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Skip Shift
I Have Diffuculty Understanding This Skip Shift I Keep Hearing About, What Does It Acctually Do Because I See Many People Complaining In Other Sights About It. The Does It Apply For Autos Or Manuals Please I Need Some In Understanding This.
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Originally Posted by STPH8N
I Have Diffuculty Understanding This Skip Shift I Keep Hearing About, What Does It Acctually Do Because I See Many People Complaining In Other Sights About It. The Does It Apply For Autos Or Manuals Please I Need Some In Understanding This.
Thank You In Advance
Thank You In Advance
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Originally Posted by lager99
Manuals only. It goes straight from 1st to 6th gear unless you rev it to 6600rpms. You cannot downshift at a stoplight, you need to turn the car off & restart.
1st to 4th?
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don't know about C5 & C6, but on a C4, there are certain conditions.
If the car temp is above 120 and throttle is less than 7%, CAGS kicks in.
There are a few other things, main thing is, don't try to force it into gear.
There are two simple ways to remedy this. Buy a skip shift eliminator or keep the throttle wide open! I vote for both
If the car temp is above 120 and throttle is less than 7%, CAGS kicks in.
There are a few other things, main thing is, don't try to force it into gear.
There are two simple ways to remedy this. Buy a skip shift eliminator or keep the throttle wide open! I vote for both
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Originally Posted by Mr Mojo
don't know about C5 & C6, but on a C4, there are certain conditions.
If the car temp is above 120 and throttle is less than 7%, CAGS kicks in.
There are a few other things, main thing is, don't try to force it into gear.
There are two simple ways to remedy this. Buy a skip shift eliminator or keep the throttle wide open! I vote for both
If the car temp is above 120 and throttle is less than 7%, CAGS kicks in.
There are a few other things, main thing is, don't try to force it into gear.
There are two simple ways to remedy this. Buy a skip shift eliminator or keep the throttle wide open! I vote for both
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Originally Posted by lager99
Manuals only. It goes straight from 1st to 6th gear unless you rev it to 6600rpms. You cannot downshift at a stoplight, you need to turn the car off & restart.
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keep it above 2500 rpms in first before you shift and you will never have it engage.....
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'07
Originally Posted by lager99
Manuals only. It goes straight from 1st to 6th gear unless you rev it to 6600rpms. You cannot downshift at a stoplight, you need to turn the car off & restart.
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Originally Posted by lager99
Manuals only. It goes straight from 1st to 6th gear unless you rev it to 6600rpms. You cannot downshift at a stoplight, you need to turn the car off & restart.
what???????
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Just buy the eliminator it is like $15 and takes 15 seconds to install.
Actually when I bought my car, I came to pick it up with eliminator in my pocket. Asked them to put it on the lift and was done in a couple minutes.
Actually when I bought my car, I came to pick it up with eliminator in my pocket. Asked them to put it on the lift and was done in a couple minutes.
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Originally Posted by Chunandler
You can always go to neutral and then down to second, that works.
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Originally Posted by lager99
Manuals only. It goes straight from 1st to 6th gear unless you rev it to 6600rpms. You cannot downshift at a stoplight, you need to turn the car off & restart.
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I believe the skip shift is there to avoid a gasoline surtax. My 2001 Z06 skip shift happens once in awhile especially going through a stoplight intersection slower than anticipated.
Just took delivery on a 2004 Dodge Ram SRT 10 "Viper" truck...500 horsepower with about 12 mpg. Wonder why my Ram's Tremec T56 transmission doesn't have the skip shift??
Any ideas?
Just took delivery on a 2004 Dodge Ram SRT 10 "Viper" truck...500 horsepower with about 12 mpg. Wonder why my Ram's Tremec T56 transmission doesn't have the skip shift??
Any ideas?
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Originally Posted by Chunandler
You can always go to neutral and then down to second, that works.
I think you mean you have to hold in neutral for a delayed amount of time.
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'07
Originally Posted by lager99
Manuals only. It goes straight from 1st to 6th gear unless you rev it to 6600rpms. You cannot downshift at a stoplight, you need to turn the car off & restart.
Originally Posted by lager99
I can't believe no one backed me up....
Originally Posted by STPH8N
I Have Diffuculty Understanding This Skip Shift I Keep Hearing About, What Does It Acctually Do Because I See Many People Complaining In Other Sights About It. The Does It Apply For Autos Or Manuals Please I Need Some In Understanding This.
Thank You In Advance
Thank You In Advance
~john
Last edited by John George; Sep 7, 2004 at 08:28 PM.