auto trans 2.73/ 1st gear blocker shifter question.

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Sep 28, 2003 | 09:10 PM

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ZLT195

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I believe it had to do with being at a certain RPM at a certain MPH and with 3.23+ gears the car would have had to be shifted into second already by the time it reached the MPH to stay in the RPM range.

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Sep 28, 2003 | 09:17 PM

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CamaroGuy22

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Quote:

Originally posted by Cmr0z28
why would they do it in the 2.73 cars? wouldnt the 3.23 cars go through 1st faster?

That exactly was my first opinion. I just dont get if it was done for sound purposes...then why would the 3.23 cars be any quieter in first.

Sep 28, 2003 | 09:41 PM

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BlueCamaroZ28

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Originally posted by LS1_03
Why waste the time and energy to tear apart the console and cut something when all you have to do is yank back really hard? It works in mine.

Do you have number 1 labled on the shifter plate. Mine ends at 2. tried to pull the shifter back to hold it in 1st gear but couldn't even with plate raised to give more room for the shifter. I have seen some of the Z's with 1 labled on the shifter.

I think I will try to see if there is a rubber stopper holding it from shifting into 1st gear. If it is so, I will cut some of it.

Sep 28, 2003 | 10:40 PM

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shoebox

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Originally posted by CamaroGuy22
That exactly was my first opinion. I just dont get if it was done for sound purposes...then why would the 3.23 cars be any quieter in first.

You would have to know the exact requirements to know why they did what they did. Obviously, the difference in rpm and resulting resonance made some sort of change necessary.

Bottom line is, they blocked first gear with 2.73s and that, as they say, is that.

Sep 28, 2003 | 11:31 PM

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ninetythreez

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Hey guys! It's me, Neil, the guy who started this post..
I went outside and used a kitchen serated knife and fixed the 1st gear blocker. It cuts right off easily. Shifting into 1st is no problem now. COOL!!

I went to town after I cut it off to try shifting from 1st and go to WalMart. Saw 3 rice cars but couldn't get any of the 3 to jump on me...oh, well.

Sep 28, 2003 | 11:39 PM

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ninetythreez

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so do this to remove the rubber/plastic blocker...\

1.insert ignition key and turn to on, but not crank position
2.press foot on brake pedal and pull shifter back to (D) position
3. Lift front of shifter console carefully up and turn it sideways so you can see under it at the rear portion of the shifter assembly.
4. Look at right side of notched gear plate. You will see a black block of plastic/rubber that hits the shifter when you pull it back to 2nd gear.
5. push shifter up to (P) position
6. Take a small saw or serated knife and start at the front of the block and trim it off as even as you can to make a flush surface against the notched gear selection plate. reinstall console piece and shift it into 1st.
7. Go drive it!

wa la!!!!!!!!!!
no more blocking 1st!!!!