I don't think I saw this posted yet, but I'll bet some will find interest in it.

http://www.popularhotrodding.com/fea...aro/index.html

 

thats good info on the gauge cluster for people who want to get a 1SS or 1LT

 

Yup, the gauge cluster from the dealer deal is pretty neat.

Related....question...on the M6 car, is one of the gauges still the tranny temp gauge? That one makes perfect sense and is very useable with an automatic, but a bit useless with the manual.

 

Yes it is. And something I noticed on the M6's is they have a trans fluid pump built in either the belhouseing or front of trans (I can't remember), so it runs the fluid through a cooler in the front.

 

The M6 has a pump and a tranny cooler???????????

Wow. Why? Transmission fluid in a manual is not under pressure like it is in an automatic.

 

Interesting info. I didn't know about the second door striker and why. Remote start and console guages are good info to know for those going that way aftermarket.

 

Super cool 411!

 

couple of big misses though that I did not know till I got #6046 home....
a/No hood dome light for night time....checking oil or looking under hood on a dark night...
b/no trunk pull down area to put your hand and pull down. this is super annoying. trunk is stiff and you have to touch the spoiler or trunk lid every time to pull down the trunk.
But...whose complaining...I have a new 2SS in the garage !!

 

you'll need to unlock the door manually, crawl in the back seat, flip down the seat back, reach into the trunk, and pull the emergency trunk release ripcord. You know, the glow-in-the-dark thing your kid gets to use when he misbehaves and you gotta stuff him in the trunk.


That was good!

Jeff

 

There is a transmission cooler -- fitted as standard to all Automatic vehicles -- both V6 & V8 (....it is a part of the radiator assembly...).

The V6 Manual has no transmission cooler....

The V8 Manual has a transmission cooler included in the radiator -- and thus is fully track capable for a full tank of fuel.

 

about the pulling up part....

I noticed that if you grab the trunk just above the tail lamp... not the spoiler... but right there where the trunk panel starts just above the tail lamp... you leave no marks...

not i gotta figure out how to close the trunk without leaving marks....

 

Interesting. Never heard of problems with tranny fluid temps in manual transmission cars, but then, I don't open track, so that's probably why.

Tks for the info.

Bob

 

There were a handful of things I didn't know in that article. Neat.

Specifically, those were:
1. extra door striker
2. single hood strut
3. windshield-mounted remote receiver for extended range (does it only work for the remote start, or does it also work for lock/unlock?)
4. no manual exterior trunk lock
5. GMPD badge under the hood

Pressure is not the only way to create heat.

 

Obviously not - but the kind of pressure that an automatic will run creates WAY more heat than the fluid just sloshing around with the gears.

 

Fair enough; nonetheless, the TR6060 clearly generates enough heat through a long session of racing to warrant the cooler.