Shift 1st into 4th
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Instructor
Joined: Jun 2003
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From: Aurora IL
Shift 1st into 4th
I notice that the light which tells you to shift into 4th from 1st, isin't lighting up anymore. Do you have to be in a certain rpm range in order to have the light on.
Le Mans Master
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From: Flower Mound TX
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Re: Shift 1st into 4th (CornNut)
Yes...Others will chime in, but it comes on if you are driving conservatively in first gear generally. If you are putting your foot into it, you will go past the rpm range that determines a 1st to 4th shift is warranted.
Most of us by or build a CAGS eliminator and no longer deal with this stupid "feature".
Most of us by or build a CAGS eliminator and no longer deal with this stupid "feature".
Le Mans Master
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From: Flower Mound TX
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St. Jude Contributor
Re: Shift 1st into 4th (CornNut)
Do a search on CAGS in C5 Tech. You may have to go to the archives, but you will find hundreds of posts with information. It is a cheap piece to buy outright, and the installation is true plug and play.
Racer
Joined: Jul 2003
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From: San Jose CA
Re: Shift 1st into 4th (CornNut)
I just installed mine over the weekend. It's nice now that I can shift into 2nd whenever I want. With the eliminator, the light still shows but the solenoid does not activiate.
You can buy one from the C5 mall, LAPD or other C5 shops. The price ranges from ~$20 - ~$25.
Others just use a $.05 resistor bought from Radio Shack and hack it themselves.
You can buy one from the C5 mall, LAPD or other C5 shops. The price ranges from ~$20 - ~$25.
Others just use a $.05 resistor bought from Radio Shack and hack it themselves.
Instructor
Joined: Apr 2003
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From: Camas WA
Re: Shift 1st into 4th (CornNut)
The skip shift can be very annoying if you drive in traffic or hilly areas where it is not practical to run it out in first gear beyond the skip shift rpm range. My 2003 coupe was only two days old when I put a CAGS defeater from Ecklers. I think it cost about $18 and took all of 10 minutes to put on. Nothing worse than buying a manual transmission and then having a system control which gear you can select. :chevy
Le Mans Master
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From: Norfolk VA
Re: Shift 1st into 4th (CornNut)
less than 10% throttle and less than 20mph
next time i have my car off the ground, i'll do the skip-shift, but until then, I just don't shift out of 1st until 20mph
next time i have my car off the ground, i'll do the skip-shift, but until then, I just don't shift out of 1st until 20mph
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Re: Shift 1st into 4th (frick)
I dunno, I put one on my 03 and the automatic transmission doesnt work any differently. :D
