need help drifting with g27

[clos2727]

ok, heres my problem i recently purchased a g27 wheel.. i had the dfgt wheel and i could drift pretty damn good with it..

my problem is not so much drifting. but maintaining a drift with the g27. with dfgt sequential shifter,i was able to move up through the gears to power over or maintain a longer drift..

there's seems to be a problem with shifting while the wheels are spinning. i cant shift as fast as i can when im grip racing. i have to let the rpms come down slightly to shift gears. otherwise it wont go into selected gear.

but again drifting is not a problem, the problem is maintaining it because if i need to go up one gear. i cant shift quick enough to maintain wheel spin. by the time im in the next gear, i have caught too much grip. so the drift is not as smooth as i would like it to be.

in order for me to maintain a smooth drift i would have to use the paddle shifter, so as not to loose rpms. but that to me defeats the whole purpose of the gate shifter. which can also throw you off, because the car is in a specific gear but the gate shifter is one gear lower..

can anyone identify with this problem or is it just me..
any tips. thanks

 

[Jesus]

I think this was due to a failed update where the G25/27 aren't actually fully supported.

 

[Warren4649]

Release the throttle briefly when you upshift, this happens mostly with MR/RR cars, so use an FR car and you won't get that.

 

[Bobalob]

if you can reach the paddles and the right one u can shift everytime

 

[eight6er]

It's a fault with the game, when using the H shifter and clutch, the only way around it is to use sequential or trying to drift with out changing up gears.

 

[Powellx235]

Easy fix to cancel the clutch. When in game, press a paddle, don't touch the clutch and use h-shifter.

 

[TrialMountain]

I want to save for a wheel so I am wondering :

Is this a glitch where it wont respond to being put into gear, or,

is there a difference in speed where a real car wouldn't engage gear either?

 

[Jesus]

I want to save for a wheel so I am wondering :

Is this a glitch where it wont respond to being put into gear, or,

is there a difference in speed where a real car wouldn't engage gear either?

I would suggest learning on the DS3 before making such a large investment such as a G27.

 

[DaveM-sport]

I would suggest learning on the DS3 before making such a large investment such as a G27.

Yeah but only problem with that is when you get good on the DS3, you'll be horribly disappointed when you eventually get the G27 and have to learn how to drift all over again!

Wheel is sooooooo much better than the pad though, cutch problems aside.

Thing is if you were drifting in real life with something like an S13 or S14, if you tried upshifting while drifting it wouldn't work either... you'd break the chocolate gearbox


I haven't really had a problem with it though, it just happens when you try to rush the gearchange really.

 

[iNs3CuRe]

Hi, sometimes the gears won't go in place because you are pressing the throotle while you are changing the gears. This happens because the GT5 does not fully support the G25/G27. When you change the gears you have to nearly fully let go off the throotle and fully press down on the clutch.

 

[pergatory]

There aren't many situations where you want to shift mid-drift anyway. If you need to shift up to maintain the drift, you probably entered the corner one gear too low. Remember, you don't need to be banging the rev limiter the whole time. You can drift in lower RPMs. When doing that, it's nearly impossible to hit the right RPMs and hold it there, so you're better off blipping the throttle rather than trying to hold it steady. As you start to exit the corner, you can begin to apply more steady throttle.

 

[Jesus]

There aren't many situations where you want to shift mid-drift anyway. If you need to shift up to maintain the drift, you probably entered the corner one gear too low. Remember, you don't need to be banging the rev limiter the whole time. You can drift in lower RPMs. When doing that, it's nearly impossible to hit the right RPMs and hold it there, so you're better off blipping the throttle rather than trying to hold it steady. As you start to exit the corner, you can begin to apply more steady throttle.

Unless it's a corner with a tight entry then a shallow sweeping exit

 

[eight6er]

I want to save for a wheel so I am wondering :

Is this a glitch where it wont respond to being put into gear, or,

is there a difference in speed where a real car wouldn't engage gear either?

No it wouldn't happen in real life unless you made a mistake, like not pressing the clutch, I changed up while drifting many times in my 180sx and never broke anything or had any troubles with getting in gear.

 

[clos2727]

There aren't many situations where you want to shift mid-drift anyway. If you need to shift up to maintain the drift, you probably entered the corner one gear too low. Remember, you don't need to be banging the rev limiter the whole time. You can drift in lower RPMs. When doing that, it's nearly impossible to hit the right RPMs and hold it there, so you're better off blipping the throttle rather than trying to hold it steady. As you start to exit the corner, you can begin to apply more steady throttle.

not true. there are many techniques to drifting. since i used the dfgt for drifting. i down shifted before the turn and quickly up shifted. in a sense i was able to manipulate a clutch kick with this wheel by doing this

now that i have the g27, i noticed im trying to do the same when in reality i don't have to downshift anymore. i can just clutch kick. there are many situations where you need to up shift or down shift during a drift. ( i.e transitions, long drifts such as first corner on suzuka curcuit, or autumns ring long up hill turn). if i use the e brake i have to down shift to keep my rpms up.. so on and so forth.

as far as paddle shifting its not very helpful when you are drifting with 900 degrees of rotation. since the paddles are usually not where there normally are.. thats like looking for the e-brake button on the wheel.

anyway im getting the hang of it know. will post video when i get better with it

Hi, sometimes the gears won't go in place because you are pressing the throotle while you are changing the gears. This happens because the GT5 does not fully support the G25/G27. When you change the gears you have to nearly fully let go off the throotle and fully press down on the clutch.

i thought that too. but thats not the problem. i am very aware of the fact that i take my foot completely of the gas... i just have to let the rpms drop slightly, because of wheel spin.
again i DONT have a problem shifting. its that you have to let the rpms drop a little when drifting thats all... unless you use the paddle which don't have this problem. which is not a major problem. just one more technique i have to master... lol

NOTE; what i did notice though. i put on sport flywheel which helped significantly.. as some may now that i light flywheel drops RPMs quicker that a stock flywheel. so i was able to stay in the power band longer while shifting cause the RPMs didnt drop as fast as it would with a racing flywheel.

 

[TrialMountain]

No it wouldn't happen in real life unless you made a mistake, like not pressing the clutch, I changed up while drifting many times in my 180sx and never broke anything or had any troubles with getting in gear.

yes, in my car I noticed that it was somewhat easier to no clutch a downshift because the rpm needs to increase, so you simply press the gas to match the rpm.
I found if you REALLY want to no clutch an up shift, you can't lose any speed coasting in between gears (like going up a hill) and you wait a moment for the rpm to fall before sliding into gear. I would usually accomplish by simply popping it into neutral and letting off the gas at the same time, then re applying the gas to the lower rpm while I move into the new gear - ah how I don't miss driving an 89 jetta with practically no clutch left.

as for GT5 I really hope it's a matter of the car + scenario rather than just the damn wheel not being fully supported <=/