Tough shifting at high RPM
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I have a '98 Z/28 M6, shifts pretty smooth for the most part (normal driving). When I get on it and try to shift 1>2 up at ~5800 RPM, I find myself having to man it into gear and sometimes I miss it. I mean I really gotta give it a nice tug to get it in gear... If I shift slowly it'll go in fine, but for obvious reasons, I don't want to shift slow. Any way to know Exactly what the problem is? My *guess is my syncro but I'm still an amateur. I've been told it's my master/slave cylinder and/or possibly my synchro. Any help to diagnose this would be appreciated.
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-Marcus
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-Marcus
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Marcus, read the following page on your stock hydraulics (and why you likely need to upgrade your master cylinder) here: http://www.tick-performance.com/imag...kshiftfaq.html
Pay careful attention to the section titled "How can I tell if I need to upgrade to the Tick Performance Adjustable Clutch Master Cylinder Kit?"
Pay careful attention to the section titled "How can I tell if I need to upgrade to the Tick Performance Adjustable Clutch Master Cylinder Kit?"
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Marcus, read the following page on your stock hydraulics (and why you likely need to upgrade your master cylinder) here: http://www.http://tick-performance.c...kshiftfaq.html
Pay careful attention to the section titled "How can I tell if I need to upgrade to the Tick Performance Adjustable Clutch Master Cylinder Kit?"
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Pay careful attention to the section titled "How can I tell if I need to upgrade to the Tick Performance Adjustable Clutch Master Cylinder Kit?"
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Thanks! Definitely going to invest in it then.
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Stock LS1 Z/28. so my guess is around 300? Just got a cutout that will be put in the sock i-pipe pretty soon, so should be around ~305ish.
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Yea I now believe it's a combination of that, a bad 2nd gear synchro, and the crappy GM master cylinder. Because 2nd gear is the most difficult to shift into.
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I think a new clutch will solve a lot of your problems. I'd definitely recommend it before you do any more damage to the synchro. I recommend flushing the tranny fluid to see if that helps when installing the new clutch as well. Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Chris, 817-750-2000
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I think a new clutch will solve a lot of your problems. I'd definitely recommend it before you do any more damage to the synchro. I recommend flushing the tranny fluid to see if that helps when installing the new clutch as well. Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Chris, 817-750-2000
Yea that sounds like a good idea since I have plans on adding power in the future. Thanks!
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Absolutely! We package our hydraulics with Monster Clutches in our Tick & Monster COMPLETE Clutch Swap Package, seen here: http://www.tickperformance.com/ls1-f...-swap-package/
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I'm going to look into this too... Tick hydraulics are among the best I've seen and I plan to make more and more power whenever I have the funds so I also need to drop the stock clutch in my Z/28. So most likely a sintered iron clutch will be my choice. Can't wait to get pasrts from Tick/Monster!