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GTR transmission shifts great although in high HP app's needs a lot of money spent on it to work.
I'm not a fan of paddles from my own personal driving perspective although that being said our new setup uses buttons to shift!
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Originally Posted by GST Motorsports
I prefer a stick shift!
GTR transmission shifts great although in high HP app's needs a lot of money spent on it to work.
I'm not a fan of paddles from my own personal driving perspective although that being said our new setup uses buttons to shift!
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Originally Posted by Heedz
I've driven both SMG and the DSG. Now given that, I didn't feel like I was in control as much as driving an actual stick, esp how they downshifted you can't decide how much torque to put down with your left foot with how much throttle was inputted. I could careless if it shifts faster and more optimal than a professional driver, you're having a computer do it for you, isn't that one less thing a human is inputting into a car you're driving? I think that is being disconnected am I wrong?
Well even if it did go around with the wheel, lets say you were in a turn that required the wheel to be half a turn around and you've changed wheel grip positions.... which one downshifts? oh your right hand? wait the left oh no, wrong shift. Oooops.
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all I can say bring back the old school f1 cars! lets see your real multitasking skills!
Sure it can be faster, and great addition to speed, but for something for racing lets test man and his machine. Nothing beats the all end just CAR and MAN with no electronic nannies.
Sure it can be faster, and great addition to speed, but for something for racing lets test man and his machine. Nothing beats the all end just CAR and MAN with no electronic nannies.
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Mountain road or track; there are very few times when you would need to remove your hands from the wheel to complete a turn. The only time my hand comes off the wheel is to shift 
I've been on the vast majority of mountain roads in the bay area too.Some of them you push to upshift pull to downshift, doesn't matter which paddle.
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Mountain road or track; there are very few times when you would need to remove your hands from the wheel to complete a turn. The only time my hand comes off the wheel is to shift I've been on the vast majority of mountain roads in the bay area too.Some of them you push to upshift pull to downshift, doesn't matter which paddle.
But my hands have to come off my wheel all the time. The WRX steering rack is kinda whack. Go drive Quimby and tell me you didn't have to remove your hands from the wheel.
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Driven Quimby many, many times, in quite a few different cars but not the WRX. All the way to the peak and back. I grew up at the base of Mt Hamilton. My parents still live right by Alum Rock Park. There are a few turns on Mt Hamilton where you do have to swap hands, as well as a few super tight, greater than 180 degree switchbacks on Calaveras, but those are the exception rather than the norm IMO.
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Driven Quimby many, many times, in quite a few different cars but not the WRX. All the way to the peak and back. I grew up at the base of Mt Hamilton. My parents still live right by Alum Rock Park. There are a few turns on Mt Hamilton where you do have to swap hands, as well as a few super tight, greater than 180 degree switchbacks on Calaveras, but those are the exception rather than the norm IMO.
You get your end links figured out?
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Yes, endlinks swapped yesterday and the Perrins are complete and ready to go. We haven't closed the deal, so I think that may still be on the table if you are interested in them. I need to go try these on Quimby But have to get the tires on first, these were pretty scary in the rain the other day 
But have to get the tires on first, these were pretty scary in the rain the other day
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Yes, endlinks swapped yesterday and the Perrins are complete and ready to go. We haven't closed the deal, so I think that may still be on the table if you are interested in them. I need to go try these on Quimby But have to get the tires on first, these were pretty scary in the rain the other day
But have to get the tires on first, these were pretty scary in the rain the other day I put a set on the front a few weeks ago and the rears just came in. I'll pick em up and install them early next week probably.
I have some kartboys in my garage that are going to Walker and I've got the Perrin's that are coming off. I'm gonna see if I can do something fun with them. Not sure what yet.
Good luck selling those thing! People on Nasioc eat up Perrin so maybe try there.