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02-04-2013, 08:34 AM
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How do YOU shift? (manually)
Do you skip gears? Go thru all the gears no matter what? Sometimes, when entering a highway via on ramp, I'm up to higway speed by 2nd or 3rd gear and just go straight to 6th. Even in town I can skip gears (even when I'm not ordered to by the computer)
What are your shift habits and opinions on what's harmless or harmful? |
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02-04-2013, 08:38 AM
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Drives: 2012 1SS LS3 M6 black on black :) Join Date: May 2012
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I usually go thru all the gears except when it's cold and hard to go from 1st to 2nd i'll go into 3rd until it warms up. I'm not much for skipping gears.
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02-04-2013, 08:41 AM
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02-04-2013, 08:44 AM
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Drives: 2010 CAMARO RALLY YELLOW SS/RS/M6 Join Date: Aug 2012
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I'll skip when getting on the freeway ir the need arises.
Spirited i will use all of them, sometimes skipping first with nannies off.
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02-04-2013, 08:45 AM
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     Drives: 2012 camaro Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: central VA
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depends. If I have to speed up in a hurry, like getting on the freeway or having to cut into traffic from a side road I'll usually wined out 3rd and then drop down into 6th at about 70mph. other than that I'll usually go through all of them except maybe 5h.
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02-04-2013, 08:47 AM
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Drives: 2010 ABM 1SS RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009
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If I wanted to skip gears I would have an automatic, I never skip gears.
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02-04-2013, 08:51 AM
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Drives: 2003 Dodge Viper/2011 IOM SS vert Join Date: Nov 2012
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Very, very seldom skip gears when picking up speed but skip gears when decelerating. I like to use second gear a lot when slowing down and will grap it from fifth or fouth a lot.
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02-04-2013, 09:26 AM
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Drives: 2012 ZL1 - #670 Join Date: Jun 2009
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I just put it in sport mode, and let the car figure it out.
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02-04-2013, 09:31 AM
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as the power of the manual is what ALLOWS you the power to skip gears.. the auto is the opposite you cannot skip gears. yes I will skip especially from 3rd to 5th or 6th when on the highway. and will damn sure skip going down.
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02-04-2013, 09:45 AM
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Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Austin, TX
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I don't typically skip, but mainly because I just kind of enjoy going through the motions. Skip on the way down, and usually do not go below third when downshifting. Again...No particular rhyme or reason.
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02-04-2013, 10:13 AM
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Drives: 2012 AGM 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2012
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I only start skipping gears when my D.I.C says 10 mpg or lower
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02-04-2013, 10:21 AM
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Drives: 2011 camaro ss2 I.O. M6 Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: brooklyn
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I never skip gears upshifting, I don't see the point. I do skip while down shifting if I need to, or when coasting in neutral to whatever gear it should be at the speed without it engine braking.
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02-04-2013, 10:44 AM
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Drives: 2011 2SS RS, 1968 ragtop Join Date: Apr 2009
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I skip frequently. Doesn't harm anything.
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02-04-2013, 10:48 AM
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I don't hardly ever skip. I like the feeling of going through the gears. I even got rid of that annoying skip shift. Either way doesn't hurt anything. The biggest deal is how you clutch it. Burnt clutches and broken teeth on sychronizers are not fun to replace. However I would rather tear open a manual tranny than an auto anyday.
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