Skip Shift....
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Yes.
They make you shift from 1st to 4th on part throttle. For fuel savings.
You can make your own CAGS delete for 50 cents or buy a ready made one for around 30 bucks.
They make you shift from 1st to 4th on part throttle. For fuel savings.
You can make your own CAGS delete for 50 cents or buy a ready made one for around 30 bucks.
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From the owners manual regarding the skip shift or CAGS (Computer assited gear selection).
When this light comes on,
you can only shift from
FIRST (1) to FOURTH (4)
instead of FIRST (1) to
SECOND (2). You must
complete the shift into
FOURTH (4) to deactivate
this feature. This helps
you get the best possible
fuel economy
This light will come on when:
- The engine coolant temperature is higher than
- You are going 15 to 19 mph (24 to 31 km/h) and
- You are at 21 percent throttle or less.
When this light comes on,
you can only shift from
FIRST (1) to FOURTH (4)
instead of FIRST (1) to
SECOND (2). You must
complete the shift into
FOURTH (4) to deactivate
this feature. This helps
you get the best possible
fuel economy
This light will come on when:
- The engine coolant temperature is higher than
- You are going 15 to 19 mph (24 to 31 km/h) and
- You are at 21 percent throttle or less.
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This feature is on every C5. Get a CAGS eliminator, install it and shift away.
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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
Get a CAGS eliminator, install it and shift away.
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Originally Posted by Vette C5
Does the skip shift come on all C5's?? and how exactly does it work
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CAGS Eliminator was my first mod at something under 800 miles...
I seem to have gotten a little carried away since then.
I believe you can also avoid it by going back into neutral (clutch still on the floor) and then repulling to 2nd.
I seem to have gotten a little carried away since then.
I believe you can also avoid it by going back into neutral (clutch still on the floor) and then repulling to 2nd.
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Originally Posted by Shylor
Better yet just keep the rpms up before shifting. You won't go any faster than you normally drive to do this. Besides the Corvette was meant to be driven with higher revs. Grandma's don't drive Vettes.
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Either
Drive it like its supposed to be driven
or
if you granny shift
just let it take you over to the right and then bring the shifter back and put it in second, no muss, no fuss just leave the clutch in until you've made the complete trip, half way down, over to the right, back to the left and down into second.
The skip bypass was the first thing I bought for my C5 and it is still sitting in its bag somewhere in my house because I don't think we need it
or
if you granny shift
just let it take you over to the right and then bring the shifter back and put it in second, no muss, no fuss just leave the clutch in until you've made the complete trip, half way down, over to the right, back to the left and down into second. The skip bypass was the first thing I bought for my C5 and it is still sitting in its bag somewhere in my house because I don't think we need it
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From: Central Coast CA
Originally Posted by Richin Chicago
Grandmas don't get stuck in stop and go traffic when the damm thing always picks the worst moment to lock out second gear.
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I know, CAGS is not even an issue with me when I drive my car. I guess for some reason everyone thinks you have to drive like a mad man using high revs to prevent CAGS from activating. This simply is not true. Test it out for yourself, it doesn't take much more rpms to prevent CAGS.