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ZF S6-40

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ZF S6-40 is a manual gearbox from ZF. The Society has 2 vehicles on file with it, 2 with a source we opened and 0 still leads.

Chevrolet

VehicleYearsShift patternGearbox sourceMembers
Chevrolet Corvette C4
Manual cars incl. ZR-1 (from 1990), six-speed with CAGS skip-shift
[1]
1989-19926 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated
Chevrolet Corvette C4
Manual cars incl. ZR-1 (to 1995), LT4 and Grand Sport (1996); six-speed with CAGS skip-shift
[2]
1993-19966 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated

References

  1. Gearbox maker list. ZF letter of 12 July 2000 reproduced by Corvette Action Center: "All S6-40 transmissions installed in the C4 Corvette contain 100% helical gears"; article covers 1989-1996 cars. [link]
  2. Gearbox maker list. ZF letter of 12 July 2000 reproduced by Corvette Action Center: "All S6-40 transmissions installed in the C4 Corvette contain 100% helical gears"; article covers 1989-1996 cars. [link]
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