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Georgianne · 07-22-2008, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by TAG UR IT

Ok...well now I'm lost. left, right....need to go back to specs page....

CAN YOU DRAW ME A PICTURE? I'm not getting it!

2001ragtop · 07-22-2008, 11:50 AM

I know this is stating the obvious but---> If reverse gear is synchronized, it won't want to go into reverse while you are moving at 50mph. if someone even tried it, what would happen is while the lever is trying to go in reverse, the synchro would have to bring the clutch disk to a compete halt and then start rotating the input shaft (with the clutch disk) the opposite rotation of the engine and spin it like 6000 rpms. this isn't going to happen. but if u did force it you could wear down the reverse sychro very fast by trying to force it. if reverse isn't synchronized, you would hear a mechanical sound-effect if you even try to slide it into reverse while the back tires are spinning. And yes, there is probably a mechanical lock-out to make sure you don't even have a chance to go into reverse.

I WONDER if the 5th gen Camaro will STILL have that solenoid switch that forces you to shift from 1st to 3rd gear if you are driving slow.

*TAG UR IT* · 07-22-2008, 12:47 PM

^It's 1st to 4th and if it's in there and you don't want it, I'm sure someone will make a bypass for it.

scotchsride09 · 07-22-2008, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 2001ragtop

I know this is stating the obvious but---> If reverse gear is synchronized, it won't want to go into reverse while you are moving at 50mph. if someone even tried it, what would happen is while the lever is trying to go in reverse, the synchro would have to bring the clutch disk to a compete halt and then start rotating the input shaft (with the clutch disk) the opposite rotation of the engine and spin it like 6000 rpms. this isn't going to happen. but if u did force it you could wear down the reverse sychro very fast by trying to force it. if reverse isn't synchronized, you would hear a mechanical sound-effect if you even try to slide it into reverse while the back tires are spinning. And yes, there is probably a mechanical lock-out to make sure you don't even have a chance to go into reverse.

I would also agree with this explanation... the synchros in the gearbox have to spin the other way to shift into reverse so it wouldn't really be mechanically feasible at high speed

CWI · 08-06-2015, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by TAG UR IT

^It's 1st to 4th and if it's in there and you don't want it, I'm sure someone will make a bypass for it.

Just stumbled across this old thread. Funny how we speculated things back then.

Doug, you're a prophet!

Actually I think we knew a lot about the car at this point. I don't spend much time on Camaro6 but guess the same thing is happening there.

ZED SLED · 08-06-2015, 12:09 PM

You must've been stumbling long and deep, lol.

Homeless Man · 08-06-2015, 04:49 PM

Dang I was getting mad reading this thinking the Gen6 reverse changed then I looked at the date

JLSuperfly · 08-06-2015, 05:05 PM

It is on the right next to 5th gear.

wayne watson · 08-06-2015, 06:12 PM

reverse is on the left on my old school muncie,,thought only imports had it on the right lol...

Muscle Car Memories · 08-06-2015, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by wayne watson

reverse is on the left on my old school muncie,,thought only imports had it on the right lol...

Our Camaro's are imports...........

wayne watson · 08-06-2015, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Muscle Car Memories

Our Camaro's are imports...........

just by a little bit, i was talking about the ones that have 4 different color body panels and front end held on with tie straps, low to the ground and sound like they are setting the street on fire

Muscle Car Memories · 08-06-2015, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by wayne watson

just by a little bit, i was talking about the ones that have 4 different color body panels and front end held on with tie straps, low to the ground and sound like they are setting the street on fire

Ohhh your talking about the ZL1's?

1Coopgt · 08-06-2015, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by garfin

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

I almost gave myself and a guy at work a heart attack when I accidentally put it in Rev. when the traffic light turned green . I had only owned my Camaro about a month at the time.

BurnedRubber · 08-07-2015, 10:23 AM

i bet if it is on the left it has the lockout where you have to push the stick down and over to access reverse.

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07-22-2008, 11:50 AM	#30
2001ragtop Drives: V8 american car Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 1,417	I know this is stating the obvious but---> If reverse gear is synchronized, it won't want to go into reverse while you are moving at 50mph. if someone even tried it, what would happen is while the lever is trying to go in reverse, the synchro would have to bring the clutch disk to a compete halt and then start rotating the input shaft (with the clutch disk) the opposite rotation of the engine and spin it like 6000 rpms. this isn't going to happen. but if u did force it you could wear down the reverse sychro very fast by trying to force it. if reverse isn't synchronized, you would hear a mechanical sound-effect if you even try to slide it into reverse while the back tires are spinning. And yes, there is probably a mechanical lock-out to make sure you don't even have a chance to go into reverse. I WONDER if the 5th gen Camaro will STILL have that solenoid switch that forces you to shift from 1st to 3rd gear if you are driving slow.

07-22-2008, 12:47 PM	#31
TAG UR IT www.Camaro5store.com Drives: 2014 ZL1 #705 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SA, Texas Posts: 26,558 View My Garage	^It's 1st to 4th and if it's in there and you don't want it, I'm sure someone will make a bypass for it.

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JLSuperfly Drives: 2014 Red Hot LS3 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 4,266	It is on the right next to 5th gear.