retardedpenguin

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I don't see why #7 wouldn't work. I think you would have to change the firing order and stuff up though.

2001bluerata

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Maybe you didn't have the key in the on position, so you had no fuel or spark once you dropped the clutch?

Crimsonnaire

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I was pretty sure I had it in the on position, but considering the lack of other possibilities, I suppose this has to be the explanation. I called Allstate roadside assistance, got a jump and within 20 minutes of driving, the battery was fully charged. Actually, he charge needle was higher than normal with the engine off. It was just under the 13 mark (center).

What's the recommended rolling speed before engaging the clutch for a push start in 2nd? I was rolling at around 10 mph.

2001bluerata

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I think 10 mph would get the job done, but a little more speed would help keep the tires rolling once the clutch is disengaged.

wingman

crimsonnaire - not to sound like a dick, but do you lay awake at night thinking this **** up?

Hasstle95Z

If the battery is completely dead the car will never start because the fuel pump will not prime.. Unless its a carburetor. If the battery has some juice head lights work/ radio just not enough to turn the starter then it will start. But your right 1st is your best bet!!

Detoxx03

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This is true just don't ask me how I know

Crimsonnaire

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Thank you all for providing extra confirmation on some of the points.

Here are a few more questions I'd like to hear your answers to:

8. Your exhaust pipes are stuffed and completely blocked and you start the engine?
9. You go up to 155 mph in 6th gear and shift to first at that same speed?
10. Why haven't I seen any convertibles at the drag strip?

y2k_ta

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8: If the tailpipe is completely blocked, the car will not start. You might get lucky and get it to run for a second, but it won't stay running with a plugged tailpipe. Think of the engine as a large air pump. The air it draws in must have a place to escape. Otherwise, it can't pump.

10: Maybe there isn't anyone in your area interested in racing their convertible (if anyone in your area even has one). Convertibles are heavier do to the extra support required to offset the lack of a solid roof structure. Also, they require safety equipment at elapsed times sooner than their solid-roofed counterparts. For example, a "street legal" convertible racer must wear a helmet regardless of the elapsed times they are running. Hardtops/t-topped racers are not required to wear a helmet unless their car is running faster than 13.99 in the 1/4. Convertibles require a rollbar/rollcage at elasped times sooner than the hardtops/t-topped cars.

spoonraker

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1. You can't turn the key to the "OFF" position unless you are in neutral or park in an automatic transmission. And if you shift to neutral and turn the motor off while moving, you won't be able to shift the transmission back into gear unless the key is in the "ON" position. I wouldn't recommend trying this.

In a manual transmission turning the key off while moving in gear does nothing other than turn off your electronics. If you turn your key back to on your car will continue running normally, it's like a push start. In neutral the motor will shut off completely, but if you're still rolling you can carefully engage the clutch in the appropriate gear for your speed and push start the car again easily.

2. You can't shift into reverse while moving at any significant speed, there are safety measures like you said. Well...I guess that depends on the trans, but in stock form, it won't go.

3. Unless you have a badass super-handbrake probably not much would happen. You would easily power through your handbrake.

spoonraker

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8. Somethings gotta give. Either the engine will simply stall, or something is going to blow up to release the pressure.

9. You will severely over-rev your motor and more than likely throw a rod or something.

10. Because you haven't been looking hard enough or nobody near you owns a quick convertible. They're out there.

y2k_ta

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I guess the real question we should all be asking ourselves is why are we answering these questions?

Crimsonnaire

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Thank you for the detailed answers.

Actually, the latter two questions stemmed from when someone I knew gave me a ride in a convertible Trans Am. He was explaining that he was having trouble downshifting and was determined to provide an example on the relatively empty highway, and on the third attempt, he successfully downshifted to third from fifth at above 55 mph. I'm not sure exactly how fast we were rolling, but when he engaged into third, the RPM went high enough to pop the rear end off the ground. This was a supercharged LS1 giving above 500 hp and around 400 hp without the charger. He never took his vert to the drag strip and I never bothered to ask about it.

11. What does the 'Z' in Z28 and Z06 stand for?
12. What does the 'WS' in WS6/9 and the 'WU' in WU6 stand for?
13. What does the 'LS' in LSX and the 'LT' in LT1 stand for?
14. What does the 'ZR' in ZR1 stand for?

Wolfsblut

ZR1 - Zora's Racers (see Zora Arkus-Duntov

FormulaZR

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Lickety Split...and Limited Time (in operation), respectively.

Kidding...no real answer for ya.

spoonraker

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I thought they were just arbitrary codes picked by GM without any real intent or deeper meaning?