How to & Demo of GM’s Launch Control & No Lift Shift in a ZR1 Corvette and the ZL1 Camaro. We tested out the capabilities of the GM launch control & no lift shift on a modded ZR1 (15lbs pullies & full exhaust) and a stock ZL1 Camaro a while back and wanted to show you how it performed.
In the end, the launch control was fairly useless on the ZR1 because it needs some better tires for the power it has, but the no lift shift was a blast, especially when it came to the sound!
We hadn’t seen a how-to video that explained it that well, so we decided to make our own! Enjoy!
Love the sound it makes when you no lift shift lol
ThAT Z got fire coming out the pipe bad ass.
Is this the same for a sixth gen zl1
Ew ZL1?
For the young guys: Shifting without letting off the accelerator pedal was called power shifting back in the day and you don't need modern tech or rev limiters to do it. You just shift at full throttle and do it quick. You get a feel for it. Some people are too slow and float valves but I have no lift shifted my 91 Cherokee, 94 Z28, 73 Trans Am, 97 ranger 4cyl and I'm sure I'm missing some that weren't mine or something. lol When somebody is next to you and you are trying to go as fast as you can it just happens… for me. can't help it.
Can u do this with an automatic transmission?
mehhhhh, I'll take paddle shifting over this POS.
Wow a close race.
Will this work on a c5z?? 😊
how does the transmission handle the gas being all the way to the floor with out letting out. this is mind blowing 😯
My 2 dream cars
might install an ls7 on the batmobile what do you all think?
ZR1 got Flames!!
WTF is in that corvette? god damm!!
is this on the 09 zo6?
this is my dream car…. i have a c6 right now
Have you experimented with the different PTM Modes for drag race launches ? Any one mode better than another to get these things launched ? One guy posted that he got his best times at the drag strip with Mode 4.
Nice . . thumbs up.
I love watching this video makes me fee like a true American muscle driver this is way better than seeing to lawnmowers race
Great video and very helpful with knowing how to launch. In the ZL1 owners manual, it says that Sport Mode 4 is better because it allows more engine power. Sport Mode 5 is the best for the drag strip. With that said, why did you use Tour Mode 2?
Awesome video! Extremely helpful!
2:10 Flames!! 😀
My fucking dream car that fucking zr1 the king of the hill merica baby👍👍👍☝️☝☝💪💪💪💪🚀🚀🚀
Do you dump the clutch or ease out of it #2 does it have to be in setting 2 can i put it on setting 5
Is no lift shift always activated or just in launch control mode start?
nice
For the people that dont understand:
With the no lift shift system you are keeping your foot on the gas all the way to the floor the whole time.
Whenever you need to shift all you do is simply leave your foot on the gas, push in the clutch, and shift quickly.
You do not have to take your foot off the gas the whole time.
Please no more posts about chevy cobolts!!!!! And by the way not only will a Zr1 beat a Zl1 but a Z06 will beat a Zl1… so with that said this video was never about which car was faster, that is already obvious… but its about shifting : )
Please no more posts about chevy cobolts!!!!! And by the way not only will a Zr1 beat a Zl1 but a Z06 will beat a Zl1… so with that said this video was never about which car was faster, that is already obvious… but its about shifting : )
vette no match for the zl1 !! zl1 only has 580hp and zr1 Bette has 638!! come on
Problem… I tried the no lift shift with My zl1 at the track. The power kept bogging out. What did I do wrong?
Vette just has too much.
What rpms in the zl1 does someone shift at the track?
What is the no lift shift? I am not sure what is meant by the no lift shift.
What's the exhaust setup on zr1? I just got 2011 bone stock
Watching this this just makes me want to do my project even more..which is bring the powerplant with a procharger and launch control over to a 2003 crew cab Chevy 2500 with a 3 inch lift… Some people think its stupid j think it'd be a fun daily driver
Watching vette videos i swear 2nd gear is like a stealth mode. They hual ass after 2nd
Jesus Christ the ZR1 sounds beautiful
Great video, and man those cars sound great.
This should have a million views
I drive like this anyways without all the expensive electronics!!
better that the New Z06 Please somebody can make a video Zr1 vs New Z06
My GF uncle has a 700hp ZL1…omg
this is 100% stupid really you are raceing with a light corvette and the camaro ZL1 is more heavy
that's a zl1
After listening to these runs, it sounds like the engine cuts out at the 4300rpm point rather than holds at that rpm during the shift. Is that the case? If so, you would lose rpm and power until it came back when the clutch was released, therefore defeating the advantage you want to achieve.
Maybe I'm being fooled by the sound, but it doesn't sound like a stick shift car being "power shifted" without the electronic aids.
In the ideal stick shift scenario, the driver shifts at the peak power rpm point as the clutch is disengaged. The engine then revs past that point, (but not past the redline), then is brought back down by the clutch engaging in the next gear.
This way you spend the maximum amount of time at power peak, but risk over-revving if you miss a shift.
I think the idea of these electronics preventing over revving the engine is great if they can be tuned correctly to achieve the desired result. It just doesn't sound right in this video.
So no lift shift on a 5.0 would be something you wouldn't do because it didn't come programmed, right?
That was fucking awesome, No Lift Shift sounds awesome.