G27 Wheel

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I know there is a section of the forum that talks about wheels and hardware but this is a question so I figured i'd ask it here.

So today I made the switch from the Logitech DFGT to the Logitech G27 wheel and i'm happy to say that I like this one a lot more than I did the DFGT but I do have a couple questions to ask you guys.

1. I plugged in the wheel and all that good stuff and went to use the new wheel in "practice" and of course it worked without a hitch but when I try to go to "options" and configure the wheel the Logitech G27 doesn't show up as an option, does it matter if it's configured or not?

2. The only car I drive IRL is my mom's Honda Accord '10 for right now which is an automatic so today for the first time i'm learning how to drive a stick and I think i'm doing this right... Accelerating in 1st gear, once I get to a high RPM where I want to shift press clutch in, let off of the gas, shift into 2nd gear while clutch is still engaged, let off clutch, and finally hit the gas once again. Is this the correct process of switching gears manually?

3. When i'm going into a turn I seem to use one foot to press on the brake and the clutch to downshift while slowing down with the brake, isn't this called heel toe shifting or something along that line and is this okay?

Thanks for all of you GTPlanet users who take the Q&A section of the forum seriously, you guys are always great help. 👍
 
No when going into a corner when you shift down you press the brake and gas with your right foot and then let the gas and clutch and keep braking then you get on the gas again out of the corner.(Its Hard To Explain)
 
No when going into a corner when you shift down you press the brake and gas with your right foot and then let the gas and clutch and keep braking then you get on the gas again out of the corner.(Its Hard To Explain)

So use the right foot for braking into a turn and accelerating through one while your left foot works the clutch throughout the corner? :lol:
 
You are only using heel and toe when shifting into a corner after that its just normal brake turn stuff.
 
with heel and toe, you're trying to brake AND downshift without separating the two. Since most cars become unsettled when you bang the clutch out during a downshift, you prevent a change in deceleration by blipping the throttle just as you are letting the clutch out(and it only takes a fraction of a second) to match engine RPM to road speed. Also if you have a car which will slide the rear if you let completely off the gas, then you can work the throttle while braking by rocking your foot.
Side effects in the real world include less clutch and transmission wear(especially if the tranny uses synchro rings), less tire wear and faster lap times.
Oh and if its an antique, it may REQUIRE(not in GT5) double clutching which, again is a heel/toe technique. This is because some older ( usually race) transmission dont provide any method to sychronize the gears, its up to the drivers throttle control and tolerance for a certain amount of bashing.
 
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youtube heel toe - tons of examples of this. And yes, as crossup said, the main reason you'd do it in GT5 is to keep the backend from getting loose on braking. Weight transfers front, unloads the rear wheels, plus the increased engine braking can lead to a seriously tail happy car when you first turn-in; keeping the revs matched, and also at times using the brake and the throttle, can keep the rear under more control - less sliding is almost always faster.
 
Locking this as I see you've already asked the same questions, and they're in the right forum, unlike this one...
 
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