Jmac29

I just bought a 97 z28 white with orange stripes, white leather, automatic, i had a question about the tranny it only has a 2, drive, and overdrive shifting option, theres no 1, my buddies formula has a 1 gear on the shifter, im just curious to see if any other camaros are like that... But damn i bought this thing for 10g's it has 20,000 miles on it and its SPOTLESS, original tires still have almost full tred, its in almost showroom condition...

-PEPE-

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Not sure on the autos bud but congrats on the purchase, that is a good price for 20k miles, any photos yet?

SlowBlueFormula

2.73 rear... I think thats what it means. Past that, **** if I know.

I've got 3.23s in mine and got the 1 2 D OD

I know its come up around here before though.

StripedZebra

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Yep you have a 2.73 rearend. I heard you can brake a piece of plastic out of somewhere to make it so that you can put it in 1st...?

LT1 Guy

Yeah, GM had to block the first shift selector from the 2.73's to comply with federal noise polution laws testing. Something about still being in first gear at a certain speed when the 3.23's would be in second, therefore, making the car too loud. But if you want a selectable first gear, just lift the cover and remove the piece of plastic on the right side of the selector ramp. You'll probably need a hacksaw to cut it out.

On a side note... what's this OD I keep hearing about? On my auto I have 1, 2, 3, D, R.

SlowBlueFormula

Ya know, I think mine does too... It's not one of those things I make it a point to remember exactly. Maybe my thirdgen had 1, 2, D, OD on it. Who the hell knows. I'm not about to go outside and look now though.

-PEPE-

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hey maybe you auto guys could help, we just dropped a built 355 in my buddies 95 Camaro, it's a 4L60 or whatever it's called, it was rebuilt, bigger stall, etc, anyway there is a little clip that you depress to slide the shift linkage (fine adjuster) forward or back to adjust the shift linkage. Right now he can put it in park but it does not quite make it to park, it goes to reverse, you can push it just a little by hand at the tranny and it'll click. Neither of us can figure out how to adjust the linkage exactly. I can see the fine teeth on this adjuster but not sure where to depress the clip.

Any tips? He was just going to flatbed it to a tranny shop and get adjusted, but maybe it's simpler than we realize.

Thanks

TransAm6383

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D is OD..its the same thing.(for you who dont knwo)

urbanhunter44

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Look carefully at the "D" symbol. You'll notice an "O" outline around it. That's overdrive.

LT1 Guy

I thought that there was a distinct difference between the two. In some vehicles, they have a D and an OD. And if they are the same, why do some members here talk about it like they are different gears?

There is no outline around the D. Just 1, 2, 3, D, N, R.

There is a difference between the 4L60 and the 4L60E. The E is for an electronic valve body that can vary the shifts to meet existing driving conditions. It's also supposed to extend the life of the transmission. The main difference between the two is that the 4L60 has more firm and abrupt shifts and that they came with the '93 and earlier models.

As for your linkage problem, I don't know.

94Z396

On my 94 Z28 it says 2, D, and OD is a D with a square around it. I had to knock that little plastic peace out to pull it down in first gear. But on the 95 camaros it has 1, 2, D, and OD with a square around it.

-PEPE-

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thanks for the tip anyway, hey man your sig is hilarious, you couldn't have made that up yourself ...

Squirrelmaster

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Yeah, you have the 2.73 gears if you don't have a '1' on your shifter console.

As far as the '1,2,3,D,N,R,P' and the '1,2,D,OD,N,R,P', one is Pontiac, one is Chevy. My '94 Z28 had the '1,2,D,OD,N,R,P', but my '94 TA had the '1,2,3,D,R,N,P'. So as others have said, the 'D' on the Pontiacs is the same as the 'OD' on the Chevys, which would make the '3' on the Pontiacs the same as the 'D' on the Chevys .

Tom

borninatransam

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my wrecked trans am is like that. not really sure what the deal is on that though but it didnt effect performance.

The LT1 That Could

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Year doesn't matter, my 95 Came stock w/ 2.73s, and does not have a 1st Gear Indicator. 2 | D | OD . It's all in the factory rear axle ratio.

streetwarrior96

well I'm not sure. I think mine is broke cause mine has 1,2,3,4,5,6,R LOL

Sgt. Spuds

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bahaha(^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^6

The LT1 That Could

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you should really get that checked out.....does it have that weird issue to where you have to move the gear selector backwards, then to the side, and forward AT THE SAME TIME, to go to the next gear......crazy **** man....i would let a certified GM technician have a look see...... Mr. Goodwrench knows all!!!

Wordski

the difference between D and OD is in a OD tranny(200-4R,700-R4,4l60,4L60E) D stands for 3rd gear, OD stand for overdrive obviously.D or 3rd gear is a 1:1 ratio, i dont remember if the TC locks or not but im pretty sure it doesn't.OD is a .70:1 ratio,most people call these ttrannys 4 speeds, but they're really 5 speed trannys because of the TC locking creating an additional drop in RPM's.Wether its 1,2,3,D(with the O around it) or 1,2,D,OD the gears are the same just displayed differently.