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Old 07-06-2009, 09:54 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 370Z Purist View Post
Sounds like bad shifting in general, like flatfoot shifting (same thing?)... but it is possible, although without a strong clutch or tranny (or both), something might break. If not those two, possibly a torque sensing diff or a bad driveshaft, even the connections, could break. But that also means in a car with high torque curves (linear like our Zs), you can basically chirp the tires constantly up to 2nd or 3rd gear. Pretty insane.
It's actually an advertised feature of the turbocharged Cobalts and HHRs. It keeps the turbo spooled up between shifts. I think it basically amounts to a secondary rev limiter.
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