Has anyone been to Pontiac's website recently? Go to the GTO page under upcoming vehichles and on the pop up window click on "Hear it coming" and you'll get a close up of the instrument display. Right when it revs to 6200 rpm's a shift light goes off next to the 7 in the tachometer!!! I hope that idea carries over to the real thing!

 

I'd say... yes..

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My friend's '97 Sunfire has one, although the GTO's sounds like it's positioned better. The Sunfire's is kind of off to the side. I think it's a very good idea. Makes you wonder why more cars don't come with one.

 

Thank you....

 

my '88 grand am had a shift light.if you need a light to tell you when to shift,maybe you don't need a manual tranny.how about a light that senses on/off ramps and tells you to punch it.how about a light that reminds to use the clutch when shifting or a light that reminds you the brake pedal is the one in the middle.

 

No doubt. I had one in one of my other cars and took the light bulb out because it was annoying.

 

6200 rpm on a LS1 thats over revvin it past fuel shut off! I don't think its a shift light but a warning light that you've spun the motor past redline.

 

Drag racers have been using shift lights for years. They do serve a good purpose. Taking your eyes off the street/strip in front of you to look down at your tach is a pretty big distraction.

 

thirdgen had it. at least my 85 does.

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Shift lights are also used when trying to get past the gas guzzler tax too.

 

well,i'm sure it is helpful for a drag racer,but i doubt the GTO is going to rev so god-awful fast as to just overwhelm some idiot who can't drive a stick.also,who looks at the tach each and every time you shift?once you learn where to shift on any given car,all you gotta do is listen.too many electronic nannies,how about a light that reassures you your GTO doesn't look like a grand am.or a light that reminds you to make your car payment or to not lock your keys in your car or a light that says red means stop,green means go and yellow means go faster or a light that reminds you to look at the light that tells you when to shift or a light that.......

 

If the shift light comes on at red line, its for performance (racing
If the shift light comes on at gas saving rpm's you have a gay shift light

See the difference.......

 

Amen Derek! I find any kind of shift light more of a distraction. As a matter of fact, I obtained my best time at the track "using the force" rather than looking at the tach. That time below is my very first run at the track ever and I could not beat it the rest of the day (about 15 runs). I was too concerned about when I was shifting and forgot to just listen to the car. Big mistake! Anyone who needs a shift light in a performance car, should have it immediately stripped from them and given a Yugo. Just my $.02.

So all you shift-light leghumpers better pray I don't get elected president...

 

i tryed to count and got 4.9 sec 0-60 what about yall (i know the car isn't really moving)

 

The shift light if for consistency. Can you actually tell the difference (sound wise) between a few hundred rpms when you are racing? If so, than hats off to you...

Another point...our tachs are quite slow in case you haven't noticed. I will stick with my consistent 6k shifts with the help of my shiftlight.