Base vs GS worth it? And thoughts on base to GS conversion
01-04-2021, 05:26 PM
#121
Yes they do, but if you didn't know, the paddles in IMSA DPI, P2, GTLM, and GTD cars are used to manually shift the sequential transmission. The transmission does not automatically shift itself. Same thing in Indy Cars and Formula 1, 2, and 3. NASCAR uses manually shifted 4 speeds with a conventional pedal operated clutch and stick shift.
Automatics with a torque converter, like the Power Glide, TH400, Torqueflite, etc., are very popular in drag racing and almost always manually shifted, especially in the top classes.
Just because there is no clutch pedal does not mean the transmission is "automatic".
Automatics with a torque converter, like the Power Glide, TH400, Torqueflite, etc., are very popular in drag racing and almost always manually shifted, especially in the top classes.
Just because there is no clutch pedal does not mean the transmission is "automatic".
01-04-2021, 08:20 PM
#123
Well, just what they call it, a Sequential Manual Gearbox. Not an automatic because you must select the gears, and not a true manual because you don't actuate the clutch - which I think everyone can agree, is the tricky part about manual transmissions. You can't take away the third pedal as a salesman recently suggested while I was looking at a C8 at a local dealer. Moving the stick to and fro hardly qualifies as any real skill, its the third pedal that gets most people in trouble. I guess I'm just over people saying an SMG is the same as a manual transmission when it absolutely is not.
01-04-2021, 08:40 PM
#124
Race Director
Well, just what they call it, a Sequential Manual Gearbox. Not an automatic because you must select the gears, and not a true manual because you don't actuate the clutch - which I think everyone can agree, is the tricky part about manual transmissions. You can't take away the third pedal as a salesman recently suggested while I was looking at a C8 at a local dealer. Moving the stick to and fro hardly qualifies as any real skill, its the third pedal that gets most people in trouble. I guess I'm just over people saying an SMG is the same as a manual transmission when it absolutely is not.
01-04-2021, 10:39 PM
#125
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Got it. Sequential Manual Gearbox.
Now back to the original topic:
Base vs GS worth it? And thoughts on base to GS conversion
Now back to the original topic:
Base vs GS worth it? And thoughts on base to GS conversion
01-04-2021, 11:01 PM
#127
For those that do want to convert though, here's some one stop shopping for you:
http://ss-vette.com/product-category/c6-corvette/.
Last edited by Long_AV8R; 01-04-2021 at 11:10 PM.
01-08-2021, 09:00 PM
#128
Burning Brakes
Been there done that, I owned a 2008 Z51 Base Corvette, now I own a 2012 G.S. Corvette spend the extra money and buy a G.S. you'll appreciate the fact that buying the G.S. was the best Corvette decision you ever made.
01-08-2021, 09:03 PM
#129
Race Director
01-09-2021, 06:28 PM
#130
No, they just have a clutch...
Okay, I'm about to blow your mind... Automatics have clutches too. What's your point? I guess now that there is a third option, it has to be treated like its own entity because it is. Its neither completely automatic, nor is it completely manual.
Ever wonder why we sent a monkey into space? Because we can. We can because we made something so advanced for its time, even a monkey could pilot it. Seems Corvettes have finally caught up with the space age.
Ever wonder why we sent a monkey into space? Because we can. We can because we made something so advanced for its time, even a monkey could pilot it. Seems Corvettes have finally caught up with the space age.
01-09-2021, 06:31 PM
#131
Melting Slicks
The OP does not have a Vette, and my money is on that he never will. So, I will allow all this dicussion on transmissions. Go.
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01-09-2021, 06:45 PM
#132
Race Director
Monkeys were sent into space so we could determine if humans could survive the trip without actually risking a human life to find out. Sorry to shoot down your second poor analogy. This has nothing to do with Corvettes.
01-09-2021, 06:57 PM
#133
Melting Slicks
Not long after a monkey in space, the Space Shuttle took a Corvette to space. This was WAY before Elon Musk launched a Tesla into space.