1st to 4th?
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From: Shelby Twp, MI
1st to 4th? Hey, Ive been hearing rumors that on manual TransAms they skip a few gears and shift straight into 4th? Is that true, or just a rumor? If it is true, is just better than to race shifting up manually rather then letting it go auto?
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The manuals come with a skip shift program to meet fuel usage requirements. If you arne't into the gas very much it will force you to go from 1-4. If you give it any real amount of gas you can go to second. It is very easily deleted. I don't get what you are sayign when you ask if it's better to shift manually than let it go auto. 
With a manual there is no letting it go auto option. On the auto cars you will always go 1-2 and should not shift it manually to race.
With a manual there is no letting it go auto option. On the auto cars you will always go 1-2 and should not shift it manually to race. 
chances are your shifter reads
P or P
R or R
N or N
D or OD
3 or D
2 or 2
1 or 1
It doesnt skip anything-both of the ways shown are the gears 3 or D will shift 1st-2nd-3rd gear-abnd for D or OD itll shift 1-2-3-4
3 or D is a 1:1 ratio and D or OD is like a 0.5:1 or something like that if you have a Bird "D" is overdrive goes throuigh all 4 gears and if you have a camaro "OD" is Overdrive
On a Bird "3" is drive only goes up to your 1:1 gear and in a camaro "D" is the drive gear only goes to your 1:1
now 1st and 2ns both mean it starts off in that gear for newer ones i believe its 99/00-02 where it starts AT 2nd gear if the shifter is on 2-rather then 98-99(?) shifted 1-2 with the shifter at 2
Its really weird just leave it in D-bird or OD-camaro or leave it in 3-bird or D-camaro all depends on situation fuel economy consern go witht eh 1st choiice
P or P
R or R
N or N
D or OD
3 or D
2 or 2
1 or 1
It doesnt skip anything-both of the ways shown are the gears 3 or D will shift 1st-2nd-3rd gear-abnd for D or OD itll shift 1-2-3-4
3 or D is a 1:1 ratio and D or OD is like a 0.5:1 or something like that if you have a Bird "D" is overdrive goes throuigh all 4 gears and if you have a camaro "OD" is Overdrive
On a Bird "3" is drive only goes up to your 1:1 gear and in a camaro "D" is the drive gear only goes to your 1:1
now 1st and 2ns both mean it starts off in that gear for newer ones i believe its 99/00-02 where it starts AT 2nd gear if the shifter is on 2-rather then 98-99(?) shifted 1-2 with the shifter at 2
Its really weird just leave it in D-bird or OD-camaro or leave it in 3-bird or D-camaro all depends on situation fuel economy consern go witht eh 1st choiice
