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DSG questions
Boothy:
Last thing to be awkward.
Has anyone fitted a blow off/dump valve to a dsg and if so do they sound like they should? The gear change seems to be so fast with so little let off is there anything to er, blow out?
mixit:
I :love: DSG I use mine in "D" all the time, changing gear with the paddles and letting it slip into Auto ( 20 secs ) when in traffic / town. Flicking down from 6th to 3rd for an overtake is superb and seamless.
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: Boothmeister on April 30, 2009, 04:09:50 pm ---
Last thing to be awkward.
Has anyone fitted a blow off/dump valve to a dsg and if so do they sound like they should? The gear change seems to be so fast with so little let off is there anything to er, blow out?
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....Ask as many questions as you want - We'll always try and answer them if we can.
I would advise against the extra blow-off pssshhh thingy. The Forge DV is more robust though the stock DV has been recently improved.
tony_danza:
--- Quote from: RedRobin on April 30, 2009, 04:01:05 pm ---
--- Quote from: tony_danza on April 30, 2009, 03:48:07 pm ---
D = knock it in N and use the handbrake when stopped BTW.
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....That's the subject of much debate. I never use the handbrake unless parking. P or N for me.
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S = well, I haven't actually found a use for it yet, it's D but more frantic.
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....I don't find it frantic at all but others seem to think it is. Try using it when you approach a very busy multi junctioned roundabout (Milton Keynes in the rush hour): Pop from M to S as you approach (also engine braking) > S will give you a fast green light on the opportunity > exit and pop back to M ready for the next.
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Handbrake & N = force of habit from when I was taught to drive. If you were to pass out or get hit by another car, it won't shoot off anywhere under its own steam.
S example, I just use manual for the same thing Robin.
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: mixit on April 30, 2009, 04:13:15 pm ---
I :love: DSG I use mine in "D" all the time, changing gear with the paddles and letting it slip into Auto ( 20 secs ) when in traffic / town. Flicking down from 6th to 3rd for an overtake is superb and seamless.
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^ The perfect example of how we can each adopt the combination using DSG which suits us individually. My use is opposite to yours, Mick - I'm always in Manual mode and always in the optimum gear - I'd be anticipating the need for 3rd well before needing to shift from 6th. If I'm in 6th I tend to shift to 5th as soon as I lift off the throttle a bit even if I'm almost immediately back to 6th as the future unfolds.
It's a great system for everybody but only if you can have an open mind to it.
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