Power shifting the C5
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Power shifting the C5
Received my Corvette Quarterly magazine and they have an article about power shifting the M6 in the C5 which can get you .2 seconds improvement in the quarter mile...
What I thought was really interesting is that GM tests the C5 to make sure its tough enough to handle 600 trips from a stop to 6th gear under full throttle while power shifting in every gear.
Nice to know the C5 was designed to take a beating...
mike
What I thought was really interesting is that GM tests the C5 to make sure its tough enough to handle 600 trips from a stop to 6th gear under full throttle while power shifting in every gear.
Nice to know the C5 was designed to take a beating...
mike
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Re: Power shifting the C5 (C5~Missle)
Yeah, I did 12,68 or so on my MN6 on runflats on my first drag race run (on a non prepped track!!) with powershifting and a lot of wheelspin in 1st.
Car was stock, beside corsa Indy´s.
It also sounds damn cool.
I have a Video of that if anyone wants to see (it´s three years old :) ).
Michael
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Car was stock, beside corsa Indy´s.
It also sounds damn cool.
I have a Video of that if anyone wants to see (it´s three years old :) ).
Michael
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Re: Power shifting the C5 (The One)
I have a Video of that if anyone wants to see (it´s two years old :) ).
Yes, please post or send it to me - joe@joecruz.net.
Thanks!
JC
Yes, please post or send it to me - joe@joecruz.net.
Thanks!
JC
http://corvette1.gmxhome.de/DragraceNeumarkt%201999.wav
I was a rookie at that time. Didn´t warm up my tires. Had full tire pressure.
Non prepped track.
Couldn´t get traction in first, so shifted in second and then powershifted it into 3rd and 4th.
Now is the 2-3shift a fast shift, or what?
Love to do that! :D
Michael
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Re: Power shifting the C5 (C5~Missle)
Very interesting info. I'm gonna go pick up a copy today. It'll be nice to have it around the next time I snap something. LOL
I gotta admit that I thought I would never break the tranny after the first 6 months of beating the hell out of it. Really impressive what they put together but once I got past the 2 year/20k mile mark it's been one thing after another. Only makes since :D
Thanks for posting.
I gotta admit that I thought I would never break the tranny after the first 6 months of beating the hell out of it. Really impressive what they put together but once I got past the 2 year/20k mile mark it's been one thing after another. Only makes since :D
Thanks for posting.
Le Mans Master
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Re: Power shifting the C5 (C5~Missle)
The average C5 clutch slips so bad at full throttle shifts that it would be hard to break any driveline parts. This is by design I'm told. I say it's a cheap GM nickle and dime clutch assembly. :mad
Tom
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Re: Power shifting the C5 (Ed)
I'm a pretty good powershifter, and a very consistent drag racer. One night I made 5 runs without powershifting and one run powershifting (last run of the night). Interestingly, my last two runs I had identical 60's times (2.066). The run not powershifting was 12.88, the one powershifting was 12.77.
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Re: Power shifting the C5 (DarkDragon)
Maybe we can show the article to the GM rep when we are denied a warranty claim for racing the car :rolleyes:
