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Tiptronics...?
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Mon, 04 April 2005 04:56
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Hey, I'm just wondering...just more out of curiousity than anything else...has anyone bothered trying to turn an auto into a tiptronic...? Like...is there anything that needs to be done to 'convert' a normal automatic transmission...? Thought that could be interesting..plus I'm thinking if you could make the auto tough enough and 'smart' enough...it'd do quite well wouldn't it...? Well...yeah...just wondering...thanks.
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Campbelltown
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November 2003
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Re: Tiptronics...?
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Mon, 04 April 2005 05:03
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there is no real point anyway most tiptronic gearboxes will still over ride the driver and the shifts are still the same speed anyway, if you could be bothered doing this why not just spend money on upgrading the box and getting manual shift kits put in anyway, better just to a manual conversion. It would be a lot of arsing about and generally most good auto boxes will be faster or the same speed whether in tiptronic or just in sports mode or drive for that matter with a good adaptive box.
I have seen a range rover 4.4L V8 when at motor mag for work experience, sports mode it would rev to 500rpm off the redline and then in tiptornic mode it would let you hit the redline and then change if you hadn't anyway. Most cars there really isn't much point hitting the redline because by that stage the engine would be developing more power in the next gear anyway.
On a side note the falcon gear boxes in tiptronic will just sit at the redline, only useful if you wanna do a burn out and lock it in gear.
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Australia
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November 2003
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Re: Tiptronics...?
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Mon, 04 April 2005 05:09
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You can buy off the shelf tiptronic kits, or you can make one yourself if you know how.
Ones that you can choose between full auto, and tiptronic are expensive.
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Melbourne, Victoria
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December 2004
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Re: Tiptronics...?
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Mon, 04 April 2005 06:02
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Just by the way..this isn't for me...I drive a manual ST184...I'm just curious because I've always been interested in tiptronics...can auto's be tuned or anything in anyway...? like...can the automatic transmission computer be tuned or anything...? How much roughly is a tiptronic kit?
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Australia
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Re: Tiptronics...?
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Mon, 04 April 2005 06:05
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You can't tune the factory controller.
You have to make your own, and make it tuneable.
Or buy the expensive ones, which are tuneable with Windows I believe.
I think they are around 500-800 usd.
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Tiptronics...?
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Mon, 04 April 2005 06:08
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The aftermarket controllers allow you to alter the shift points, which hardly qualifies as "tuning" IMO. More like another pointless gadget to clutter up your dash. If you want to change gears yourself, that's what a manual transmission is for!
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Re: Tiptronics...?
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Mon, 04 April 2005 06:11
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Aftermarket controllers can also adjust the harshness of the shift, and when the torque convertor locks up
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