Skip Shift Eliminator Bypass?
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Skip Shift Eliminator Bypass?
How hard is it to install one of these?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CORVETTE-SKI...2260aa&vxp=mtr
I'm getting tired of having to battle for 2nd gear.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CORVETTE-SKI...2260aa&vxp=mtr
I'm getting tired of having to battle for 2nd gear.
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How hard is it to install one of these?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CORVETTE-SKI...2260aa&vxp=mtr
I'm getting tired of having to battle for 2nd gear.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CORVETTE-SKI...2260aa&vxp=mtr
I'm getting tired of having to battle for 2nd gear.
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From: Texas
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I got sick of my CAGS after 15 years of owning my GrandSport Vette.
Last oil change (Engine and Transmission) with the car jacked up, I disconnected the plug on the drivers side of the transmission. It is very easy to do once the car is jacked up. I did not buy any special plug I just put shrinkable tubing on the plug and the connector (transmission side). This wiil keep any dirt away from the contacts. And disconnecting it this way instead of the special adapter also will not trip the service engine soon light!
Last oil change (Engine and Transmission) with the car jacked up, I disconnected the plug on the drivers side of the transmission. It is very easy to do once the car is jacked up. I did not buy any special plug I just put shrinkable tubing on the plug and the connector (transmission side). This wiil keep any dirt away from the contacts. And disconnecting it this way instead of the special adapter also will not trip the service engine soon light!
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From: Crystal Springs MS
I got sick of my CAGS after 15 years of owning my GrandSport Vette.
Last oil change (Engine and Transmission) with the car jacked up, I disconnected the plug on the drivers side of the transmission. It is very easy to do once the car is jacked up. I did not buy any special plug I just put shrinkable tubing on the plug and the connector (transmission side). This wiil keep any dirt away from the contacts. And disconnecting it this way instead of the special adapter also will not trip the service engine soon light!
Last oil change (Engine and Transmission) with the car jacked up, I disconnected the plug on the drivers side of the transmission. It is very easy to do once the car is jacked up. I did not buy any special plug I just put shrinkable tubing on the plug and the connector (transmission side). This wiil keep any dirt away from the contacts. And disconnecting it this way instead of the special adapter also will not trip the service engine soon light!
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I am not at all surprised people disconnect them. What a pain in the ****. IMO, it has to do damage to the clutch and engine bearings. I've probably put 75 miles on mine and it has got to go. I wasn't aware that I'd get a code response though.
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Skip shift operates within very narrow parameters.
Just hold in 1st gear slightly longer until the rpm's are above the parameter, and the light will go back out allowing you to shift into 2nd.
But if you try to force a shift into 2nd while the solenoid is trying to prevent it, then yes you will cause damage.
With that said, it is very easy to disable.
I have the skip shift eliminator installed on my. The light on the dash still comes on, but the solenoid does not operate and prevent shifts to 2nd.
No codes either.
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Bro-in-law got his Tech2 back and we were "playing" with it last night - you CAN disable the CAGS with the Tech2, but only as long as you're in that diagnostic mode...when you exit out it gets re-enabled.
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FWIW, if you have OBD II tuning software, you can go in and disable it. Technically you just change the parameters such that it will never meet the criteria to engage. I use LT1 Edit for OBD II and that's how I tuned mine out. Prior to buying the tuning software, I pulled the plug and inserted the resistor.
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I have owned my GrandSport since new, no tune has ever been performed. This is interesting though. My skip shift light still lights when I am driving slow but no SES light.
Do you think GM tuned the cars differently?
Do you think GM tuned the cars differently?
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One never knows. What's your VIN? Curious how that might compare to Phat98.
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The only time it would do any damage is if you try to shift while the "One To Four" light is on.
Skip shift operates within very narrow parameters.
Just hold in 1st gear slightly longer until the rpm's are above the parameter, and the light will go back out allowing you to shift into 2nd.
But if you try to force a shift into 2nd while the solenoid is trying to prevent it, then yes you will cause damage.
With that said, it is very easy to disable.
I have the skip shift eliminator installed on my. The light on the dash still comes on, but the solenoid does not operate and prevent shifts to 2nd.
No codes either.
Skip shift operates within very narrow parameters.
Just hold in 1st gear slightly longer until the rpm's are above the parameter, and the light will go back out allowing you to shift into 2nd.
But if you try to force a shift into 2nd while the solenoid is trying to prevent it, then yes you will cause damage.
With that said, it is very easy to disable.
I have the skip shift eliminator installed on my. The light on the dash still comes on, but the solenoid does not operate and prevent shifts to 2nd.
No codes either.