1st to 4th
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '21-'22-'23-'24
Are you asking about the device that you install on a manual transmission C6 that allows you to avoid having to shift from 1st to 4th?
I suspect that many here have installed it.
I suspect that many here have installed it.
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Racer
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From: Sutherlin Oregon
thats the one. I was wondering if there was a video or a walk through, on how to do it. I read something about a fuse or something. It is on a 2008.
Thanks for the shout out.
Jerry
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Thanks for the shout out.
Jerry
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Drifting
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I went with the fuse modification on my 2013 C6. I get a 2500 ohm resister from radio shack and soldered it across the terminals of a blown 10amp fuse. I them replaced the 10amp transmission fuse under the hood with it. Simple and cheap fix and you don't need to get under the car.
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Racer
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Drifting
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It is simple. It took longer to get the car on the lift and raised than to install the skip shift. Because it is in an area just above the exhaust I wrapped it in silver foil tape to deflect heat a bit. Heat was never an issue on my C5, just did it as a precaution.
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Drifting
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A C6 is different than a C5 in that you don't need to plug in anything under the car. On a C6 there is a fuse under the hood dedicated to the 1-4 skip shift. If you simply pull the fuse it will throw a CEL. But if you take a blown fuse, solder a 2500 ohm resister across the terminals and plug it in, it will disable the skip shift and no CEL. It supposedly can also be done by plugging in a blown "smart fuse".
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A C6 is different than a C5 in that you don't need to plug in anything under the car. On a C6 there is a fuse under the hood dedicated to the 1-4 skip shift. If you simply pull the fuse it will throw a CEL. But if you take a blown fuse, solder a 2500 ohm resister across the terminals and plug it in, it will disable the skip shift and no CEL. It supposedly can also be done by plugging in a blown "smart fuse".
Drifting
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Not all "smart fuses" are created equal and not all work. Soldering the resistor across a blown fuse does work. The 1-4 light will still come on, but it will not restrict your shifting into 2nd.