Keep an eye out for this upgrade to your 6.2, tuning w/o voiding warranty... WTF!

[Hellcat Cuda]

My Redeye does the same thing in both the 1-2 and 2-3 shifts. However, my last two times I took it out was during private T&Ts where they had prepped the track real good. No hiccups at all on either day. The answer for me is in getting my car to hook and go even without super prep.

 

[GBLWRMR]

That would drive me insane. Literally. I now understand your passion around the "hiccup".

 

[EricG]

I have noticed great improvement in my car's shifting in the last year, running better wheels and tires on both the street and track has made a huge difference for me. My street set up(rears) now is Hellcat reps with 305/35 Michelin PS4s and for the track I've been using 18" Bravados with 305/45 Mickey Thompson ET Street R's. I also almost always leave the car in D while in sport/track modes. I mean it's worlds better than it was, I'm actually really happy with how the car shifts now, and I think I had the hiccup as bad as anyone when I first got my car and was figuring it out...

 

[Matt someone with an SRT]

I feel like the rev limiter in the Redeye is Really 6400.. if you get to 6500 it over revs.. whenever I shift manually at the top I just try to shift between 6100-6400.. I pretty much only ever shift the car manually even driving down the highway I like leaving it in a gear manually so I don’t get some unwanted triple downshift or something I wouldn’t expect

 

[Slowpoke387]

I feel like the rev limiter in the Redeye is Really 6400.. if you get to 6500 it over revs.. whenever I shift manually at the top I just try to shift between 6100-6400.. I pretty much only ever shift the car manually even driving down the highway I like leaving it in a gear manually so I don’t get some unwanted triple downshift or something I wouldn’t expect

Thats exactly how I drive. Total control of the shifts.

 

[DGatzby]

I feel like the rev limiter in the Redeye is Really 6400.. if you get to 6500 it over revs.. whenever I shift manually at the top I just try to shift between 6100-6400.. I pretty much only ever shift the car manually even driving down the highway I like leaving it in a gear manually so I don’t get some unwanted triple downshift or something I wouldn’t expect

I think you are pretty close. I see several mid 6300's on my logs from lapping the Redeye. I leave it in automatic.

 

[EricG]

Thats exactly how I drive. Total control of the shifts.

I feel like the rev limiter in the Redeye is Really 6400.. if you get to 6500 it over revs.. whenever I shift manually at the top I just try to shift between 6100-6400.. I pretty much only ever shift the car manually even driving down the highway I like leaving it in a gear manually so I don’t get some unwanted triple downshift or something I wouldn’t expect

I feel like other than the standard/default mode(which I almost never drive in) the shift programming in D for both sport and track mode is fantastic and I can get my car to shift just by slightly playing with the gas peddle if I want. I think that's overkill using the paddles all the time. But...it's your car, drive it how you want!

 

[Slowpoke387]

I feel like other than the standard/default mode(which I almost never drive in) the shift programming in D for both sport and track mode is fantastic and I can get my car to shift just by slightly playing with the gas peddle if I want. I think that's overkill using the paddles all the time. But...it's your car, drive it how you want!

No one said paddles. Anyone driving around using the paddles has no understanding of M mode. Paddles are for straight line hard pulls. Also using D is fine and all but what's overkill is when you go to pass someone and the trans kicks down two gears and youre suddenly the asshole making all kinds of noise for nothing. In M there's no need to mess with the pedal. You're always in the power. Just pass the old lady in the Subaru with no fuss. Nice and easy with no "I need attention" downshifts.

 

[Speedy!]

My passing SOP is more like this:

ease down on the throttle, car down shifts 2 gears, roars to life, and I go by the old lady sideways with smoke pouring from the back tires LOL

 

[Matt someone with an SRT]

No one said paddles. Anyone driving around using the paddles has no understanding of M mode. Paddles are for straight line hard pulls. Also using D is fine and all but what's overkill is when you go to pass someone and the trans kicks down two gears and youre suddenly the asshole making all kinds of noise for nothing. In M there's no need to mess with the pedal. You're always in the power. Just pass the old lady in the Subaru with no fuss. Nice and easy with no "I need attention" downshifts.

I just keep it in 5th and 6th gear basically around town.. I almost never go to 4th or under in the Redeye unless I’m doing a pull.. I’d rather put my foot in it at 5th or 6th at 40-50mph it still puts down like 500-600 TQ and 350-400hp.. which even in like 5th gear takes you from 50-100 in like 4 seconds

 

[Matt someone with an SRT]

My passing SOP is more like this:

ease down on the throttle, car down shifts 2 gears, roars to life, and I go by the old lady sideways with smoke pouring from the back tires LOL

Lol I know your kidding Speedy.. personally sometimes I drive a bit fast but I never do it around traffic especially on the highways people wouldn’t even see you coming.. the hellcats are so fast someone would barely blink and you’d be blowing by them.. I just go by people like in 6th 7th or 8th gear... sometimes I thinks it’s funny with the .309 in the challenger just pushing 8th gear a bit when your doing like 70 and up.. even in 8th gear at that speed you can pass people easily and still toy with them.. I’ve toyed with a scat pack before just leaving the car in 8th gear M mode

 

[Matt someone with an SRT]

My passing SOP is more like this:

ease down on the throttle, car down shifts 2 gears, roars to life, and I go by the old lady sideways with smoke pouring from the back tires LOL

If someone does something really stupid like blocks the left lane for 5 minutes with someone next to them. Then I might consider blasting a shift off as I go by..

 

[DGatzby]

Mine is a bit sluggish, you guys sound like you have enough, I need the upgrades.

 

[EricG]

No one said paddles. Anyone driving around using the paddles has no understanding of M mode. Paddles are for straight line hard pulls. Also using D is fine and all but what's overkill is when you go to pass someone and the trans kicks down two gears and youre suddenly the asshole making all kinds of noise for nothing. In M there's no need to mess with the pedal. You're always in the power. Just pass the old lady in the Subaru with no fuss. Nice and easy with no "I need attention" downshifts.

Make no mistake, I am that asshole LOL

Seriously though, I don't think I understand what you mean then if you are always in M mode and not using the paddles, I mean how are you shifting, bumping the console shifter then? Paddles for straight line pulls? I don't think my car is as fast in any shifting mode as it is when it is in D.

 

[Slowpoke387]

Make no mistake, I am that asshole LOL

Seriously though, I don't think I understand what you mean then if you are always in M mode and not using the paddles, I mean how are you shifting, bumping the console shifter then? Paddles for straight line pulls? I don't think my car is as fast in any shifting mode as it is when it is in D.

Lol youre misunderstanding my whole post. I wasnt talking fastest or racing. Was just talking daily driving and plain fun. The shifter in M mode is a bunch of fun while allowing more control of the sudden downshift when you dont really need it. Like when passing granny in a Subaru, not racing. Also lets you keep it up in the power more if youre so inclined by not shifting as soon.
Try and drive around using the paddles, I dare ya lol. You’ll tie your arms up like pretzels pretty quickly. Those are for straight line pulls and tbh like you said D is fastest anyway. To me the paddles are just a gimmick.

 

[DGatzby]

Try and drive around using the paddles, I dare ya lol. You’ll tie your arms up like pretzels pretty quickly. Those are for straight line pulls and tbh like you said D is fastest anyway. To me the paddles are just a gimmick.[/QUOTE]
I keep it in drive most of the time. When needing to speed up, I am real careful just to depress it enough to get one gear down, then if necessary my right foot can reach further as necessary.

 

[Slowpoke387]

^^^
Was waiting for that lol. Last thing im doing is feathering the pedal when granny is doing 15 under the speed limit lol. Im irritated and want to nail it but yet still dont want to be that guy making a scene and looking like another idiot in a muscle car showing off. Sometimes I want to get by someone quickly but dont want a downshift. In order to get by someone quickly in D youre getting a downshift or two, otherwise youre easing on by. I also like the control at the other end, higher in the rpms. Hard to explain I guess.

 

[Speedy!]

Man, I didn't realize driving an automatic Hellcat could be such a process LOL.

 

[Slowpoke387]

Man, I didn't realize driving an automatic Hellcat could be such a process LOL.

Lol it’s not. But explaining it seems to be. There are more ways to enjoy the A8 than just throwing it in D was the point I guess.

 

[BULL]

M6 solves every bit of this shifting/passing silliness...