wot shift and heel-toe help with srt4
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RE: wot shift and heel-toe help with srt4
ORIGINAL: black4
wot shifting still kicks my but i cant shift quick enough to keep up with rpms and just wondering what kind of time gain would you see using this tech over traditional shifting?
wot shifting still kicks my but i cant shift quick enough to keep up with rpms and just wondering what kind of time gain would you see using this tech over traditional shifting?
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RE: wot shift and heel-toe help with srt4
Left foot braking is to xfer the brake bias to the rear of FF cars. In other words to prevent understeer. Does that help?
ORIGINAL: Frankie Newport
ive heard of left foot braking before but what is its purpose?
ive heard of left foot braking before but what is its purpose?
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RE: wot shift and heel-toe help with srt4
ORIGINAL: posthondaremoval
Really, the point of heel toe shifting is as coyoteys13 said, but to add to his explanation, the goal is rev matching. You don't want any change in momentum in turns when downshifting, and heel toeing it enables you to get the gears moving before you let out the clutch so you can keep up speed, and have no jerkiness while you are at high cornering loads.
I can and do, do it in the srt-4, but the setup makes it tough. The steering wheel is too low to move your leg freely while you twist your foot. Putting the wheel a little higher helps, but I don't like the position for driving, personally. The pedal placement is also less than perfect, but it can be done.
wot - you leave the gas fully depressed while you blip the clutch and shift the gear. It takes timing, but definitely works well. Kinda' pointless with s0, It is a s1 and 2 feature that holds the boost while you do this. It will reward you with quicker acceleration and a loud pop, maybe a flame out of the tailpipe.
Really, the point of heel toe shifting is as coyoteys13 said, but to add to his explanation, the goal is rev matching. You don't want any change in momentum in turns when downshifting, and heel toeing it enables you to get the gears moving before you let out the clutch so you can keep up speed, and have no jerkiness while you are at high cornering loads.
I can and do, do it in the srt-4, but the setup makes it tough. The steering wheel is too low to move your leg freely while you twist your foot. Putting the wheel a little higher helps, but I don't like the position for driving, personally. The pedal placement is also less than perfect, but it can be done.
wot - you leave the gas fully depressed while you blip the clutch and shift the gear. It takes timing, but definitely works well. Kinda' pointless with s0, It is a s1 and 2 feature that holds the boost while you do this. It will reward you with quicker acceleration and a loud pop, maybe a flame out of the tailpipe.
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RE: wot shift and heel-toe help with srt4
I do mine as im entering the middle of a corner. and you're correct on your second statement
ORIGINAL: Frankie Newport
kinda...so do u do it in the beginning of the corner or in the middle?... and i assume u keep ur right foot on the gas to control the weight transfer, right?
kinda...so do u do it in the beginning of the corner or in the middle?... and i assume u keep ur right foot on the gas to control the weight transfer, right?
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You can also trail brake though most of the turn by keeping your foot on the brake and dragging the brake slightly with your left foot. if you are running fast around a turn, do lift the throttle and brake. You can upset the car and lose control. Some guy did that on SRT forums and flipped his car.
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