3rd GEAR question?
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From: Greenville, Wis
Car: 1988 pontiac firebird
Engine: formual 305
3rd GEAR question?
Hey... im not sure if this is normal... but i have a 1988 manual pontiac firebird formula 305 and its a beast but it seems when i shift to 3rd gear theirs no acceleration until i get to fourth... it seems like s adud gear... is this normal???
.All cars accelerate the most from a stop.The faster u go the more power it takes, leaving less for acceleration.So in third gear your already going pretty fast, and leaving less power for acceleration.
Last edited by daverr; Jul 29, 2004 at 11:01 PM.
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From: st. Petersburg, Fla
Car: 83 Z28
Engine: vortec 305 for now
Transmission: 5 speed
It could make sense. In some of the T5 third fourth and fifth gears use these cone with clutch material on them instead of brass synchro rings. When you drive then hard they can tear off that lining. That might be what his problem is. If so, the trans will have to come out.
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