Homemade skip shift eliminator?
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Homemade skip shift eliminator?
Has anybody made their own skip shift eliminator?
I'm curious. I mean it's a cheap part. However, I'm sure it's just a resistor. Does anybody know what value and where to place it?
Thanks!
I'm curious. I mean it's a cheap part. However, I'm sure it's just a resistor. Does anybody know what value and where to place it?
Thanks!
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Right, but for a whopping $20, you get a factory connector that plugs right in, so the harness plug is not exposed.
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I think it's 2200 ohms. I don't remember. I've had mine in there for almost 6 years and it's been fine. I jsut put a glop of silicone in to hold it in place and keep out the moisture and dirt.
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I have one laying around brand new in the package. I never installed it since I programmed out using EFI Live. I will mail it to you for $10! In my opinion it is not worth the effort to make yourself. 
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Plus, for the guys using a resistor, what Wattage are you using? Resistors come in a variety of Wattage ratings (how much current it can handle before failing from heat) too and just any old 2200 ohm resistor may or may not work (for long).I agree with Lucky. For a quick, easy, plug-n-play, the pre-assembled units are the way to go.
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Plus, for the guys using a resistor, what Wattage are you using? Resistors come in a variety of Wattage ratings (how much current it can handle before failing from heat) too and just any old 2200 ohm resistor may or may not work (for long).I agree with Lucky. For a quick, easy, plug-n-play, the pre-assembled units are the way to go.
Yeah your probably right why would anyone bother. I was just curious though and have lots of resistors laying around.
Anyone hacked the PCM before? Anyone have two flashes... one before skip shift and one after skip shift elimination? I could easily set the flag myself
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But do you know why it's there? Because of CAGS, we are able to avoid the "gas guzzler tax". Since I don't have to pay that annually I can easily afford a $20 CAGS eliminator (or heaven forbid get off my butt and have a buddy with HPtuners turn it off).
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Be glad. Be very glad. If that feature was not there, GM would not have been able to get the car EPA certified for the fuel mileage numbers they publish for the car and you would have likely been paying a "gas guzzler" tax. $20 is a cheap price to pay to eliminate it. BTW, that feature can also be turned off by a tuner when tuning.
As far as "accidents"? None that I'm aware of.
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Be glad. Be very glad. If that feature was not there, GM would not have been able to get the car EPA certified for the fuel mileage numbers they publish for the car and you would have likely been paying a "gas guzzler" tax. $20 is a cheap price to pay to eliminate it. BTW, that feature can also be turned off by a tuner when tuning.
As far as "accidents"? None that I'm aware of.
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I would think the signal from the trany is low power. So I wouldn't worry much about the wattage. Would tend to think the standard resistor would work just fine.
Yeah your probably right why would anyone bother. I was just curious though and have lots of resistors laying around.
Anyone hacked the PCM before? Anyone have two flashes... one before skip shift and one after skip shift elimination? I could easily set the flag myself
Yeah your probably right why would anyone bother. I was just curious though and have lots of resistors laying around.
Anyone hacked the PCM before? Anyone have two flashes... one before skip shift and one after skip shift elimination? I could easily set the flag myself
As far as turning that function off, I am only aware of those who have a Tech II scan tool being able to do it.
HTH
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Plus, for the guys using a resistor, what Wattage are you using? Resistors come in a variety of Wattage ratings (how much current it can handle before failing from heat) too and just any old 2200 ohm resistor may or may not work (for long).I agree with Lucky. For a quick, easy, plug-n-play, the pre-assembled units are the way to go.
Yeah your probably right why would anyone bother. I was just curious though and have lots of resistors laying around.
Anyone hacked the PCM before? Anyone have two flashes... one before skip shift and one after skip shift elimination? I could easily set the flag myself
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What's a "standard" resistor? Is it 1/8 Watt, 1/4 Watt, 1/2 Watt, etc. No such thing as a "standard resistor". The circuit to the skip shift solenoid has to be able to handle what ever current the solenoid draws when it activates and that would determine the correct Wattage. It may not be a whole lot, but if I were to do this, I would go for a little over-kill on the wattage rating and use a 1 Watt or maybe a 3 Watt. Still very cheap.
As far as turning that function off, I am only aware of those who have a Tech II scan tool being able to do it.
HTH
As far as turning that function off, I am only aware of those who have a Tech II scan tool being able to do it.
HTH
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