"Computer Aided Gear Selection", 1-4 shift
Lifetime Member
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 10,702
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From: New Jersey
St. Jude Donor '05, '12-'13, '15-'16, '21
Originally Posted by The Nuts
, or you can be cheap like me and install a $1 resistor from radio shack, works great and no more annoying 1-4 shifts!
Cheap????....More like crazy like a fox. Thats a great alternative.
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,336
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From: North Canton OH
I have yet to get the bypass, and it only rears its ugly head when I'm letting someone else drive, or I'm following another slow moving car around a corner.
I am planning to order one though, just too lazy to shop for it.
I am planning to order one though, just too lazy to shop for it.
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 4,661
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From: Ocean Springs MS
Originally Posted by Joel B.
So...does the CAGS physically prevent the shifter from shifting into 2nd or 3rd?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: Savannah Ga
Originally Posted by Corvette Monkey
I like CAGS. It saves gas and wear on the clutch and engine. I actually use 2-5 as often as I launch with 1-4 on stock gears. CAGS is only there when you're loafing, so why not?
I got caught a couple of times where I was easing into traffic to make a left turn. I would time it were I could roll up to a left turn in first, to let a car or two pass. After the cars pass begin my turn and shift to second. Second is blocked and I am forced into fourth with oncoming traffic. Push the pedel to the floor and the Vette strugles out of the way. Yeah, I should have stayed in first but it was too late, I had already made the decision to shift and couldn't find the time to push the clutch back in and shift back to first.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,012
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From: Jensen Beach FL
Originally Posted by hardtop
Why not you say?
I got caught a couple of times where I was easing into traffic to make a left turn. I would time it were I could roll up to a left turn in first, to let a car or two pass. After the cars pass begin my turn and shift to second. Second is blocked and I am forced into fourth with oncoming traffic. Push the pedel to the floor and the Vette strugles out of the way. Yeah, I should have stayed in first but it was too late, I had already made the decision to shift and couldn't find the time to push the clutch back in and shift back to first.
I got caught a couple of times where I was easing into traffic to make a left turn. I would time it were I could roll up to a left turn in first, to let a car or two pass. After the cars pass begin my turn and shift to second. Second is blocked and I am forced into fourth with oncoming traffic. Push the pedel to the floor and the Vette strugles out of the way. Yeah, I should have stayed in first but it was too late, I had already made the decision to shift and couldn't find the time to push the clutch back in and shift back to first.
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Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 4,661
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From: Ocean Springs MS
Originally Posted by hardtop
Why not you say?
I got caught a couple of times where I was easing into traffic to make a left turn. I would time it were I could roll up to a left turn in first, to let a car or two pass. After the cars pass begin my turn and shift to second. Second is blocked and I am forced into fourth with oncoming traffic. Push the pedel to the floor and the Vette strugles out of the way. Yeah, I should have stayed in first but it was too late, I had already made the decision to shift and couldn't find the time to push the clutch back in and shift back to first.
I got caught a couple of times where I was easing into traffic to make a left turn. I would time it were I could roll up to a left turn in first, to let a car or two pass. After the cars pass begin my turn and shift to second. Second is blocked and I am forced into fourth with oncoming traffic. Push the pedel to the floor and the Vette strugles out of the way. Yeah, I should have stayed in first but it was too late, I had already made the decision to shift and couldn't find the time to push the clutch back in and shift back to first.
Yeah, it always happens at times like that. Very much worth the $20-30 dollars. Had one on my vette within a week of purchase.
Race Director
Joined: Aug 1999
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From: Manhattan, KS Missing SoCal since 2005
Originally Posted by C5Aggie
....or do what I do. If you ever see the light come on, push a little harder with your right foot. It will go away.
It's never been a problem for me - don't shift out of 1st until you hit 2K rpm & it won't be a problem.Lots of people bitch about it, but it's better than the alternative, which would be paying a gas-guzzler tax.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2000
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From: Baton Rouge LA
Lots of people bitch about it, but it's better than the alternative, which would be paying a gas-guzzler tax.
Safety Car
Joined: May 2006
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From: Providence Forge, VA
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12
Originally Posted by byte_me
Yes- The C5 also has this...if you are below (I want to say 2000 RPM) it will force you to go to 4th from 1st- There is a simple $20 inline harness you can buy to defeat this. Most of us 6 speeders have this installed as the CAGS is a PITA. Keep in mind, even with the CAGS defeat installed, the 1st to 4th light on the gauge cluster still comes on...but you can use any gear as you wish...
I installed the CAGS eliminator shortly after buying the car and it also eliminated the 1st to 4th light on the gauge cluster.
