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Need4Camaro · 12-13-2017, 10:14 AM

I want to note that in the V6, 50 MPH is RIGHT ON the crest of where the car would like to downshift into 7th gear, what you could be experiencing is the torque converter unlocking and preparing to shift but the unlock gives it JUST ENOUGH power to keep it in 8th.. Seriously, these cars do NOT like to use 8th gear below 53 MPH.

It holds 7th from about 42 MPH all the way to 55 MPH driving normally then shifts to 8th..downshifting it will "tolerate" as low as 49 MPH but it REALLY hates it and its hard as heck holding it there even in manual mode... My opinion is, you're literally not going fast enough. I've had the thing up to 90 MPH and only turning 2 grand RPMS...unbelievable how overgeared these cars are.

12-13-2017, 10:14 AM	#10
Need4Camaro Drives: '17 Camaro 2SS & '99 Camaro Z28 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,975	I want to note that in the V6, 50 MPH is RIGHT ON the crest of where the car would like to downshift into 7th gear, what you could be experiencing is the torque converter unlocking and preparing to shift but the unlock gives it JUST ENOUGH power to keep it in 8th.. Seriously, these cars do NOT like to use 8th gear below 53 MPH. It holds 7th from about 42 MPH all the way to 55 MPH driving normally then shifts to 8th..downshifting it will "tolerate" as low as 49 MPH but it REALLY hates it and its hard as heck holding it there even in manual mode... My opinion is, you're literally not going fast enough. I've had the thing up to 90 MPH and only turning 2 grand RPMS...unbelievable how overgeared these cars are.