? about installing the skip shift elim..
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Drifting
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Racer
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You know you can get a smart fuse, the ones with the led light on them, for like $8 at a parts store. Blow the fuse and replace the CAGS fuse with the smart fuse. Don't have to crawl under the car and whole thing takes about 5 minutes.
But to answer your question you do not have to unless you really want to.
But to answer your question you do not have to unless you really want to.
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Drifting
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Thanks for all that replied.. I had the car up installing the frame rail protectors... Installed the skip shift eliminator & all is well now.. MOST of the time I didn't have any problems with it anyways, but I had the part & the car was up on the ramps so I went ahead. No worries now.. I will NEVER hit the 1-4 lockout now..... 
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Drifting
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thats what it is doing.. I thought at first it even killed the light which would've been even better.. But then I got it to trip the light but still could get it in 2nd..Same thing on my 978 Z28
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Smart fuse huh...ok, newbie here....I think I may go out and look for one of these...whats an ez way to blow this fuse?
Is the GAGS fuse also under the passengers floor mat?
Will this do anything to the warranty?
Thanks.
Is the GAGS fuse also under the passengers floor mat?
Will this do anything to the warranty?
Thanks.
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Fuse should be in the engine compartment fuse box.
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Thanks for all that replied.. I had the car up installing the frame rail protectors... Installed the skip shift eliminator & all is well now.. MOST of the time I didn't have any problems with it anyways, but I had the part & the car was up on the ramps so I went ahead. No worries now.. I will NEVER hit the 1-4 lockout now.....
Easy fix, is easy!Ben B.
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Well, I used the smart fuse for 2 years with no problems but then I got a check engine light like some others have reported. It does NOT always work on all cars. So I too, went the traditional route of going under the car. Guess I'm stupid, since only smart people use the smart fuse. Or maybe my car is stupid?
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Well, I used the smart fuse for 2 years with no problems but then I got a check engine light like some others have reported. It does NOT always work on all cars. So I too, went the traditional route of going under the car. Guess I'm stupid, since only smart people use the smart fuse. Or maybe my car is stupid?
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Just out of curiosity, when that happened was the Smart Fuse still lit up, or had the light in it burned out? If the latter, I would expect that you'd get a CEL since the resistance was no longer in the circuit.