Tips on driving flappy paddles
Discussion
Next week, i'll be driving a Ferrari F430 with an F1 gearbox. The guy who owns the car is very experienced and will be able to tell me probably all I need to know. But I'd appreciate a heads up as to the do's and don'ts from anybody experienced with using this sort of box. I've only ever driven full auto/manual's before, GT4 excepted.
Mid corner gearchanges I understand are out.
Mid corner gearchanges I understand are out.
Well I drove the car and it is sensational! I really cannot believe how little throttle travel is required for a 90-100 cruise in 6th! I was barely brushing the throttle.
Thanks for the tips, I (and the cars owner) tried both methods of changing ie. with a slight throttle lift and no lift and there is a marked difference. It is difficult to gauge (certainly with my limited ability) the required throttle lift, on each upchange to get a smooth transition every time. The owner was having some difficulty also getting it smooth, but then the car does only have 150 miles on the clock, so he's had limited time in the car to become accustomed to it. He said the box is far superior to the 360 F1 box, but I'm not qualified to argue his assessment on this. Reverse being especially easier to engage. Furthermore it seemed a good idea to change down to 2nd before stopping, allowing the ECU to select 1st gear itself, presumably to avoid unnecessary clutch wear.
Thanks for the tips, I (and the cars owner) tried both methods of changing ie. with a slight throttle lift and no lift and there is a marked difference. It is difficult to gauge (certainly with my limited ability) the required throttle lift, on each upchange to get a smooth transition every time. The owner was having some difficulty also getting it smooth, but then the car does only have 150 miles on the clock, so he's had limited time in the car to become accustomed to it. He said the box is far superior to the 360 F1 box, but I'm not qualified to argue his assessment on this. Reverse being especially easier to engage. Furthermore it seemed a good idea to change down to 2nd before stopping, allowing the ECU to select 1st gear itself, presumably to avoid unnecessary clutch wear.
Cheers BR,
Out if interest I've today spoken to the owner and it seems that after him speaking to Ferrari today, it transpires that the new gearbox software automatically allows a tiny throttle reduction once the gear is requested to allow for a smoother gearchange. Effectively meaning that a manual throttle lift is not required and meaning that the gearbox is nearer to those fitted to F1 cars.
As to whether there are any long term side effects of not allowing a manual throttle lift remains to be seen I suppose. Sadly it's not really a problem for me anyway.
Cheers
Out if interest I've today spoken to the owner and it seems that after him speaking to Ferrari today, it transpires that the new gearbox software automatically allows a tiny throttle reduction once the gear is requested to allow for a smoother gearchange. Effectively meaning that a manual throttle lift is not required and meaning that the gearbox is nearer to those fitted to F1 cars.
As to whether there are any long term side effects of not allowing a manual throttle lift remains to be seen I suppose. Sadly it's not really a problem for me anyway.
Cheers
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