Inquiries About My GS460!!
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Inquiries About My GS460!!
Just finished my break-in and took it for the first ever performance Test!!
Questions:-
1) I noticed that in the S Mode; the car shifts by itself near red-line?? IS that better? Or me shifting is better? IS there a way for me to shift instead of the car?
2)There are 2 Traction modes; TRC OFF and the one where a yellow car pops up; Whats the difference and which to use when in a race?
3) My car is almost in burnout mode until the end of the first gear when I attempt a full throttle start
; Is that normal? I thought there would be more GRIP.
4)Best way of launching the car? Brake-torquing with 2000 rpm's?
Thanks and Appreciate anyone attempting to answer :P
Questions:-
1) I noticed that in the S Mode; the car shifts by itself near red-line?? IS that better? Or me shifting is better? IS there a way for me to shift instead of the car?
2)There are 2 Traction modes; TRC OFF and the one where a yellow car pops up; Whats the difference and which to use when in a race?
3) My car is almost in burnout mode until the end of the first gear when I attempt a full throttle start
; Is that normal? I thought there would be more GRIP.4)Best way of launching the car? Brake-torquing with 2000 rpm's?
Thanks and Appreciate anyone attempting to answer :P
Last edited by Rider; Sep 9, 2009 at 04:32 PM.
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I find launching in power ETC, and traction control off yielded the best numbers. Where I live, there's a clean straight away that gave almost perfect traction. Even with traction control off, there was only a little wheel spin on take off...this is actually preferred over no slippage. If you experienced burnout all through your first gear, then it's either due to the pavement, or your tires. I have high performance tires on mine. They're quite sticky, but wear out quickly.
Also, I didn't bother with the manual shift, or power braking. If you want to shift it yourself, just slide the lever over to the "S" mode.
Also, I didn't bother with the manual shift, or power braking. If you want to shift it yourself, just slide the lever over to the "S" mode.
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SO I cant Shift By-myself??
Also; i spoke to the guy responsible for the cars maintenance. He told me that after a test drive with him, if its necessary, they are going to change tires. So the major question here is: Should I full throttle my car with him with TRC OFF??? Or will he just give me the middle finger and leave 
??
Also; i spoke to the guy responsible for the cars maintenance. He told me that after a test drive with him, if its necessary, they are going to change tires. So the major question here is: Should I full throttle my car with him with TRC OFF
??? Or will he just give me the middle finger and leave ??
Last edited by Rider; Sep 9, 2009 at 11:29 PM.
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SO I cant Shift By-myself??
Also; i spoke to the guy responsible for the cars maintenance. He told me that after a test drive with him, if its necessary, they are going to change tires. So the major question here is: Should I full throttle my car with him with TRC OFF??? Or will he just give me the middle finger and leave ??
Also; i spoke to the guy responsible for the cars maintenance. He told me that after a test drive with him, if its necessary, they are going to change tires. So the major question here is: Should I full throttle my car with him with TRC OFF
??? Or will he just give me the middle finger and leave ??
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It shifted by itself because thank goodness Lexus engineers programmed in some code to shift for you when you forget to do it. When you're in "S" mode, you're supposed to push the lever up before it red line. So, once you red line it, and you haven't shifted, the computer will shift for you or you've just turned your brand new GS460 into a big piece of paper weight.
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WELL, i cant really shift coz when i try to, somehow i jump immediately to 3rd gear thanks to the computer who is in a race with me to see who shifts first..... Computer almost shifts near 6300 rpm's... MEH
P.S - I am not retarded to not know that i should push the lever up and down to shift lol...
P.S - I am not retarded to not know that i should push the lever up and down to shift lol...
Change the tires if you want more grip.
I'd say so. :P
SO I cant Shift By-myself??