates the gearbox physics for the car can specify in milliseconds the exact timing of the automatic gearshift - with upshift, downshift and the clutch behaviour for each each being handled seperately. Thus you will always be limited to shifting this fast when using auto shifts etc. Taking the Miura as an example, I set the auto shift times to generally what I considered a 'normal' shift time when driving this type of car. So you are stuck with that shift time regardless.

However, if you shift manually then you are only limited by how fast you can clutch it and move the lever - so the option is there to shift a lot faster if you wanted to in a 'spirited driving' situation, than the automatic mode. You can definitely shift faster manually in the Miura than if you were using automatic, so long as you look after your gearbox .

 

I try to avoid doing lightning fast manual gear shifts. I end up not depressing the clutch pedal properly, and then.....well, we all know what happens after that.

 

In "speed secrets" Ross Bentley suggests that rushed rapid shifting with a manual is more trouble than it's worth. Trying to shift quickly leads to errors that usually waste way more time than you can gain.

 

Thanks everyone... There's a computer parts store by me that shows they have the Thrustmaster th8a in Stock. I'll probably pick one up today and give it a whirl.

I could always turn off damage for practice so I don't blow the trans. Haven't driven a manual for 26 years.

 

I've had flappy paddles for the last 8 years or so. I've only driven a manual a couple of times during that period.

I still have no trouble driving a manual in AC and on the rare occasions I've had to in rl, it seems to be like riding a bike or learning to swim. You may get a little bit rusty but you never forget.

 

I own a th8 rs and am realy enthousiastic about this. In the 878b however i am almost 10 seconds faster using flippers and not the stick. Also the risk of errors ( tankslapper) is almost not there wen using flippers. With a stick its almost a sure thing if downshifting in or just before a corner.

 

Kunos has penalized paddle shifting so much that when I lift the throttle a 100% percent off the full throttle and come back on the throttle, meanwhile shifting the gear as well the drivetrain is still not disingaged because the clutch is still engaged. So, as I'm already in the next gear, shifting as slow as possible, lifting the throttle fully and coming back on it the car is still not ready to drive. What ends up happening is that the revs fall down to where they should to drive for next gear without hitting the limiter, they go down then as the auto clutch is so slow you still aren't receiving any acceleration.

I would say lifting fully and coming back on throttle should be the slowest possible shift. Without revs leaping up from 5 to 7k rpm and back down to 5 again.


Meanwhile, with the H shifter you can shift so fast that you only lift half the throttle and come back on it. So it's really not necessary to have auto clutch that slow, because H shift can be so very fast.

 

Dear devs. Plz punish anyone using the term "flippers" in this sim. This isn`t pinball, and there is no tilt feature (even when nobody is looking).

 

It's already overpunished. Besides H shifter is easy enough to use. Especially when you can downshift without clutch!

 

With H shifter I have two main "shifting modes"
- the SANIKGOTTAGOULTRAFAST in whom I often relase the clutch wrongly and then I damage the gearbox
- the "NORMAL" one where I shift using my muscle memory and I'm precise with the gearshifts and clutch positioning, despite being slower than the first mode

 

U cant downshift without clutch with almost all H shift cars. This method was possible but it's not anymore since the gearbox damage got implemented. Besides using paddles is much easier and lifting off the throttle makes it equally fast over a lap. If u cant be fast then its your lack of skill. Yesterday i tried the ruf at spa with H shifter vs paddles. My time with paddle was actually faster because I could balance the car with left foot braking. This discussion about h shifter being faster is stupid. U buy a shifter and see how hard it is or be quiet and dont talk crap.

One last thing, anyone who expect to be fast with H shifter and think its possible without the use of clutch is dreaming too much.

 

Actually the master race is simulating reality: IMHO driving crazy fast with the 98T using paddles is stupid just like driving a 458 with H shifter and clutch.
Paddles and auto clutch will always be faster but I find using the H shifter much more fun

 

I have never tried with a clutch and H shifter in this game. But Im having a DFGT with 2 pedals, brake and throttle. Even since the new updates I have never got damage on the gearbox if im blipping the throttle while downshifting.

 

Its a pathetic try to justify few things of an old topic. But right foot braking, heel n toe can be learned just like left foot braking. Once learned and gotten into 2nd nature its natural. So the only question is which one is ultimately faster. Its obv when u see h shifting car pop a meter or two ahead of you on every upshift which one is faster then which.

If u can't brake as effective with right foot as with left then that is the lack of skill.

Cheers.

 

What the hell are ya talkin about man ?????
Of course you can do clutchless shifts with a H-shifter !
The only car I've struggled with so far is the Ferrari 312T - the engine is so revvy that the revs are tricky to match as they rise/fall too quickly.
You must be a noob.

 

How, what's the procedure?