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I love car gadgets like this etc, and just recently installed the VW Komfort-blinker in my car that was brought to my attention by dkraige (many thanks).
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My e36 M3 has a great pedal set up and spacing for easy heel and toe, but I had a heck of time doing it as smoothly on 997 GT3, and I am still not quite there, yet.
Hey all,
Anyone have an Auto-Blip installed? I think they have possibly been around for awhile but a recent for-sale thread has sparked some interest in it for me. basically its like a 991 when if the clutch and brake are pressed simultaneously (manual car with e-gas only) it will auto-rev the engine.
I love car gadgets like this etc, and just recently installed the VW Komfort-blinker in my car that was brought to my attention by dkraige (many thanks). Was wondering how much value this would add - maybe i'm just looking for another electronics project...
Keen to hear thoughts...
I just bought one but have not installed it yet. A track buddy has one in his 996 and really likes it, found that it took 1-2 seconds off his lap times. The install looks pretty easy.
I got to experience the joy of "rev matching" when I did the Porsche driving experience last year (I did the mid engine vs rear engine experience - both the Cayman S and the 911 S that I drove had it). It was a very cool option, and while I don't track my car I think the benefit of less clutch/engine wear may make it a worthwhile venture at $ 400...
The only drawback I can see is having that little black box "on display"... If I were to install it, I'd want it to be hidden (which doesn't seem too difficult)...
Just saw a very similar unit installed in a vette. It is pretty small. I think you could recess it into the ashtray and still have it covered.
I would consider this, but my 996 is a 99, is it will not work for me.
Personally I think the benefit is really for track use. On the street I don't see the point of it beyond novelty. For those of us with older cars on the track trying to keep up with newer cars every little split second helps.
I'm unconvinced this thing would work that well. It's just doing a fixed blip at a fixed time delay after a shift is initiated; it doesn't take into account how fast the engine is turning, how fast you're decelerating, how fast or lazy your shift is, etc. Well, not every shift is identical. If I'm driving around town I don't blip the throttle the same way I do driving 9/10ths on a race track. And even on track, different corners and different track or traffic conditions would cause me to have different shift techniques. With this thing it's just going to flick the throttle exactly the same way every time; it's not going to correctly rev-match every time. If you watch some of their demo videos it sounds like somebody who is trying to rev-match but isn't that good at it, because the device is flicking the throttle and then the user is having to guess at the right moment to release the clutch pedal, and they're not in sync with the device that well. I think in general I'll have better luck synchronizing my 2 feet than I will my foot and an electronic device. Unless I'm wrong, this is NOT like the built-in devices on newer cars that people are referencing that actually correctly match engine RPM for the next lower gear; this is a less-capable imitation of that technology. Pass!
It's definitely not like the devices built into new Porsche's. I have driven a GT4 and the auto-blip occurs regardless of whether you are on the brake or not. I would assume it's tied to the clutch pedal and then a sensor in the gearshift or transmission itself. Not sure if it takes input from RPM and road speed to calculus the amount of rev but it would make sense if it did.
That' said...I just mash the gas pedal with my heel as I am braking on the track. I doubt I am any more accurate than the auto-blip in doing this manually.
Exactly. I've had one installed for in all my manual shift cars, and the only drawback is that my size 12 allows me to work the throttle with the right side of my sole and after a while it will wear unevenly. Kidding, of course...
A properly executed heel/toe downshift (or a double-clutch upshift/downshift) eases the synchronizer's work and extends their life. Executed correctly, you should not increase clutch disc wear either.
After I started rev-matching on the street as practice, in preparation for doing it properly on track, it became a habit. I also do not enjoy having nose pitch down when downshifting regardless of being on street or track. My e36 M3 has a great pedal set up and spacing for easy heel and toe, but I had a heck of time doing it as smoothly on 997 GT3, and I am still not quite there, yet. I was a bit concerned about 996 before I picked it up, but the way pedal responds to and the layout works as well as the BMW. It actually is very easy to do it right on 996.
I did run into a 996 TT driver at one of the track events with this device on, and he said it works well mostly, but there are times it just isn't fast enough.
