How fast in first gear
02-26-2007, 07:07 PM
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Why not? I think whenever I'm up there in first gear its because I'm spinning tires and bouncing off rev limit. I never noticed the speed. 1st is pretty useless for acceleration, IMO.
02-26-2007, 07:08 PM
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02-26-2007, 07:15 PM
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Im not hitting the redline. Just wondering if their is something wrong with the car. I swear the first weak of me buyinh the car i hit 30 in first gear now i can only do 20 right before cut off.
02-26-2007, 09:50 PM
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Yeah, that is one thing that I don't like about this car. 1st gear is almost pointless. Hell my old GTO would do 49 mph in 1st. I'm still not used to it. But I'm lovin' this 27 mpg with this car. 
02-26-2007, 09:56 PM
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hey
i have great rubber on my tires and dont spin to much and i get 30 mph at 12.5 psi redline then u slam 2nd get a chirp bring it to redline 12.5psi to 60 slam 3rd (yes stock i still get a lil chirp out of 3rd) bring it to 110 12.5psi redline.slam 4th do 130 slam 5th bring her to 147 12.5 psi and yes i have done this. personal experiences teach me to never do it again. and we learned today when ur driving a cobalt ss/sc and want to **** with gsxrs and ninja 636s then ur going to have to attempt theese speeds
02-27-2007, 04:34 PM
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When i go to work here in a little bit ill see what mine goes to and ill get back to you.
I know nothing about the Trannys in our cars but it may be different between the 2.2 and the 2.0
I know nothing about the Trannys in our cars but it may be different between the 2.2 and the 2.0
02-27-2007, 06:13 PM
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20mph? that seems retardedly short, I don't have a 2.0 but that doesn't seem normal to me.
maybe if you had a 6 speed? i hit 35mph in my 2.2, I don't think the gearing can be THAT different between the two cars.
maybe if you had a 6 speed? i hit 35mph in my 2.2, I don't think the gearing can be THAT different between the two cars.
02-27-2007, 07:56 PM
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02-27-2007, 08:11 PM
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hmmmm dont know whats going on here
cobalt ss/sc i took for a test drive it was 2007 no lsd or recaros
1st gear - 35mph
2nd - 62mph
3rd - 102mph
thats top speed it bounced of rev - limiter so thats MAXXXX
cobalt ss/sc i took for a test drive it was 2007 no lsd or recaros
1st gear - 35mph
2nd - 62mph
3rd - 102mph
thats top speed it bounced of rev - limiter so thats MAXXXX
