is350 paddle shift
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is350 paddle shift
hey guys,
anyone hear if the is350 paddle shift has adj shifting levels a la m3? I know its not as performance oriented but wanted to see if it was a manumatic or more like an smg II box.
Thnaks
anyone hear if the is350 paddle shift has adj shifting levels a la m3? I know its not as performance oriented but wanted to see if it was a manumatic or more like an smg II box.
Thnaks
#3
Lexus Champion
I haven't heard anything like this. I'm pretty sure we would have heard something about this already, although almost any transmission thread in this forum is a complaint about the lack of a 6M with the 3.5.
Edit: I think there's the "ECT POWER / SNOW" button in the car itself too, that adjusts the shift points, I know that much.
Edit: I think there's the "ECT POWER / SNOW" button in the car itself too, that adjusts the shift points, I know that much.
#5
Its not an SMG type tranny, its your regular "auto with switches" type tranny. Think of it as a new and improved e-shift.
The adjustment levels on SMG's control the speed at which the clutch engages. From a slow feathering-like motion, to an on-off pounding of the clutch. Since there's no clutch on the 350, there won't be any kind of adjustments like this.
The adjustment levels on SMG's control the speed at which the clutch engages. From a slow feathering-like motion, to an on-off pounding of the clutch. Since there's no clutch on the 350, there won't be any kind of adjustments like this.
#7
Originally Posted by enigma354
I read somewhere else that the paddleshifters are plastic painted metal...
Thats what I heard as well. I think they're supposed to be plastic, yet look and feel very similar to metal.
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#9
Originally Posted by isdsms
Thats what I heard as well. I think they're supposed to be plastic, yet look and feel very similar to metal.
I have to remove during summer my TTE shifter since it is all metal and gets so hot that you cant change gears, even with gloves...
So them nothing being metal has nothing to do with saving 0.0000002$ (which is about how much possible saving might be).
#10
Lexus Champion
Originally Posted by spwolf
people are funny... They can not be metal, period. Problem with having metal is that it heats up easily on the sun and gets cold in the winter. While being cold might not matter much, having hot metal at your fingertips is not an pleasant experience.
#12
Lexus Connoisseur
Originally Posted by webhed
I did read somewhere that the paddle shifter are indeed metal.
#13
Lexus Champion
Originally Posted by IS JOE
the current shift **** is plastic, and that thing gets hot as a ****
#14
Lexus Connoisseur