Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums - Camaro5.com
 
Bigwormgraphix
Go Back   Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums - Camaro5.com > General Camaro Forums > 5th Gen Camaro SS LS LT General Discussions


Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 07-21-2008, 04:22 PM   #1
Crowkillers
 
Crowkillers's Avatar
 
Drives: 96 Z28
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 11
6 Speed shift pattern changed?

So they switched reverse from the right side to the left side? That's kinda gay.
__________________
"Be Reasonable, Demand the Impossible."

Crowkillers is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2008, 04:41 PM   #2
Mindz
E.B.A.H.
 
Mindz's Avatar
 
Drives: you wild...
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: In the happy padded room wearing a jacket that makes me hug myself...
Posts: 18,421
I've always seen the pattern in the new camaro with reverse on the left. What's wrong with it?
__________________
Blue Rush, 2010 SS [Car of the Week 3/22/2010] Traded in on...ZLZBUBB, 2013 ZL1
Mindz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2008, 04:49 PM   #3
Warghost
 
Drives: Camaros & Mustangs
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Port St Lucie, FL.
Posts: 168
Much better having it on the right. Every time you stop and start moving, you are accessing the lower gears. More chances for the car to be accidently placed into reverse. Since most drivers are in lower gears all the time (and changing in and out at lights, stopping, etc.) it would be safer keeping reverse away from the most commonly used gears.
Warghost is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2008, 04:58 PM   #4
Mindz
E.B.A.H.
 
Mindz's Avatar
 
Drives: you wild...
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: In the happy padded room wearing a jacket that makes me hug myself...
Posts: 18,421
it takes quite a strong arm to get the shifter over far enough into reverse. I can see your point, but I just don't think it will case a problem. maybe ifyou're trying to slam second and are treating the shifter extremely rough. iunno though. Some people might have a problem with it, darwin awards exist.
__________________
Blue Rush, 2010 SS [Car of the Week 3/22/2010] Traded in on...ZLZBUBB, 2013 ZL1
Mindz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2008, 05:27 PM   #5
o2camaross
 
o2camaross's Avatar
 
Drives: 2010 2SS/RS & 04 silvy
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Driving
Posts: 362
i think thats the v6 6 speed. im pretty sure the tr6060 in the SS is the same as the T56's, ie reverse on the right. i imay be wrong
o2camaross is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2008, 05:28 PM   #6
TAG UR IT
www.Camaro5store.com
 
TAG UR IT's Avatar
 
Drives: 2014 ZL1 #705
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: SA, Texas
Posts: 26,558
Quote:
Originally Posted by Warghost View Post
Much better having it on the right. Every time you stop and start moving, you are accessing the lower gears. More chances for the car to be accidently placed into reverse. Since most drivers are in lower gears all the time (and changing in and out at lights, stopping, etc.) it would be safer keeping reverse away from the most commonly used gears.


I've been driving my M6 stick for quite a while. I was worried that I was going to go into reverse when trying to go into 6th when I saw my current shift pattern. Well, there was a lock out feature that kept it from doing that at highway speeds.

Now, I'm concerned about finding 1st and not reverse accidentally and getting into an accident.

I WANT THE REVERSE ON TEH RIGHT!!! But all the complaining in the world won't make that happen. That sucks.

Quote:
Originally Posted by o2camaross View Post
i think thats the v6 6 speed. im pretty sure the tr6060 in the SS is the same as the T56's, ie reverse on the right. i imay be wrong
I'm pretty sure that it's on the left. I think I just read that it was on the left for the LS3. Not too cool...
TAG UR IT is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2008, 05:30 PM   #7
Mindz
E.B.A.H.
 
Mindz's Avatar
 
Drives: you wild...
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: In the happy padded room wearing a jacket that makes me hug myself...
Posts: 18,421
you can afford an M6 on a cop's salary?
__________________
Blue Rush, 2010 SS [Car of the Week 3/22/2010] Traded in on...ZLZBUBB, 2013 ZL1
Mindz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2008, 05:31 PM   #8
fastball
Banned
 
Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS 6MT
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Posts: 4,372
I have one question for this thread......

Who gives a turkey which side reverse is on?

I mean, it's not like you row through the reverse gears while carving through a slalom course. You use it for all of about 20 seconds in a day.

They could put the reverse gear between my legs and I wouldn't care

Well, maybe I would.
fastball is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2008, 05:34 PM   #9
TAG UR IT
www.Camaro5store.com
 
TAG UR IT's Avatar
 
Drives: 2014 ZL1 #705
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: SA, Texas
Posts: 26,558
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mindz View Post
you can afford an M6 on a cop's salary?
?? A Hurst short throw Manual 6? which was installed on my SS when I purchased it? Sorry, you lost me...
Quote:
Originally Posted by fastball View Post
I have one question for this thread......

Who gives a turkey which side reverse is on?

I mean, it's not like you row through the reverse gears while carving through a slalom course. You use it for all of about 20 seconds in a day.

They could put the reverse gear between my legs and I wouldn't care

Well, maybe I would.
I care which side it's on because we don't want to accidentally go into reverse when meaning to go into 1st gear to take off. I've never tried the M6 in the TR6060 so I don't know how it'll work. I'm happy to give it a chance, but I'll just have to see. I would still like it to be on the right side. If it ain't broke.............
TAG UR IT is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2008, 05:36 PM   #10
Chogan2200
 
Chogan2200's Avatar
 
Drives: 96 Cavalier "Scarlet"
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Roanoke/Newport News VA
Posts: 102
I'm pretty sure that's how VW does there gear layouts. Down and upper left......right?
Chogan2200 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2008, 05:38 PM   #11
garfin
Resident Disciple
 
garfin's Avatar
 
Drives: 2010 CTS-V 6MN '98 Camaro SS (Sold)
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Roches Point, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 607
Quote:
Originally Posted by TAG UR IT View Post


I've been driving my M6 stick for quite a while. I was worried that I was going to go into reverse when trying to go into 6th when I saw my current shift pattern. Well, there was a lock out feature that kept it from doing that at highway speeds.

Now, I'm concerned about finding 1st and not reverse accidentally and getting into an accident.

I WANT THE REVERSE ON TEH RIGHT!!! But all the complaining in the world won't make that happen. That sucks.



I'm pretty sure that it's on the left. I think I just read that it was on the left for the LS3. Not too cool...
Just to give you a bit of a heads-up... that reverse lockout solenoid does have the potential to go south on you. Ask me how I know...
It's actually not that terrible an experience - especially if you have a high tolerance for listening to grinding sounds!

As for reverse being on the left, when I drove the manual V6 car at Milford in May, I actually did put it into reverse by accident (I hadn't looked at the shift pattern) when I wanted to launch the car. Good thing it was a very soft launch... and nobody was behind me!

Best regardSS,

Elie
__________________
2010 Cadillac CTS-V 6MN Thunder Gray
1998 Camaro SS # C079 SOLD
garfin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2008, 05:41 PM   #12
Congoman775

 
Congoman775's Avatar
 
Drives: Muscle
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 1,315
guys idk if you've ever driven a stick w/ reverse on the left... but i was in an M3 yesturday and to put the stick in reverse was almost difficult!!!

i dont think anyone minus Ahh-Nald is going to accidentally put it in reverse if GM does it like BMW.
Congoman775 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2008, 05:46 PM   #13
LegacyZ28
 
Drives: 1991 Jaguar XJ6
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Riverside, California
Posts: 75
Quote:
Originally Posted by TAG UR IT View Post
?? A Hurst short throw Manual 6? which was installed on my SS when I purchased it? Sorry, you lost me...
He thought you meant the BMW M6.
LegacyZ28 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2008, 05:49 PM   #14
Emher
Pillaging Viking
 
Emher's Avatar
 
Drives: Saab 9-5 '99 (Hey it's a GM!)
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sweden
Posts: 1,189
Send a message via MSN to Emher Send a message via Yahoo to Emher Send a message via Skype™ to Emher
Goint to take a bit of getting used to since my Saab has it right bottom, but you gotta hold little switch under the knob to set it. Also have to get used to not set it in reverse every damn time when I stop since you have to do that when you want to take out the key on the Saab.
__________________
"Fifty years from now, when you're looking back at your life, don't you want to be able to say you had the guts to get in the car?"
Emher is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
No-Lift Shift AirGoya 5th Gen Camaro SS LS LT General Discussions 29 03-09-2008 11:08 AM
radar and laser detector and jammers Az Sparky Off-topic Discussions 49 08-27-2007 10:03 PM
Camaro Manual Transmission LSxcellent 5th Gen Camaro SS LS LT General Discussions 17 08-01-2007 05:11 AM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:23 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.