Shift light.

[eriktherod]

Staring at 28.1mpg on my MT makes me envy you AT guys... I can't even say "well the AT is garbage"!

[Memphis]

Originally Posted by eriktherod

Staring at 28.1mpg on my MT makes me envy you AT guys... I can't even say "well the AT is garbage"!

You guys with manuals being able to launch your cars make me envious if that makes you feel better.

[MVJ1975]

Originally Posted by Memphis

You guys with manuals being able to launch your cars make me envious if that makes you feel better.

Why can't you launch your AT? Push in the brake, let off a little bit, rev it up, and let it go.

[Memphis]

Originally Posted by MVJ1975

Why can't you launch your AT? Push in the brake, let off a little bit, rev it up, and let it go.

It lugs up to speed even with brake tq. I didnt think it was that bad until me and my friend decided to have some fun at the motorsports park.

His car pulls from a stop and gets at least a half to full car length ahead of me before we both plateau and he still pulls slowly on me from there.

If the auto did not lug he still would have beat me which I dont really care about but it would have been a lot closer.

Best time he had (100 degree weather/high humidity) was a 15.5 (with a huge sub box in the back) and mine was a 16.3 (with everything in the trunk removed) Everything in was like a 16.5-7.

I mean the launch of the auto is going to hurt me and anyone else planning to auto x or road course race.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Memphis

You guys with manuals being able to launch your cars make me envious if that makes you feel better.

Originally Posted by MVJ1975

Why can't you launch your AT? Push in the brake, let off a little bit, rev it up, and let it go.

I have no issue doing it. Only thing that took some figuring out (and this has been documented on here, which is where I first saw it) is you have to NOT press the brake all the way down. About 80% to 90% does it, although the car will start to slip.

Press it all the way in, and the car won't rev past around 2K or so. You can most likely thank the lawyers for that.

[MVJ1975]

IIRC, it's the result of that whole bogus "unintended acceleration" fiasco that turned out to be "morons pressing the wrong pedal". So, yep, we can thank lawyers. And morons, as usual.

[Ocho-Seis]

Originally Posted by MVJ1975

In manual mode? Not on the FR-S, it won't. It'll sit there and ping off the rev limiter all day until you shift it yourself. The only time the car will shift for you in manual mode is downshifting to avoid a stall. IIRC, I think it'll also upshift if the engine starts to overheat, but I haven't run into that situation yet.

Thanks for the insight. as You can tell I have never driven an auto.

[MVJ1975]

Oh, you'd be correct with the vast majority of manual-mode auto transmissions - most of them do upshift automatically at redline. The FR-S is rather atypical in that regard.

Toyota/Subaru put a lot of thought into the AT on this car, and it shows.

[Style]

Whats a good spot to put the indicator when still in break in process? Lots of info in here that I didn't know about

[hav0c]

Originally Posted by Style

Whats a good spot to put the indicator when still in break in process? Lots of info in here that I didn't know about

I set mine to 3600 with the beep on. This gives you enough notice (usually) to shift and avoid going over 4k. Setting the 'Fun Zone Light' to 7k after break-in was extremely satisfying.

[Scaldy]

Interesting to see where you guys are setting the shift light at. Mine is currently set on 5900. Not because I drive it THAT hard, but because I use it as a safety measure to make sure I don't rev the engine too hard. Of course "too hard" is totally subjective but the light and beep warning sure comes in handy when you are passing someone and your focus is totally on the road.