CAGS Skip Shift question
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CAGS Skip Shift question
a vendor on the bay has a listing for a CAGS skip Shifter harness but it clearly lists
"This product does not eliminate the 1st to 4th shift light, NO bypass can."
Do all Skip Shift eliminators still displays the light on dash? I thought the plug harness eliminates it?
"This product does not eliminate the 1st to 4th shift light, NO bypass can."
Do all Skip Shift eliminators still displays the light on dash? I thought the plug harness eliminates it?
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From: Upstate NY
I rarely see the indicator illuminate. I usually drive outside of the CAGS parameters anyway. When CAGS does happen to catch me, my attention is usually on the road. If I am caught I just slide up into 3rd and carry on.
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For a bit more detail:
CAGS is designed for fuel economy. If a certain set of parameters is met...
Approx values are speed between 13 and 17, rpm between 1000 and 1700, and gear=1, then the computer will physically lock out 2nd and 3rd gear, illiminate the dash light, and force a 1-4 shift
In the C5, the gates are squared off - for me, this would hang the stick, by the time I fumbled around and found 4th, RPM had dropped off too far, so the car chugged.
In the 7, the lockout is angled, so the stick slides relatively smoothly into 4th.
For my 5, the CAGS eliminator may be the best 20$ I spent for mods,
For the 7, because of the gate lock redesign, I haven’t needed it. (Even though during my low speed commute, it activates semi regularly).
CAGS is designed for fuel economy. If a certain set of parameters is met...
Approx values are speed between 13 and 17, rpm between 1000 and 1700, and gear=1, then the computer will physically lock out 2nd and 3rd gear, illiminate the dash light, and force a 1-4 shift
In the C5, the gates are squared off - for me, this would hang the stick, by the time I fumbled around and found 4th, RPM had dropped off too far, so the car chugged.
In the 7, the lockout is angled, so the stick slides relatively smoothly into 4th.
For my 5, the CAGS eliminator may be the best 20$ I spent for mods,
For the 7, because of the gate lock redesign, I haven’t needed it. (Even though during my low speed commute, it activates semi regularly).
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a vendor on the bay has a listing for a CAGS skip Shifter harness but it clearly lists
"This product does not eliminate the 1st to 4th shift light, NO bypass can."
Do all Skip Shift eliminators still displays the light on dash? I thought the plug harness eliminates it?
"This product does not eliminate the 1st to 4th shift light, NO bypass can."
Do all Skip Shift eliminators still displays the light on dash? I thought the plug harness eliminates it?
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From: NE South Carolina
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Because it pops up as***** just resonded to! There are always new owners that have questions. A Tread can take on a life of it’s own and posters are oblivious to the OP or their question!
Because it pops up as***** just resonded to! There are always new owners that have questions. A Tread can take on a life of it’s own and posters are oblivious to the OP or their question!
Last edited by JerryU; Aug 27, 2018 at 11:49 AM.