Using CAGS for 3-2 lockout
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From: Goodyear Az
Using CAGS for 3-2 lockout
We all know about using a CAGS disable so you can shift from 1-2 whenever you feel like it. This might be old news, but it's the first time I've heard about it. Someone used LS1 Edit to change the CAGS settings so that it will lock out 2nd when ABOVE a certain speed.
Stock, CAGS kicks at something like 20mph-40mph, with additional stuff needed like engine load, oil temperature. Maybe some other stuff that I don't remember and don't want to look up
Anyway, the idea is that you set CAGS (using LS1 Edit or other programmer) so that it still works, but only kicks in when >85Mph, or whatever suits you, so that when you're at the strip and you're in 3rd gear, you CANNOT shift back into 2nd gear.
Apparently (Mike?) Harlan of Harlan Shift Lights is working on a unit to do this, but still in the development phase.
Go here and click on Under Construction: http://harlan-engineering.com/store/store.html
Stock, CAGS kicks at something like 20mph-40mph, with additional stuff needed like engine load, oil temperature. Maybe some other stuff that I don't remember and don't want to look up
Anyway, the idea is that you set CAGS (using LS1 Edit or other programmer) so that it still works, but only kicks in when >85Mph, or whatever suits you, so that when you're at the strip and you're in 3rd gear, you CANNOT shift back into 2nd gear. Apparently (Mike?) Harlan of Harlan Shift Lights is working on a unit to do this, but still in the development phase.
Go here and click on Under Construction: http://harlan-engineering.com/store/store.html
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Re: Using CAGS for 3-2 lockout (nuke61)
Nuke
That is real good news! That is a MUST HAVE item for me. Anybody out there have the details on how to use edit to do this?
Bill C
That is real good news! That is a MUST HAVE item for me. Anybody out there have the details on how to use edit to do this?
Bill C
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From: Goodyear Az
Re: Using CAGS for 3-2 lockout (Bill Curlee)
Well, unless someone knows definitively, I'll give it a shot...
Set MPH for 60, or where you know you will not want to downshift from 3rd to 2nd.
Set engine load as low as possible. This will allow you to lift off the throttle and still keep you locked out of 2nd.
Leave oil temperature alone.
Of course, the easy way to do this is simply hardwire the CAGS solenoid and flip a switch when after you shift into 3rd.
Set MPH for 60, or where you know you will not want to downshift from 3rd to 2nd.
Set engine load as low as possible. This will allow you to lift off the throttle and still keep you locked out of 2nd.
Leave oil temperature alone.
Of course, the easy way to do this is simply hardwire the CAGS solenoid and flip a switch when after you shift into 3rd.
