IMPALA SS 07

what noticable difference will i feel with the shift kit installed?

hexxLS4

iTrader: (1)

um firmer\quicker shifts?

IMPALA SS 07

will i see quicker 1/4 mile times? and will it help with traction issues?

hexxLS4

iTrader: (1)

Well...a quicker shift should yield better times when all else is equal. Not to mention it will save your clutch. Our traction issues are at launch when the gear is already engaged...so no I don't think it will help there...if anything, you might notice a chirp on the 1-2 shift.

IMPALA SS 07

sweet, now all my ricer friends that think its cool when there cars chirp 1-2 at like 10 mph will see what its like for a true car to chirp at 60 mph

hexxLS4

iTrader: (1)

There are still no guarantees that it will chirp unless you have your TCM tuned as well. Also, how are you shifting at 60? My car shifts at 50....unless you were just estimating.

IMPALA SS 07

when i use to drive it with the shifter it held to 59-60 just at redline now it shifts at around 55 when i let the computer do its thing

hexxLS4

iTrader: (1)

I'll have to check later. I'm pretty sure mine shifts at 50 @ 6k rpms. Maybe I'm wrong.

BuffaloSS

iTrader: (3)

I can't imagine you'll be chirping much with the torque lost with the 3" exhaust.

eddiemoney

iTrader: (2)

My definately shifts at 50 too

IMPALA SS 07

i just made a run with and without shifting
with shifting i hit 58 at 6000
without i hit 52ish at 6000

Nikon02

Not trying to sound like a butt head but that is impossible unless you have a magic gear in there somewhere.

If you hold 1st till you get to 6k and you are at 58 then if you have been tuned and can hold 1st in D all the way up to 6k then it would also be 58.

It is mechanically impossible to have diffrent numbers like you say.

Just think you are at 6k in first either way so you have to be at the same speed.

Sint3k

Not really sence its a automatic transmission the fluid in the torque converter has longer to speed up. Sence he is holding it in gear i'm sure it has more time for the fluid to cetch up. Its like spinning water around in a bottle and letting it go. If you spin the bottle and let it go for a second it will only go so fast but if you let it go longer the bottle will have time to speed up. Its diffrent if its a manual then it would be a physical link. and impossible for the diffrent numbers you mention. But i don't see how hes getting this number accurately considering when i'm holding first gear it still shifts to 2nd for me automaticly

hexxLS4

iTrader: (1)

I just checked a bit ago and it was 50-52 @ 6k...in 1st.

IMPALA SS 07

just got my shift kit gona bring it to a tranny shop and have em install it anyone with this kit what firmness did u set it to and what is a safe firmness to set it to to notice a difference without having things get messed up?
thanks

kissmyss03

iTrader: (1)

ok i chirp 2nd every time i go WOT. i have a shift kit and a tune. unless u make ur shift kit very aggressive i dont think u will chirp 2nd without a tune. and if u put an aggressive setting on ur shift kit , even when ur not WOT the shift is gonna be harsh. with how mine is set up, when i drive normal in the city, the shifts are normal and u cant even tell i have a shift kit or tune.

IMPALA SS 07

what site did u order your shift kit from i ordered mine from zzperformance.com and all i got was a transaxle filter and some spacers thats it. did your kit come with more than that?

djfeezy

That's all that comes with the zzp kit. I have it in my car.

IMPALA SS 07

djfeezy what spacers do u have in ur car and hows the ride with them....im thinkin of going as firm as possible and hope that i wont start breakin stuff lol

Compg

Do not go as firm as possible! I went medium with the shift kit in my Comp G and that is about all you need. As firm as possible will damn near rip the dash out on shifts.
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