Iroquoisfrm

Trying to finalize my 4 GTS build and am debating 7mt vs. PDK. My dealer says when you trade in a manual most buyers will require a scan of the dme for over revs. Does the 992 not have rev limiters? Can the auto blip for down shifts be eliminated in some of the mode settings? Can the transmission be shifted without using the clutch both on up and down shifts? Many truck trans you only use the clutch when starting from a stop. I know this isn’t a truck, but you could shift a 986 easily with out clutching. Or maybe it was just worn out😁 love my PDK in my cayman especially on track but am torn on the GTS. TIA

OliverK68

DME codes are logged for overrevs on a downshift. Rev limiter can’t stop those.

detansinn

Yep. One doesn't buy a manual transmission 911 without a DME report. If there are more than a handful of mechanical overrevs, the cars can't get CPO'd.
I've never done clutchless shifting in a 911. Usually, in a clutchless capable setup, you've got an ignition and/or fuel interrupt.

Stanley Rous

Yes you can change gear without using the clutch. Why you’d want to is another question.

Yes you can also turn off the auto blip in any of the modes. Prior to receiving my car I was sceptical on the auto blip function but I really like it having had my car for six months.

porscheprestige

Why would it be a problem the DME report? Just keep it lower on downshifting.
Or if you are that afraid of it, buy a PDK.

EZ E

Manual cars aren't desirable on the secondary market. Love the manual but PDK is just to good!!

drcollie

Why worry about what some resale value is down the road? Who buys a car for that? Get what you want to drive - simple as that.

I have three Porsches in the garage. The most satisfyingly to drive for me is the manual in my 992S. Sure, it won't win stoplight drag races, but I don't do that nonsense. Of the other two, one is PDK, the other Automatic.....boring.

woobiee

Currently in Germany for our ED delivery. Drove the car for the first time for a continuous 5 hours and love the autoblip. Prior to this, I was not a fan of autoblip (in concept and on my f82 m4) but Porsche seem to do it really well. I may keep it on permanently!

Now, going from 6th gear to 5th gear is a pain and hard to get right!

brianja

Interesting! Is your car a GTS? I think that being able to disable this is a little-known GTS specific feature. My '22 C4S does not allow individual control over the auto-blip that I have found... it is strictly tied to driving mode (on in Sport and Sport+).

I really like the auto-blip (especially on the track), but it would be great if I could choose to disable it sometimes.

Dr Arnheim

How can you change gears without the clutch? Never heard of that feature. I would think you will destroy the transmission ...

inthesticks

Actually I think the opposite is true, because there are so few of them.

cougar

That's true, manuals are harder to find and demand more in the used car market where I live. Especially for T's and GT cars. Having said that, why would you worry about an over-rev check? It's only possible if you try to down shift to a gear that's too low for the moving speed. Never had that happen in my years of driving MT. If you are worried about it, max speeds for every gear is published and worthwhile to quickly review.

Tobeit

Agree, I have a manual since I learned driving at age 16 and once you know how to drive it you don't even look at the dash and shift based on sound and feel....you just now once you know your car when to shift.

audi4t

Old School rev matching.

When I lived in the UK where the vast majority of cars had manual transmissions I would practice no clutch shifting in my company vehicle 🤣🤣🤣

Got pretty good at it !!!!

Iroquoisfrm

Yes I was referring to rev matching in order to match transmission speed with engine speed on down shifts the old fashioned way.
My over rev question has to do with missing a gear on an up shift specifically on track and thus creating an over rev situation. It happens, people mention it on the gt 3 forum. I think the gt3 has a 6mt which wouldn’t have a rev limiter apparently.