Auto-blip??

TRAC WPN said:

The auto blip has been available as a stock feature in many other cars. Its not faking anything just leveling the field,

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"Faking" might apply in cases where you know an Auto-blip is being used by somebody who doesn't even know what rev-matching is (let alone how to do it even without the full heel-toe). There are people who do lift-foot downshifts, and finish them off by easing the clutch pedal back up to avoid little tire screeches. Some of them even own cars specifically expected to see road course time. I'm not making any of this up.

I think the reason it's available as a stock feature is because the mfrs have recognized that a majority of the people these days expect everything in their lives to be easy and convenient. Heaven forbid that acquiring some individual skill be required in the current climate of "you're incompetent by definition so just let us do it for you".

To me, automating any part of conventional 3-pedal MT shifting philosophically amounts to giving it a nudge toward AT driving.

some people turn the nannies off some don't feel comfortable doing so, are they faking car control?

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If they're driving hard enough to frequently invoke nanny "we just covered your ass . . . again, you moron" actions, yes they would be.


Norm

Well I cannot wait to get auto blip, to fake it. I am looking forward to a day at the track and not being in escruciating pain after the second session and my brakes being less heated.

Norm Peterson said:

If they're driving hard enough to frequently invoke nanny "we just covered your ass . . . again, you moron" actions, yes they would be.


Norm

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If the nannies keep people from starring in youtube videos wrecks, good for them. The ones plowing into crowds with nannies off maybe the ones faking some thing. All I am saying is let's not blame people for taking advantage of modern technology if it improves their experience

TRAC WPN said:

If the nannies keep people from starring in youtube videos wrecks, good for them. The ones plowing into crowds with nannies off maybe the ones faking some thing.

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Like I said before,

If they're driving hard enough to frequently invoke nanny "we just covered your ass . . . again, you moron" actions, yes they would be.

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Only difference being that for these Cars & Coffee & Crowds wrecks, "frequently" need only be a single instance.

I have zero respect for those folks as drivers, and for them the label 'moron' only needs to be preceded by "show-off".

All I am saying is let's not blame people for taking advantage of modern technology if it improves their experience

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Still sounds like they're getting a synthetic experience to me. It wasn't anything that they did better as drivers, nothing that they should try to take personal credit for.

Or has doing things all by yourself fallen that far out of favor these days? Shame on us if it has.


Norm

Norm Peterson said:

Still sounds like they're getting a synthetic experience to me. It wasn't anything that they did better as drivers, nothing that they should try to take personal credit for.

Or has doing things all by yourself fallen that far out of favor these days? Shame on us if it has.


Norm

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It's their money and their experience, who are we to say. I went from the rcf to a gt350 for a reason, driver involvement, but what gets me excited maybe different than what excites others. To each their own

DAVECS1 said:

Well I cannot wait to get auto blip, to fake it. I am looking forward to a day at the track and not being in escruciating pain after the second session and my brakes being less heated.

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I think I get the "excruciating" pain comment having to do with slightly rolling your foot or if someone has a physical ailment but why would your brakes be "less heated" on a racetrack by using auto-blip??!

Please tell me on a track you are not using engine braking in the braking zone as your primary means to decelerate. If so I'd hate to be following behind you and waiting for a point by.

Maybe I'm not getting your point?

TDC said:

I think I get the "excruciating" pain comment having to do with slightly rolling your foot or if someone has a physical ailment but why would your brakes be "less heated" on a racetrack by using auto-blip??!

Please tell me on a track you are not using engine braking in the braking zone as your primary means to decelerate. If so I'd hate to be following behind you and waiting for a point by.

Maybe I'm not getting your point?

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I'm only guessing here, but I think what's he's referring to is situations when your brake pressure varies a lot when the heel and toe technique has not been perfected

Used to heel toe with the best of them, but i have had a broken back a broken knee and a broken ankle. For me to heel-toe now I need to have my foot on the brake way before it is time so I can get my foot balance and ready to blip the throttle. Chances are on a longer corner, my knee or my ankle gives a bit and I am driving through the brakes. I drove a corvette with the rev matching and it was like I was back in my early 20s tearing it up. I got done with my first session and was ready to do another. I am hoping the autoblip gets me most of the way there, cause I love the dynamics of my car.

DAVECS1 said:

Used to heel toe with the best of them, but i have had a broken back a broken knee and a broken ankle. For me to heel to know I need to have my foot on the brake way before it is time so I can get my foot balance and ready to blip the throttle. Chances are on a longer corner, my knee or my ankle gives a bit and I am driving through the brakes. I drove a corvette with the rev matching and it was like I was back in my early 20s tearing it up. I got done with my first session and was ready to do another. I am hoping the autoblip gets me most of the way there, cause I love the dynamics of my car.

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Awesome, I think I will give the auto blip a try in some near future, think I will enjoy it at the track

Norm Peterson said:

Thanks. Is this where the pedal is mounted to the body? Trying to distinguish it from anything you might attach to the accelerator pedal pad.


Norm

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Here is a pic of the garageline spacer installed on the car

Not sure if that would help or not? I would have to try it. What I did on my firebird was cut both pedals off and situated them so my heel could rest on the floor right in front of the throttle and still reach the brake pedal with my toe. I am not quite ready to cut into my new car like that. Especially if I cam make the Autoblip work

Question ... is there a discount code we can use for Auto-blip?

Rainier42 said:

Question ... is there a discount code we can use for Auto-blip?

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If you order directly from auto blip add in the comments you are a TMO member (if ur not u should be) and they will credit you $20,

Any update on availability for MY17s?

tdzee said:

Any update on availability for MY17s?

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Yep...it works on my '17 GT350R. I have a gut feeling previous attempts were due to a result of improper installation. If the tap connectors are not fully seated, one will get erroneous signals and it will not calibrate.

My car was built 4/17 and the readings I measured from the accelerator sensors were Green wire (.7-4 volt range) and Red wire (.3-2 volt range) - a 5 volt setup. This should put to rest any rumors that it works on a 12 volt setup.

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