Well I'm not sure about this car, but some cars (including my 300ZX) had a lockout for first gear, which prevented going into that gear above a certain road speed. This was only on first gear, and would prevent engaging first at any speed above 15mph or so, to safeguard the engine in case a nimrod was driving or you mis-shifted. I don't recall reading anywhere about that being in place on this car, but it could be to some extent. FWIW, on the Z, swapping transmission fluid to something like Redline MT90 sometimes helped to allow you to shift into first at a slightly higher speed (handy during an autocross event).

 

Yeah every morning when i leave at 7:10 I pull out of my drive way then street, try to put it in second and NOPPEEE no goo i have to pull hard. But once its warmed up its completely fine.

BTW i really want to know will this thing actually help. Becuase i have driven a lot of manual cars and the audi by far has the most "slop" between gears.
http://awe-tuning.com/pages/shared/p...&IL=AWEDTS

 

I tried the link but it didn't work for some reason.

 

works for me. got no idea if it will work though. i would think it should help a bit

 

Ive just been thinking is it really worth the money

If it doesnt work for anyone else it is the AWE tuning drivetrain slop thanger.

 

hard shifts between 1st and 2nd i agree, comes with the colder weather especially when the vehicle is cold
if it still does it when youve driven for a while then idk but i know al my standard vehicles have done that, good luck man

 

Most cars' manual transmissions 1st gear, (Including all three manuals I have owned: 1977 Pontiac LeMans, 1993 Saab 9000 & 2001 Audi A4) is not designed for traveling. It's designed to set the car in motion from a dead stop. My old Saab and my current Audi had/have a very difficult time getting into 1st unless the car is at a dead stop. 2nd gear is deep enough once the car gets moving 5+ mph.

Any transmission issues (shifting 1st to 2nd) should be eliminated once the car and transmission warm up.

-Peter
Mechanical & Electrical Engineer and proud S.A.E. member since 2001