fairladyz33

I gotta say, I do not like the second gear in our Z....from first to second, it is harder to get in, I hate the feeling. I was wondering if anyone else feel the same way?

Conceyted

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PhoenixINX

I don't necessarily dislike the gear "Feeling". I just don't care for the powerband, downshifting to 2nd issues no thrill for me.

1st and 3rd def. bring more a rush...

keiffer953

Yeah I look forward to getting out of 1st and 2nd as quickly as possible. 3rd and up are the place you want to be IMHO.

pharmboy

Ya unfortuntely 3rd takes you to ~85mph, so i dont get to romp it very much.. darn cops...

Enron Exec

I think the 2nd gear synchros are just plain slow.

Silver Bullit II

smooth as silk at 2K miles.

Pit Bull

Just bought mine yesterday, but I traded in a Dodge CTD 4x4 with the HD 6 speed transmission. If you want to drive something that is hard to shift drive the Dodge. I guess it depends on what you are use too.

cbsuper

Yeah, second gear sucks.

Da Gimp

*shrug* I like 2nd.

C Ray Z

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We use second gear and get great torque for autocross. I have had no problem with my 6MT. I ahve Sn 65 and it has only had the small nusance issues.

I continue to really injoy this car.

fairladyz33

thnx for the replies guys...jsut wanted to see if I was the only one.

I must be clear, I wasn't saying that I don't like the car...just that, 1st to 2nd shift is not my favorite, that's all. Oh, is there maybe any I can do to smooth out the feel? like a tranny oil change or somethign...?

LaoSiFu

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I hate 1st to 2nd gears. I don't think changing your transmission fluid would solve the problem.

bio911

I have the 008 transmission and it still sucks... and changing out the fluid does help...

seanrulz

Hmm Funny thing is, I had similar opinions with most of you guys (hated 1st to 2nd) but then, these days, I hate 2nd to 3rd even more. I have no problem shifting quick and fast from 1st to 2nd, but from 2nd to 3rd, in quick shifting, I keep making mistake (or that notorions 3rd gear grind of Z transmission? dunno) quite often. Like.. 1/5 probability.

But for the 2nd gear itself, I like it. 1st goes way too fast, 3rd is a little slower compared to 2nd. I slam the throttle in 2nd quite often (@over 3k rpm) to enjoy quick rush.

Of course, if I put Turbo or Supercharger on my Z, I know I'm going to enjoy 3rd more than any other gears. Ahh.. wheelspins.

ZPirate

I have always wondered if it was just me that though second gear was slower to engage than the othe gears. I notice it more when I am getting on it and shifting from first to second.

Once in second gear the car pulls hard. First has always seemed short to me too. I like getting to 3rd, 4th and 5th.

Alberto

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49K miles, on my 3rd tranny 2nd gear is sweet for powershifting into or rev matching into, I love it. I think my 1-2 is my best shift, you cant even hear the shift outside the car, all you hear is 1st then you hear the wheels spinning....only gear I have a problem with is 4-5 fast, I dont powershift this usually.

blktrack

I hate 2nd! it SUCKS, you really have to ride the clutch to make it smooth

HarvesterUT

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youve realy got 2 options with this shift.

1) ride the clutch a bit longer, or....

2) pause a bit longer to let the RPMs drop a bit more to have a smooth engagement. (what i do)

i have found that shifting below 3000 rpm for 1-2 and 2-3 makes it real quick and smooth. if i go over 3000 in either gear it makes it a bit trickier.

Harv

TwiZted

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I like third gear, but I have a 3.9 final drive