"Low" gear question?
07-10-2011, 01:44 PM
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"Low" gear question?
i have an 06 cobalt lt sedan, i got bored/pissed last night so i went driving and decided to see how fast the car could go since i have yet to take it to the limit since owning it. i got onto a back country road and put it into the "low" setting, btw i have an auto, and floored it and it shifted once and then i dont think it shifted again... i got to the end of the road and turned around and then started from about 0mph in low and floored it, i think i got to about 70mph before it stopped shifting...
anyways im wondering why it does that? im sure theres some cake answer but i just thought id ask? i know some cars have that tiptronic **** where you have to manually change gears even with the auto trans but there isnt a place to change up or down so idkk
anyways im wondering why it does that? im sure theres some cake answer but i just thought id ask? i know some cars have that tiptronic **** where you have to manually change gears even with the auto trans but there isnt a place to change up or down so idkk
07-14-2011, 03:37 PM
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Yes, L has harder shifting first and second, in second popping it up to I has slightly harder shifting into third and if you have a base model and no tune you wont get out of third before you hit the speed limiter.
07-14-2011, 03:49 PM
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Haha, newbie! jkjk, but yea you should only use those through second gear while racing/towing/steep hills. btw, don't just ride around in them because if you drive for extended periods of time in, say, second gear at 40 mph it will def. cause a lot of wear and tear on your engine and tranny. i used to do this in my old monte carlo and next thing i knew, transmission shot out
07-15-2011, 01:27 AM
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Haha, newbie! jkjk, but yea you should only use those through second gear while racing/towing/steep hills. btw, don't just ride around in them because if you drive for extended periods of time in, say, second gear at 40 mph it will def. cause a lot of wear and tear on your engine and tranny. i used to do this in my old monte carlo and next thing i knew, transmission shot out
thats because theres no lag of the overdrive...instant throttle response
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