2011 manual trans question

cossie1600 · 02-14-2011, 01:54 PM

It's based on throttle position too, so you would only get it if you are at let say 20%. With all that said, I did disable mine. Still with the Corvette, you don't really need to shift through all the gears. 1st gear redlines somewhere between 50-60mph, 2nd gear is like 60-80. It's nuts.

ThoriumHotdog · 02-14-2011, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

It's based on throttle position too, so you would only get it if you are at let say 20%. With all that said, I did disable mine. Still with the Corvette, you don't really need to shift through all the gears. 1st gear redlines somewhere between 50-60mph, 2nd gear is like 60-80. It's nuts.

Wow... I guess they figure if someone can keep up with a vette in first gear then they really need to get down to business through the rest of them.

m4a1mustang · 02-14-2011, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

It's based on throttle position too, so you would only get it if you are at let say 20%. With all that said, I did disable mine. Still with the Corvette, you don't really need to shift through all the gears. 1st gear redlines somewhere between 50-60mph, 2nd gear is like 60-80. It's nuts.

The 'Vettes are silly.

With the 5.0 under "normal" driving conditions I rarely have the thing above 2,000 RPM

cossie1600 · 02-16-2011, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

The 'Vettes are silly.

With the 5.0 under "normal" driving conditions I rarely have the thing above 2,000 RPM

At least the Corvette comes with independent rear suspension

1slow370 · 02-22-2011, 06:22 AM

nice vette but just a minor correction, cubes and horsepower don't mean shat when it comes to what gear you start in. I could start in 6th on a z if i swapped in a 5 horsepower steam piston putting out 130 ft lbs. at 15 rpm, or a 5hp gas engine with 50:1 planetary. It's all about torque and gearing, and i know a 62 vette with a 4 speed t-10 and 4.11's is still geared way the hell lower than a factory z. top speed in a z in 6th is over 200(if you had the power) top speed of a 4.11 62 vette is only 121mph with out going over the redline. in fact the stated top speed for a '62 with a 327/360 of just over 150mph was actually done with an aftermarket 3.27 gearset. So the long and the short of all this is that a '62 vette 4th gear = '09 370z 3rd gear and yes i can start in third

Edit: also the EPA institutes the emissions guidelines not a skip shift, gm came up with the skip shift because without the variable cam timing, and better burn characteristics of say a nissan engine, the current V8's spew monoxide, and nitrogen compounds out the exhaust like nobodies buisness during the shift, and there lucrative use of rubber driveshaft couplers, and weaker driveline components meant that the 1-4 skip shift also extended the life of the driveline with out increasing costs associated with "doing it right"(just like nissan with there F'n lack of an oil cooler saying "no one should be driving like that normally" for an F'n sportscar)

Skeeterbop · 02-22-2011, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

It's based on throttle position too, so you would only get it if you are at let say 20%. With all that said, I did disable mine. Still with the Corvette, you don't really need to shift through all the gears. 1st gear redlines somewhere between 50-60mph, 2nd gear is like 60-80. It's nuts.

Reminds me of the Top Gear review when Clarkson took a C5 Corvette Z06 (i think) from zero to something over 150 all in 5th gear.

m4a1mustang · 02-22-2011, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Skeeterbop

Reminds me of the Top Gear review when Clarkson took a C5 Corvette Z06 (i think) from zero to something over 150 all in 5th gear.

I thought that was the C6 Z06. 6th gear from 0-170.

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1slow370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: In the D Posts: 3,733 Drives: v8 74 260z ;) Rep Power: 7253	nice vette but just a minor correction, cubes and horsepower don't mean shat when it comes to what gear you start in. I could start in 6th on a z if i swapped in a 5 horsepower steam piston putting out 130 ft lbs. at 15 rpm, or a 5hp gas engine with 50:1 planetary. It's all about torque and gearing, and i know a 62 vette with a 4 speed t-10 and 4.11's is still geared way the hell lower than a factory z. top speed in a z in 6th is over 200(if you had the power) top speed of a 4.11 62 vette is only 121mph with out going over the redline. in fact the stated top speed for a '62 with a 327/360 of just over 150mph was actually done with an aftermarket 3.27 gearset. So the long and the short of all this is that a '62 vette 4th gear = '09 370z 3rd gear and yes i can start in third Edit: also the EPA institutes the emissions guidelines not a skip shift, gm came up with the skip shift because without the variable cam timing, and better burn characteristics of say a nissan engine, the current V8's spew monoxide, and nitrogen compounds out the exhaust like nobodies buisness during the shift, and there lucrative use of rubber driveshaft couplers, and weaker driveline components meant that the 1-4 skip shift also extended the life of the driveline with out increasing costs associated with "doing it right"(just like nissan with there F'n lack of an oil cooler saying "no one should be driving like that normally" for an F'n sportscar) __________________ ANSWER PRICE LIST Answers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $0.75 Answers (requiring thought) - - - - $1.25 Answers (correct) - - - - - - - - - - $12.50 Last edited by 1slow370; 02-22-2011 at 06:35 AM.

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02-14-2011, 01:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 32	It's based on throttle position too, so you would only get it if you are at let say 20%. With all that said, I did disable mine. Still with the Corvette, you don't really need to shift through all the gears. 1st gear redlines somewhere between 50-60mph, 2nd gear is like 60-80. It's nuts.