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navyblue2000 · 09-01-2010, 03:01 PM

I've got about 1400 miles on my 2011 LS. I've noticed since after the break in period, and the first time i took it all the way up, after the 1-2 shift (which i may add that the 1-2 and 4-5 gear ratios are ridiculous) thre's a little studder/hesitation and then it gets going again.

Is that possibly a traction control thing, or something that's normal?

Edge.128 · 09-01-2010, 03:49 PM

I haven't had that happen yet on my LS M6. but then i've only done full speed shifts a few times. I thought it did quite well better than other cars I have drove in the past. no hesitaion that I can remember.

navyblue2000 · 09-02-2010, 10:56 AM

am i not giving enough information? hence the no replies? it's just like the car stutters a little bit after the shift but then pulls hard afterwards. doesn't happen on the 2-3 shift.

autobotaz · 09-02-2010, 11:41 AM

Mine pulls hard in every gear but 6th, which is not what it is for anyway. When I hit the gas she goes!.

Are you sure it isn't a clutch issue rather than the engine?

talltom · 09-02-2010, 11:57 AM

In my experience the 1-2 shift is the hardest by far because the gears are low, speed is low, revs are high and it is very difficult to find the sweet spot...it is there, but don't try to do more than it can do.

I have seen the lag too, but with 20,000 miles it smooths out.

I've used several things: Turn off Traction and Skid Control, drag the clutch a bit, blip the throttle, even a little speed shift.

ckaram · 09-02-2010, 07:43 PM

Haven't noticed this, about 12,000 miles. Assuming you're not letting up on the throttle and hammering away...

DarkneSS · 09-03-2010, 12:12 AM

You have to shift at about 3k in 1st or you will get that bog you are speaking of. Its because 1st has such a high ratio. Don't shift until about 14 mph.

Edge.128 · 09-03-2010, 12:48 AM

hes talking about full throtle shifts

09-01-2010, 03:01 PM	#1
navyblue2000 Owned too many Camaros Drives: 2011 Camaro LS 6MT, Black Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 36	hesitation right after 1-2 shift on M6? I've got about 1400 miles on my 2011 LS. I've noticed since after the break in period, and the first time i took it all the way up, after the 1-2 shift (which i may add that the 1-2 and 4-5 gear ratios are ridiculous) thre's a little studder/hesitation and then it gets going again. Is that possibly a traction control thing, or something that's normal?

09-01-2010, 03:49 PM	#2
Edge.128 Drives: 2010 Camaro LS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 1,911	I haven't had that happen yet on my LS M6. but then i've only done full speed shifts a few times. I thought it did quite well better than other cars I have drove in the past. no hesitaion that I can remember. __________________ 2010 Summit White Camaro LS / M6 MRT V2.0

09-02-2010, 11:57 AM	#5
talltom Drives: Silver LS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Silsbee, Texas Posts: 194	In my experience the 1-2 shift is the hardest by far because the gears are low, speed is low, revs are high and it is very difficult to find the sweet spot...it is there, but don't try to do more than it can do. I have seen the lag too, but with 20,000 miles it smooths out. I've used several things: Turn off Traction and Skid Control, drag the clutch a bit, blip the throttle, even a little speed shift. __________________ Silver LS - manual, white stripes, black interior, and those swell 18" black steelies! (18" Bavarian aluminum in the garage).

09-02-2010, 07:43 PM	#6
ckaram Drives: 2011 2SS RS, 1968 ragtop Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,850	Haven't noticed this, about 12,000 miles. Assuming you're not letting up on the throttle and hammering away... __________________ 1968 Camaro Convertible LS1, T56

09-03-2010, 12:48 AM	#8
Edge.128 Drives: 2010 Camaro LS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 1,911	hes talking about full throtle shifts __________________ 2010 Summit White Camaro LS / M6 MRT V2.0

09-02-2010, 10:56 AM	#3
navyblue2000 Owned too many Camaros Drives: 2011 Camaro LS 6MT, Black Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 36	am i not giving enough information? hence the no replies? it's just like the car stutters a little bit after the shift but then pulls hard afterwards. doesn't happen on the 2-3 shift.

09-02-2010, 11:41 AM	#4
autobotaz Drives: Black 2010 Camaro LS Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: ARIZONA Posts: 173	Mine pulls hard in every gear but 6th, which is not what it is for anyway. When I hit the gas she goes!. Are you sure it isn't a clutch issue rather than the engine?

09-03-2010, 12:12 AM	#7
DarkneSS Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS 6MT Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Westchester, New York Posts: 3,715	You have to shift at about 3k in 1st or you will get that bog you are speaking of. Its because 1st has such a high ratio. Don't shift until about 14 mph.

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