07-06-2009, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 370Z Purist
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.
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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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