CAGS bypass
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From: Cheshire CT
CAGS bypass
Installed CAGS in 99 coupe. First one ordered gave "check engine" light immediately after install. First replacement had wrong size plugs. Second replacement lasted 3 months, then "check engine" light popped up. Any similar experiences?
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From: Palm Harbor FL
Re: CAGS bypass (splinters)
I have had the CAGS installed for over 18 months (= age of car) with no problems. :confused: I haven't heard about anyone else having this problem. If the CAGS-device you are using has the wrong resistance you would get the symptoms you describe. I believe it should be 2.2 Ohm. The "wrong size plug" remark makes me suspect you have the wrong product for the car. Who did you buy it from?
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From: Lake Elsinore, CA
Re: CAGS bypass (splinters)
I had the standard store-bought CAGS elim. that worked fine for almost the last 2 years. I recently pulled it and did the CAGS through LS1 Edit which also eliminates the indicator on the dash.
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From: VA
Re: CAGS bypass (splinters)
The cags eliminator is nothing more than a 1/4 watt resistor meant to trick the computer. Instead of paying $20, I used used a 5 cent resistor I had laying around. Taped it up real good. That was over a year ago. No problems.
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From: RADCLIFF KY
Re: CAGS bypass (splinters)
Put mine on over a year ago. Tried to start the car and it wouldn't even turn over. Took the cables off the battery, waited a few minutes and hooked them back up. Haven't had a problem since. Good luck!!
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From: Fort Worth TX
Re: CAGS bypass (add)
CAGS = "Computer Aided Gear Selection", or some such horse pookie. It makes a 6-speed into a four speed under certain conditions.
To meet Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations, Chevrolet figured out that after your car warms up, and you shift out of first at low RPMs, you could "force" the driver to shift from first to fourth and it would improve fuel economy. If you always rev it up, CAGS should never kick in. But the CAFE testers follow a set procedure, so CAGS raised the fuel economy for Corvettes, which is good (for GM) but VERY annoying. CAGS works by engaging a relay that forces the shifter from 1-4. The relay has some resistance, and if you simply unplug it, you get "codes on your DIC." Sounds like a personal problem, huh? Anyway, the clean way to do this is to plug in a resistor into the cord after you disconnect CAGS to fool the system into thinking it is working. No 1-4 shift and no codes.
Buy a CAGS defeater from a supporting vendor, or if you are adventurous (like me), search for +CAGS +"radio shack" on the web and you will find out how to spend $.99 (for 5 resistors, but you only need one) and you can do it yourself.
Hope this helps...
To meet Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations, Chevrolet figured out that after your car warms up, and you shift out of first at low RPMs, you could "force" the driver to shift from first to fourth and it would improve fuel economy. If you always rev it up, CAGS should never kick in. But the CAFE testers follow a set procedure, so CAGS raised the fuel economy for Corvettes, which is good (for GM) but VERY annoying. CAGS works by engaging a relay that forces the shifter from 1-4. The relay has some resistance, and if you simply unplug it, you get "codes on your DIC." Sounds like a personal problem, huh? Anyway, the clean way to do this is to plug in a resistor into the cord after you disconnect CAGS to fool the system into thinking it is working. No 1-4 shift and no codes.
Buy a CAGS defeater from a supporting vendor, or if you are adventurous (like me), search for +CAGS +"radio shack" on the web and you will find out how to spend $.99 (for 5 resistors, but you only need one) and you can do it yourself.
Hope this helps...
