GT500 rolls Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 A buddy with a C5 Corvette gave me a copy of Corvette Fever, one of the articles said that skipping a gear (5th to 3rd for example) would prematurely wear the transmission. Specifically one of the spacers or washers in the syncronizers. Anyone heard of this and wonder if that is specific to that trans or if it would happen in my 05 Viper with a Tremec T56 transmission or my 2010 Shelby with a Tremec TR6060 transmission? Any issues or hear of problems skipping gears when downshifting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4632R Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 Never heard of anything like that before, I can't see how it could possibly matter. I go from 6-3 all the time and vice-versa. No problems here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mach1fever Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 It would only matter if you don't wait for the revs to go down far enough. If your using it to slow the car the higher revs/torque from down shifting is a higher strain than what it would be lower in the rev range. Thats the only thing I can think of. Respectfully, Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakeman Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 This is my typical shifting pattern up 1, 2 and straight to 6 unless in traffic. I downshift and skip gears all the time, never had an issue with any car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1badsho Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 I actually just started doing this and was wondering the same thing. Shifting from 1st to 3rd to 5th and finally to 6th gear. This is my typical shifting pattern up 1, 2 and straight to 6 unless in traffic. I downshift and skip gears all the time, never had an issue with any car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSD Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 6th to 3rd on freeway = win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500 rolls Posted April 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 I have been using 1-3-6 on occasion too.. with all the torque available, rowing the gears all the time seems like extra work unless I want to enjoy the action and sounds. The Corvette trans absolutely had an issue and there was no mention of not matching revs. When I skip a gear downshifting I bring the rpms up to match or close when I shift and will let them fall before I let the clutch out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KomradAndre Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 6th to 3rd on freeway = win. exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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