bangs in gear
Race Director
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 13,257
Likes: 7,847
From: Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
2025 C3 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2024 C3 of the Year Finalist- Modified
2022 C3 of the Year Finalist - Modified
Cruise-In VIII Veteran
Maybe you could be more specific. I have 3 auto tran's
Vette's, Banging?
Vette's, Banging?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 9,192
Likes: 27
From: Boca Raton Florida
you get a Bang because there may be a little slop in the drive line because of high milage. These things are not cadillacs, they have a crisper shift than most cars which is a desireable thing in a sports car
CF Community Team
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 19,366
Likes: 5,244
From: Cape Cod, Mass.
2025 C6 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2025 C8 Z06/7/E-Ray of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2023 C3 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2021 C8 of the Year Finalist Unmodified
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (performance mods)
2019 C1 of Year Winner (performance mods)
2017 Corvette of the Year Finalist
2016 C2 of Year
2015 C3 of Year Finalist
An idle that is too high will also cause the hard shift into gear.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,123
Likes: 433
From: Gladstone MO
C3 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019
C4's had a thing with shifting from R-to-D. The halfshafts would make a pinging sound when everything took up the slack. We fixed it by shooting spray undercoat inside the shafts.
Bottom line- with any wear, there are lots of joints that have to take up slack on our C3's. High idle, wear, etc., will make a bang changing directions.
Safety Car
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 4,255
Likes: 82
From: Brampton Ont.
To a certain point you will always get some sort of "Bang" in a C3. Possible causes of excessive Bang are as follows:
Shift kit added to transmission.
Worn U-joint.
Idle to high.
Play in drivetrain.
Maybe even depending on stall speed in converter.
Please feel free to add to list.
Shift kit added to transmission.
Worn U-joint.
Idle to high.
Play in drivetrain.
Maybe even depending on stall speed in converter.
Please feel free to add to list.
Last edited by Maymyvetteliveforevr; Apr 9, 2007 at 02:05 PM.
