I have an '89 Vette and here's the skinny on the trans. If you are going less
than 20 mph & at less than 1/2 throttle then the transmission has a re-director
that forces the shifter into 4th. If you give anything more than half throttle
then the re-director doesn't come into play. I found it quite annoying and have
since disabled that "feature". As far as the computer goes - mine will give
full power anytime. Even when it was stock (many,many mods ago) it could smoke
the tires (same 275/40/17 package mentioned earlier) all the way through first
and chirp into third without powershifting. As far as the oversteer goes, once
you get used to it in the Vette's, the cars are so light and the tires so wide
that the oversteer is actually very predictable and usable.
Ryan K
'99 R/T RC
'89 Vette 6spd. 40,000 miles. (still my favorite - don't tell my R/T)
"mike d. (Michael Z-Sykes)" wrote:
> they have some wacked "skpi shift".. won't let you hit second.. makes
> you go to 4th from 1st... they make something to counter it though. I think
> it will actually go to 2nd and 3rd at WOT, but at half or more, it skips..
> POS...
>
> -mike d.
>
> >>> "Wayne T. Schultz" <rimfax@email.msn.com> 03/26/99 06:06pm >>>
> MR. DANCER
> I have to agree with you again. (2x in one day, I must have had a
> significant life change to agree with anyone twice in one day)
>
> My father has an 89 Vette. It has 275/40 17's at all four corners. Chevy
> stopped offering this tire package because two many people were
> encountering
> a little known phenomenon called oversteer. Oversteer is something
> most car
> manufacturers intentionally stay away from, because when your
> average driver
> encounters it, they usually follow up with a crash. The computer in his
> 6spd vette wont allow full power until you reach 3rd gear either. (I have
> no proof other than personal experience on that one).
>
> Lastly, All the torque that the 360 puts out may be two much for there
> current 5 spd trans.
>
> *agreed with post*
> My guess would be for liability reasons - could you imagine launching
> and
> racing the R/T with a 5-spd. and that light rear end? Under less than
> ideal
> conditions, I would think a less-experienced driver could find themselves
> in
> the ditch or worse, and the lawsuit may come back to the vehicle
> manufacturer. Sports cars, OTOH, are better able to handle all that
> power
> to the rear wheels, not to mention it is generally HP further up in the
> powerband, and not off-the-line torque, that makes those sports cars so
> quick.
>
> '92 Dak CC 2wd 318 3.55
> '84 GoldWing Interstate
> *end agreed with post*
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