Is it just me or is the immediate shift from first to second a huge let down. First gear gets your hopes up just to feel like your crawling in second.

Its sweet when you downshift at about 53mph tho.....


I hope stg. 2 helps.

 

you get a little bog but S2 is totally different 3rd becomes the best pulling gear instead of 2nd. Intake and full exhaust and it will really pick the car up.

 

Yeah i hate that ****, its cuz 1st is so short....

 

anybody know why we have such a ridiculously short first gear my god... cant get anywhere in first

 

they designed our car for pulling trailers that's why...

if you have hp tuners then the best thing to do is turn down the boost in first it will be a little easier to control.

I agree though, first is way to short. I always friggen bounce it off the rev limiter if I'm not paying close attention

 

gm's genious gear ratios

 

I agree. The problem is first gear is way too short and second is a bit too long. It's like there is a "dead spot" between first and second where if you don't take first to over 4k rpm its not exactly a powerful shifting point. I usually shift at about 3k and even then I have to use the clutch more just to get into second smoothly otherwise it stumbles and bogs.

 

lol shifting at 5k ftw

 

thats what rev limiters are there for.

 

lol

funny, but true unless you like jerking your car around

 

I have Stage 2, personally I like 2nd gear, 1st gear in the cobalt was created by some ungodly evil force though. But it can be dealt with.

 

my car is its best t 40 rolls from 2nd

 

40 in second, like the magic part of our gear ratios

 

2nd gear is perfect for cornering, and rolling starts. On the other hand, 1st gear is definitely designed for uphill tractor-pulls. Regardless, you will like what stage II does for the car. The bogging in 1st-to-2nd is less noticeable. Also, get an engine dampner or some strong engine mounts for a cleaner 1-to-2 shift.

 

You'd love 2nd gear if 1st gear wasn't designed for towing

 

i dont know man my car pulls pretty hard from 1st to 2nd and i dont have stage 2. it depends on how long you wait in between shifts. If you shift faster you will be at a higher RPM and the car will pull harder.

 

2nd gear

 

3rd gear pulls hard for me and love it over 16 psi also in 3rd gear with stock gm stage 2

 

my second gear is fine by the time i shift into it im alreay doing 40

 

Second gear is the bomb diggity. First gear now, that is a whole other pain in the ass.

 

Well, i've heard that our cars were supposed to be 6spd, but at last second they switched it to the 5spd. Don't know if this is true, but it would be interesting to see what the Balt would be like with 6 gears..

 

i bet high 13's stock

 

First gear is a joke, I LOVE second gear. 2nd at like 30-40mph is SICK

 

i found 1st grear got a little bette for me all around once i put my k&n on. i hated first with the stock intake, but i feel i get a little (LITTLE) more use out of first now. but yeah, stock, i'm glad to know i'm not the only one getting a dead spot between first and second. lol.

 

3rd gear owns all.