First of all I love Camaro5, you guys rock. I test drove a standard M6 2013 2SS/RS with Dual Mode exhaust and Hurst short throw a couple days ago, really fun BTW. I read plenty of threads in the past about people experiencing grinding when shifting from first to second with the Tremec TR-6060. Usually their cars are fairly low in miles (a couple thousand or less on the odometer usually). They tell their story about going through a huge ordeal with the dealership to alleviate a problem and some people said the dealer installed new syncros.
I feel bad for the people that spent 35-40k on a car that can't shift to second without getting "The Grind" and the disappointment/stress of having to pursue a fix. But, I would like to enlist your help, please. I recorded two short clips of me while test driving where I go from a complete stop through the gears. I swear that I can hear a faint grind when I drop it in second. It doesn't sound as bad as other videos I have seen posted by people with the full-fledged, blatant grinding but I am wondering if what I experienced was the beginning stage of this known defect in the Camaro5 community.
Let me say that this was only the second time I drove the M6 Camaro and it a couple stop-and-gos before I felt moderately comfortable with it. It is possible that the clutch pedal was not fully engaged before shifting to second (Yea I know, rookie mistake)- I really hope it was just driver error because that car was unbelievable. Just a tip, headphones may help hear the alleged "grind" in the videos. Thank you for your time.
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