Sorry i know this has been covered

[bcnwolverine]

this might be a very stupid question but 2nd gear is driving me nuts...i have had my redline since june 26 2004....is there a fix for this or shifting tips someone can give me....2nd gear lag is just to much....been driving this car for 2 years and still can get used to it when i race it...normal driving i am fine...would appreciate any advice...thanks

[mantiskungfu]

Originally Posted by bcnwolverine

this might be a very stupid question but 2nd gear is driving me nuts...i have had my redline since june 26 2004....is there a fix for this or shifting tips someone can give me....2nd gear lag is just to much....been driving this car for 2 years and still can get used to it when i race it...normal driving i am fine...would appreciate any advice...thanks

Do you have torque braces? Maybe its just me, but they seemed to help me out alot.

[04RedLine04]

I have the exact same problem I lag in second I just got a brand new tranny and I got to say that it helped alot but I still feel some lag I also installed new motor mounts to stiffen the motor and it also seemed to help pm me if u have any question cause I have the exact same problem.The 04 seem to bring many problems

[TheWastedYears]

Do you have an 04?

[bcnwolverine]

i do have a 04....i would prefer not to have to replace the tranny braces and motor mounts good idea...

[bcnwolverine]

oops...i meant dont want to replace tranny....but new motor mounts and braces good idea...hehe

[XeroState]

From what I remember Spooner saying [and if I understood correctly], its our cars "torque management", from what I understand it pulls timing while allowing rpms to climb, then at a certain rpm or after certain conditions are met, the torque management is turned off and timing is restored.

I believe that is what he said, if you search "torque management" you should find some posts on it, or just wait for spooner or someone on here to correct me or say I am right [which ever]

[TheWastedYears]

My cure for 2nd gear lag was HP Tuners + 05 Calibration + Mild Tweaking.

[Freakazoid]

Originally Posted by TheWastedYears

My cure for 2nd gear lag was HP Tuners + 05 Calibration + Mild Tweaking.

yea i was about to say the say the same thing as hp tuners, isn't the increased rev limiter supposed to help with that 'lag' as well?

[TheWastedYears]

Nah. Just gives ya the extra "umph." I rarely redline the car (I know, I know) so I don't even see it. I only kicked the redline up to 7k so that I could shift when the tach said 6500 w/o nailing the fuel cut.

The 05 tune gives more midrange (not yet dyno f'in proven) and removes the 2nd gear hiccup (at 4500, if memory serves.) I tweaked the TQ management beyond that to make gear transitions smoother.

My goal in tuning this car was not ultimate top end power, so I think I'm in the minority in that respect. I spend most of my time in the 1st three gears, so I wanted the smoothest feel w/ the earliest onset of power.

HP Tuners easily fixes the problem.