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03-29-2012, 08:10 AM
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Drives: 2010 2SS RS M6 Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Cincinnati area
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M6 and 6th gear: ever use it?
It occured to me to ask if people on here with M6's ever really use 6th gear? I have a 25 mile/each/way daily commute, the "middle" 15 miles or so on the highway, so I drive the highway every day but not really for too long and it just never really seems "right" to shift into 6th. I like having the accelerating power of 4th available if needed and 5th is OK but 6th just seems too sluggish if you need to speed up real quickly.
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03-29-2012, 08:18 AM
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 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 IOM Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: NY
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I only use it if there is no traffic and with cruise control at 65-70mph. Thats all its good for haha
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03-29-2012, 09:43 AM
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SoCal Mayhem
Drives: 2010 Camaro 1SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Foothill Ranch, CA
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I use it.
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03-29-2012, 09:46 AM
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Drives: 2010 Cyber Grey Camaro SS (LS3) Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Clarksville TN
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Yep, I use 6th in the city about 35 mph if I know I am not going to encounter traffic or lights. Other than that its a highway gear.
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03-29-2012, 09:47 AM
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Drives: 2010 ABM 1SS RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009
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I use it all the time on the highway, that's what it is for.
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03-29-2012, 11:00 AM
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Location: Lafayette In
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I use it....but I'm also running a 4.57 rear gear too.
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03-29-2012, 11:05 AM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: May 2009
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All the time.
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03-29-2012, 11:06 AM
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Drives: '11 Cammed LS3, '14 Scion FRS Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Dallas, TX
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Average speed limit in my city is 40 so I usually have it in 6th.
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03-29-2012, 12:22 PM
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Drives: Camaro 2015 RS CRM Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Long Island NY
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6th gear will help your gas mileage when crusing on the highway.
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03-29-2012, 07:16 PM
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Drives: '11 2SS/RS LS-3 IOM/IO vert Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Southern NH
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All the time. I found it doesn't provide as high a ratio as one might think.
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03-29-2012, 07:23 PM
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Drives: 2011 2SS RS, 1968 ragtop Join Date: Apr 2009
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35 or 40 seems way too low for 6th gear to me. I'm at least above 60 for my tastes and what feels right to the motor (able to smoothly accelerate, no bogging, etc.).
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03-29-2012, 08:49 PM
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Drives: 2010 2SS/RS M6 Maggie Rally Yellow Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Bucks, PA
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Above 50mph in clear traffic.
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03-29-2012, 09:25 PM
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Drives: 2015 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Houston, TX
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03-29-2012, 09:27 PM
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Drives: 19 Z06 Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Oakville Ont.
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I use it
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