Couldn't have explained it better than with those impressions 1:48 Great job :)

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

Cheers

Im hesitant to admit I zone out as I soon as I learn the car your reviewing is an automatic transmission. As a die hard manual-only driver, this video and the sound of that glorious Honda has convinced me to revisit your Z4 content. Your a very competent driver. G'day from across the pond!

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I used to have one of these accords. Such a nice car to drive. Good sleeper looks like grandpa's car but goes like stink when needed.

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

Yeah they're not bad

Great, I'll be doing this whenever I drive my CU2 in sport mode.

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

Yeah CU2's do it pretty well too

You can do it with any auto car just drop it down to 4,3,2,1 stap the throttle a split second after dropping it and does it nicely. Not sure how the transmission takes it would be nice to know but just if anyone on here thinks you need tiptronic, you don’t

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

Yeah you can do it with most autos regardless of tiptronic or D321 but not all autos. Some will be really jerky if you try

@captainsparklezx13

Жыл бұрын

My car is D,3,2,1 but also has an overdrive off button so when I’m cruising in 5th I can downshift to 4th and then into lower gears to engine brake instead of trying to revmatch a 5 to 3 shift

So to sum up the video, the second you press on the down shift, you kinda blip the throttle? does this apply to cvt transmissions as well with manual modes? I feel the car making us lunge forward specially when I downshift for a higher speed, thanks!

@KiwiCarLife

11 ай бұрын

Yeah so I mentioned in the video that it only works with some automatic, not cvt

@IMikePlays

11 ай бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife ahhh I see, have you eber tried fiddling with cvt versions or nah? anyways thanks

can i do that with old 4 speed slushbox? i mean just downshift from D>3>2>L.

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

Depending on the car yeah

Can you do it whilst braking? Like heel toeing but in an auto. Or does it work best when you're just crusing and want to change gears.

@KiwiCarLife

2 ай бұрын

Yep sure can

can you do this on a cvt on manual mode? Or is it exclusively for automatic trans' manual mode?

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

No because cvt's don't have actual gears

@brandoncartagena7589

Жыл бұрын

Most CVTs do it automaatically

Always find myself doing this in my auto Accord Euro. Get given heaps of shit for 'trying to make it sound like a manual' but I really don't care, and just love the sound it makes especially with my exhaust. Question tho. Is it normal that my exhaust burbles quite a bit whenever I downshift, or if I lift off the throttle and shift?

@LilTemha

Жыл бұрын

Yep completely normal especially if uve got aftermarket exhaust and the tune

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

Yep very normal

@kaiwilliams12

Жыл бұрын

@@LilTemha don't have any tune, and still have my cat in. Which kinda makes me wonder if I really need the tune. Looking at buying some PLM headers, and the test pipe should clear up a whole lot of air flow meaning I'll likely go from the odd loud pop to some loud bangs! And a tune on top of that might just make it too much for daily driving 😅

@xenonsaccord4447

Жыл бұрын

Same mate. It’s a lot of fun to do in the auto. Just wish 2nd gear wasn’t so long

@LilTemha

Жыл бұрын

@@kaiwilliams12 yea fair, tune makes it way more fun doe, it could actually also make it more quiet coz ur car might be running rich and the tune would fix that

Is it a true blip where you're supposed to let off the throttle after the stab? Or do you just keep your foot down the whole time through the downshift? Been trying this with my accord but I can't get seem to make it smooth.

@KiwiCarLife

2 ай бұрын

Yeah it’s a blip, just to get it to rev up a bit you don’t hold it haha

@dilla969

2 ай бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife ty for the quick reply. I'll keep trying 😅

NZ has such great cars - you should review some of them

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

Already have and will continue to do so

@KRBY555

Жыл бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife sweet. Any rotary? GT Starlet? Mazda Dohc turbo? STi’s, n54 BMWs

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

@@KRBY555 already done all them except the starlet

Do you know if you can rev match in a 2007 Saturn aura xr? I want to mess around with manual mode but when I downshift it jolts forward even when I downshift at the same speeds and rpm the car does in automatic

@KiwiCarLife

8 ай бұрын

Yeah sounds like you can’t. Not all automatics you can

@zachlahr329

8 ай бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife so am I able to use manual mode somehow or is it kind of a lost cause with my car?

@KiwiCarLife

8 ай бұрын

@@zachlahr329 you can use it, you just can’t rev match like I was doing in the video. Some autos keep like a constant mesh while changing gears so there’s no gap to blip the throttle it’ll just lurch the car forward

@zachlahr329

8 ай бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife actually I was just driving home from my lecture and I was messing with it in some neighborhoods at low speeds and gears and I think I figured it out. I just have to downshift at low enough rpm that the engine doesn’t have to do much catching up. It seems to fix the lurching at least

this doesn’t damage the trans?? i have a v6 accord coupe and i do it every now and then but people are saying ima screw up my trans

@KiwiCarLife

Ай бұрын

@@wyapharoah nah not at all

I have a 2001 ls1 with an automatic but with a manual mode, would this work for my car too?

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

LS1 I presume is V8? You'll have to try and find out. Like I mentioned, it doesn't work with all autos as some keep like a constant mesh and don't give you a window to rev match in between gear changes.

@user-hs4tc2vk9c

Жыл бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife yes it is a 5.7L v8, I’ll most definitely try it, how do I know if it could possibly be damaging my transmission when i rev match?

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

@@user-hs4tc2vk9c you'll know if it is. If it feels natural and downshifts smoothly it'll be fine. But if it lurches then don't do it

@user-hs4tc2vk9c

Жыл бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife alrighty! Thanks!👍👍

Hi How are you can you send for me how do you make rev match Exactly and what time you must Press the Petrol

@KiwiCarLife

8 ай бұрын

Just follow the instructions in the video and try it yourself man you’ll figure it out

2008 IS250 here. The transmission is kind of slow to downshift in D if you slam the pedal, feels jerky and unpleasant. But rev matching and dropping the gears in M works like a charm haha

@KiwiCarLife

3 ай бұрын

Yeah I’d have to agree

Have you disabled the Vcm? I heard it ruins those motors..

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

No my car so no

@moonbrothers9098

Жыл бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife sweet lol i presumed it was part of your fleet..

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

@@moonbrothers9098 yeah most cars in my video except my Accord and Z4 aren't mine

@RUMBALman4downunder

Жыл бұрын

Vcm only bad if the car is driven gently all the time.

Is it better for your trans then just downshifting

@KiwiCarLife

10 ай бұрын

Doesn’t really make a difference

I hate downshifting in my automatic 4 speed subaru forester 2013, it does not feel smooth. I assumed the rev matching was supposed to be done automatically and did not wanna try and rev match and potentially damage the car. Now I see that this is normal so I will give it a go next time I drive it.

@KiwiCarLife

4 ай бұрын

Yeah have a go although not all automatics like it. You’ll know pretty quick if your car will do it. A 3.0R outback I reviewed seemed to rev match the 5at fine so hopefully yours will be alright

im so excited to rev match my cvt 😂

@KiwiCarLife

Ай бұрын

HAHAHAH

Can i revmatch on legacy? Yeah it have big delay

@KiwiCarLife

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I’ve tried in legacy’s like I mentioned in the video it works better with some cars than others. Subarus and Toyotas don’t seem to work so great

Exactly what I do, but only for sound as vtec doesn’t kick hard unless in drive mode

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

Vtec will kick the same no matter what drive mode

Bro I like your videos and all but your Barber has done you dirty with that haircut 😭

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

I am my own barber

Hahaha good old blurred speedo👀

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

Yeees

@vincecarlo

Жыл бұрын

Actually it's just a smudge on the lens🤭🤭

Mention of myself is present

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

famous man you are

everytime i rev match my 1.8 manual lacetti i imagine i have v8 )

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

Haha nice

Idk how but I am able to rev match my car even tho in D mode

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

You can't really rev match in D

My only question, why?

@jackturner990

Жыл бұрын

Smoother, more comfortable and faster

@jrhpng

Жыл бұрын

@@jackturner990 I'll agree to disagree.. modern automatics are quicker/ smarter than humans these days. Fun? It's just extra unnecessary work. I laugh at all these dudes crusing round in 350z's (example) trying to make them sound manual coming up to the lights and taking off. I'll leave it up to you young'uns. I don't even bother shifting from D to M anymore 😅

@JonathanDMichael

Жыл бұрын

@@jrhpng Yeah like he said if it's a modern automatic you probably don't have to do this, it's just an option for those who want a bit more interaction or want faster shifting.

@KiwiCarLife

Жыл бұрын

Some modern autos do it, but none of the older ones do. This is mainly for 90s and 00s automatic cars

@kaiwilliams12

Жыл бұрын

I found myself really needing to use these to slow myself down for a while. My brake rotors got incredibly warped at one point. And while I was saving money for new rotors, I wanted to slow down more smoothly without having to push the brakes so hard that the whole car juddered. So I would downshift and lightly brake between shifts so I could slow down with putting too much stress on my fucked rotors 😂