Second gear start (gearheads please read)
02-12-2007, 09:21 PM
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It should work but we need to do a little digging here.
What tranny is in the gxp? This switch is for a 4t60e but it has the same algorythm as the 4t65, might be the same for the gxp?
What tranny is in the gxp? This switch is for a 4t60e but it has the same algorythm as the 4t65, might be the same for the gxp?
02-12-2007, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by PontiacDad
It should work but we need to do a little digging here.
What tranny is in the gxp? This switch is for a 4t60e but it has the same algorythm as the 4t65, might be the same for the gxp?
What tranny is in the gxp? This switch is for a 4t60e but it has the same algorythm as the 4t65, might be the same for the gxp?
02-12-2007, 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by clm2112
Originally Posted by ReallyAGXP
http://www.fbody.com/cgi-bin/v6/read.cgi?msgid=54694#54694
Btw, you have the perfect traction control device built in already..it'* connected to your body just below the right ankle, and your shoe is convieniently wrapped around it.
As far as a drag racing aid...hmmm...if you are having traction problems that bad off the line, time to address the real problem..the contact patch between the tire and the drag strip.
02-12-2007, 09:36 PM
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just a note i would like to share
the second gear start is a form of traction control...
(my statements are for the GP)
i was reading the owners manual that was in the junkyard of a GP that had the second gear start button.... it says that its function is to gain traction in adverse conditions when the car cannot gain traction
since the Bonneville has a very state of the art Stabilitrak, and TC system there is no need for the traction point of view
i personally like first gear....its fun
the second gear start is a form of traction control...
(my statements are for the GP)
i was reading the owners manual that was in the junkyard of a GP that had the second gear start button.... it says that its function is to gain traction in adverse conditions when the car cannot gain traction
since the Bonneville has a very state of the art Stabilitrak, and TC system there is no need for the traction point of view
i personally like first gear....its fun
02-12-2007, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ReallyAGXP
but im thinking off the line it would be bada$$ would it not?
take a look at this.........
this is a 4T80-e trans ratio'*
1st gear
2.96
2nd Gear
1.63
think about that
02-12-2007, 10:00 PM
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ok again its a thought....
1. As stated i can pretty much run out traction control to the point it starts to shut off fuel so whats the point im losing time.
2. IMO it would be a good backup starting from the line in second to avoid spin.
just an idea i think the SGS would have been a far superior system if it had been further refined..
1. As stated i can pretty much run out traction control to the point it starts to shut off fuel so whats the point im losing time.
2. IMO it would be a good backup starting from the line in second to avoid spin.
just an idea i think the SGS would have been a far superior system if it had been further refined..
02-12-2007, 10:05 PM
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Thats why the circuit is desribed as bad weather starts, it bogs the engine down and keeps you from spinning on ice. Not a traction device for the track or any kind of spirited driving imo?