Any software upgrade for paddle shift in D?
#1
Lexus Test Driver
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Any software upgrade for paddle shift in D?
Has anyone been able to upgrade their pre-2009 auto transmission to paddle shift while in D? When Lexus added this feature, it was soley a software change, right? I am dying to get this feature on mine since I constantly use the paddles...
#4
Lexus Test Driver
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#5
:confused ummm dont you put your car in drive with your right hand anyway. As you put it in drive just push it over into S mode from the get go?
#7
Lexus Test Driver
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That's what I've been doing, but when in S mode using the lever, it's gotten louder and feels stiff to move. That's what got me more over to the paddles. I think I may have to take it in. It feels like it needs lubrication or something. There's also a small area of white "powder" building up where the black plastic folds and opens while you shift.
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#11
Your fault for racing the minivan to begin with, don't you know he was running a 2JZ motor under the hood!?
#12
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nah, I wasn't trying to race. I was trying to pass the van to get on the freeway during the test drive, but the car wouldn't accelerate fast enough. The driving experience with a stick is more rewarding than driving an automatic to me, but the auto in the 350 is pretty good, I just wish the tranny would upshift as soon as you hit the paddles, then I would be a happy camper.
#14
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No change to how the shifters work at all.
The only successful mod for the shifters involves removing the gas cap, driving the IS-F up under the gas cap, installing the gas cap and now having complete control over the shifter with an additional 110 hp.
The only successful mod for the shifters involves removing the gas cap, driving the IS-F up under the gas cap, installing the gas cap and now having complete control over the shifter with an additional 110 hp.