whats up with 96's
whats up with 96's so ive got a 96 z28 a4 and it will scratch 2nd gear everytime, along with my buddies 96 lt1 a4 car that does the same, but ive road in a 95 and 97 lt1s that wont. so i was just wondering if there was something different with the 96's setup or are the just to freak cars among the rest of the lt1 out there.
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thanks
maybe your car is lighter or has a hypertech shift firmness tune or maybe thier brakes are hanging up or maybe you have gears or maybe they...
i have an 97 a4 that i had spin 3rd with mods below... but i got 1400 dollars crammed into the tranny...
i have an 97 a4 that i had spin 3rd with mods below... but i got 1400 dollars crammed into the tranny...
If your comparing speed of a vehicle by 'scratching' gears, then.. I just dont know what to say, haha. Hell my V6 Dakota that runs 18's will chirp 2nd gear every single time I hit it, but it's still a dog. Shift firmness, tire wear, all kinds of differences in different vehicles/trannys/etc. There is a ton of things that could cause it, but more than likely, it's just a coincidence, not a freak car.
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my 95 will "chirp" slicks in 2nd....does that mean imma super bad ***??
its just a co-wink-e-dink or whatever.
the 95 and 97 u rode in maybe were ragged out, or lacked the driver mod. You can make a 89 Ford Tempo chirp the tires if you try hard enough, lol.
its just a co-wink-e-dink or whatever.
the 95 and 97 u rode in maybe were ragged out, or lacked the driver mod. You can make a 89 Ford Tempo chirp the tires if you try hard enough, lol.
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Before I put the dr's on mine it would leave 2 10 foot black marks on the road when I would hit second and ocassionaly chirp 3'rd. This is with 3.73's, long tubes, ORY, catback, Madz28 programming, moroso cai ect. Now that I have dr's on the car it will only ocassionaly chirp second. Tires make all the differance in the world.
i've got an '04 Tacoma 4cyl 5-speed that will chirp 1st-3rd everytime. My bro's 96z 6-speed will do the same as well. My t/a wont really "scratch" any gear, but it will smoke both vehicles mentioned above. Also remember that some Lt1 cars had 2.73's that really slow them down as well.
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Demon, we're not talking MANUALs. You could chirp the tires on a lawn mower if it had a manual trans -_-
I caught a MEANT piece today when I was going to make the on-ramp turn light lol Was doing about 20 and I punched it, dropped into 1st and roached them, hit second and tossed me a bit sideways. WAHOOOOO
I caught a MEANT piece today when I was going to make the on-ramp turn light lol Was doing about 20 and I punched it, dropped into 1st and roached them, hit second and tossed me a bit sideways. WAHOOOOO
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I've got a 96 and on my previous tires it'd kick out bad going into second. Now it spins straight when I go into second.
I've had random guys who were import drivers "wtf" when I did a 1-2, haha.
My car runs pretty good too. 13.3@103 with intake & cat-back.
I've had random guys who were import drivers "wtf" when I did a 1-2, haha.
My car runs pretty good too. 13.3@103 with intake & cat-back.
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Originally Posted by 02gtp4now
so ive got a 96 z28 a4 and it will scratch 2nd gear everytime, along with my buddies 96 lt1 a4 car that does the same, but ive road in a 95 and 97 lt1s that wont. so i was just wondering if there was something different with the 96's setup or are the just to freak cars among the rest of the lt1 out there.
thanks
thanks
when I got my car 3 years ago, it was bone stock- NOTHING, not a K&N, still had the converter, stock exhaust, everything (even plugs and wires) it would eat the tires off shifting in to second pretty decent. it would also fry the tires all the way through first and a fair amount in to second from a dead stop.
it had a 3.23 gear
my friends '94 formula would barely spin the tires from a stop(street racing king!) let alone when shifting in to second.
it had a 2.73
I know, you wouldn't think another 1/2 turn of the pinion per revolution would make that big of a difference, but it does.
probably the fact that the '96 cars you've road in were 3.23, and the others were 2.73's...
