just to let wveryone know if you are evr racing someone the cobalt ss loves to be wot shifted. i have tried this and works great keeps you pinned to the seat too

 

C'mon, we need a video to accompany this claim.

 

I'll second that it does love the WOT...i do it all the time...the first time i tried it i was racing my buddy's 97 Trans Am and let me tell you i actually kept up..the SS got some *****

 

Please explain WOT and how it is done.

Thanks.

 

WOT= Wide Open Throttle, when you have the pedal all the way down to the floor, it opens up the throttle body and lets in all the air it can take in. When you shift at WOT (powershift) you just don't take your foot off of the gas when you push in the clutch.

 

so WOT = Power/speed shifting?

...and no problems with grinding?

 

NO, I said WOT= WIDE OPEN THROTTLE, you Go WOT when you power shift. And just for your benifit, if you are having this much trouble understanding it, I wouldn't attempt it if I were you. You can easily mess something up if you aren't a more experienced driver. Beware.

 

I haven't had the luxury of owning a great car to WOT Shift in... Besides a z28 Chevy Camaro (2001), but it was an automatic, so that really wouldn't work.

Since the Cobalt SS responds to WOT Shifting very well, what exact RPMS are you reaching when you shift each shift? Or is it redline everytime? I've heard of people doing this differently for other cars, I wanted to know what your personal preferance was.


// Saki XL

 

So you just mash the gas as you push in the clutch. But on the way out what do you do? Are you still on the pedal all the way?

 

You want to do it a couple hundred RPM Before Redline, when you go to shift, leave it floored, push in the clutch and shift as fast as you can. Then just dump the clutch back out as fast as you can. The reason I say a couple hundred before redline, is that when you push in the clutch to shift, it will jump up really quick. Just practice and get your shifting down really quick before you attempt it. Especially with your 2-3 shift.

 

Its not that I dont understand it, its that you dont understand me understanding it. I used to do it all the time in a RAV4, even though it is not a fast car it can still be "WOT" shifted.

 

For beginners I would reccomend your start your power shift at least 500 rpms before your determied redline. This car really wraps up fast so you've got to be quick on the shifting or else your gonna tag that rev limiter, doh!

 

Im shifting @ 6400

 

After I read this post I whent out and gave it a try. Wow your not kidding about keeping you pinned to your seat. Almost to hard of a gear change for my likes but it really gets the old blood running. Not to mention the speed gets up there alot faster. The only thing im having a hard time with is not hitting the limiter. This thing revs fast. Iv tryed it at 5500 and still hit it lol maybe im just slow.

 

you will get it, it takes practice. i do have to say the redline comes faster than my srt's

 

Once you get really comforatable with the shifter and the shifter pattern , you'll be nailin' it like a pro in no time.

 

I tried it this morning however, is this gona mess up the car or the clutch or something of this matter. If feels like a slap to your car in its face.

 

It's exteremly hard on stuff!!!! Hence why with only 34K miles on my camaro SS I'm on my 3rd clutch and need to rebuild my tranny.

 

That's because it is. I wouldn't make a habit out of doing it very often at all.

It will most certainly help kill your clucth musch faster, and may even result in shortening the length of your engine life or even a blown engine or supercharger.

 

on the srt mopar reccomends it

 

I look at your signature and I don't wonder why you are on your 3rd clutch bro. Looks like you are making a lot of power.

 

Mopar recommends it because they want you to break things so that they can make more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

i dont mind breaking things, its almost like those who dont mod becaue of warranty

thats 1/2 the fun

 

just went out and tryed some of this. fun stuff. definatly feels quicker.
on the way home i tryed it agian at a light and right went i got into secong my check engine light comes on and the car goes into safe mode. that **** sucks. car can only go about 10 mph. i pulled over and reset the ecu and now its fine. this happen to anybody else?


o yeah, my check engine light also comes on like every 4 days since i took my air box off. lol, i feel like my buddy's with srt4s.

 

Can u please tel me how to reset the ECU because i wil definetly be getting this since ive been wot shifting too. lol