I hate the skip shift. Can I over ride it?
10-04-2017, 08:19 PM
#1
I hate the skip shift. Can I over ride it?
z06 2018 corvette. I know there's a chip that I can plug into it to over ride, but can I buy it and can I install it myself and will it void any kind of warranty.
10-04-2017, 08:32 PM
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Melting Slicks
Yep....EZ install ( less than 5 min),and I don't think it would void any warranty.
As said above....just 1-2 shift above 2500 or so and it's not a prob.
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As said above....just 1-2 shift above 2500 or so and it's not a prob.
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10-04-2017, 08:37 PM
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Just rev it up higher before you shift. No-brainer fix. If you're getting caught in that, you're bogging it already.
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10-04-2017, 08:38 PM
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No need to buy anything! In 53,000 miles I have had "skip shift" come on TWICE. Now, it never happens.... as post #2 said, "Step on the gas." - just a little.
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10-04-2017, 08:40 PM
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I installed a jumper wire it took ten minutes mainly because the directions sucked the pictures don't look anything like our current model car but still only took a few minutes to figure out. My local shop didn't even charge me to install it because it was only a few minutes. The parts I ordered on line for about $25 and it works perfectly. I hated fighting to get it into second specially on a hill that is about to level out or in a turn where the car in front of me is making me push 1st gear!
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10-04-2017, 08:49 PM
#7
Even with the plug in module the suggestion comes on the dash. That's the annoying part. I've had mine 6 weeks and have just learned to rev it up to at least 2500 rpms. It also sounds amazing doing so.
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10-04-2017, 09:02 PM
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If it kicks in then pause for 1~2 seconds and then you can still shift to 2nd without any intervention. 
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10-04-2017, 09:18 PM
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Le Mans Master
No warranty effects for the skip shift eliminator.
$20, a 5 minute install and you'll NEVER have to even *think* about it again. Ever. Seems like a bargain to me.
I daily drive my C7, and still see the 1-4 notice appear a few times a week (just the notice, not the forced shift), but being it is a lot of in-town driving, I'm not always revving it like I'm on an F1 circuit, so maybe that's my problem...
$20, a 5 minute install and you'll NEVER have to even *think* about it again. Ever. Seems like a bargain to me.
I daily drive my C7, and still see the 1-4 notice appear a few times a week (just the notice, not the forced shift), but being it is a lot of in-town driving, I'm not always revving it like I'm on an F1 circuit, so maybe that's my problem...
10-04-2017, 09:31 PM
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There always seems to be the "step on the gas!" arguments when this topic comes up. For me, I just wanted to drive the way I drive, and not have to think about it either.
There are probably a few out there. I got this one and it took care of it.
https://www.southerncarparts.com/cor...gs-p-5789.html
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10-04-2017, 10:14 PM
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Buy one on Ebay for $11 shipped. I bought this one and there's no need to spend more, as the technology is simple. It's a 5-min. install plus another 30 min. (for me) to futz with routing and tying the harness away from the exhaust pipe.
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10-04-2017, 10:16 PM
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There are probably a few out there. I got this one and it took care of it.
https://www.southerncarparts.com/cor...gs-p-5789.html[/QUOTE]
Same one I got, just installed it a couple of weeks ago. Should have installed it when I bought the car back in May. Works great.
There are probably a few out there. I got this one and it took care of it.
https://www.southerncarparts.com/cor...gs-p-5789.html[/QUOTE]
Same one I got, just installed it a couple of weeks ago. Should have installed it when I bought the car back in May. Works great.
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10-04-2017, 10:17 PM
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If you drive over 20mph in first gear, you don't need any skip shifter......
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10-04-2017, 11:19 PM
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Yes, just go a little faster before shifting and you'll never have it bother you again.
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10-04-2017, 11:40 PM
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Yes, learn how to drive a sports car.
10-05-2017, 12:06 AM
#17
Sorry, I just can't buy that. It has nothing to do with how little a CAGS defeat costs. I simply can't see how anyone can't figure out how not to shift out of 1st between 15-19mph. If you really want to granny-shift, just do it sooner.
Folks like that should be in an automatic.
Folks like that should be in an automatic.
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10-05-2017, 01:06 AM
#18
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Just let the shifter slide into the neutral gate when heading into second, then continue to second. Doing this will bypass CAGS.
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10-05-2017, 08:24 AM
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There always seems to be the "step on the gas!" arguments when this topic comes up. For me, I just wanted to drive the way I drive, and not have to think about it either.
There are probably a few out there. I got this one and it took care of it.
https://www.southerncarparts.com/cor...gs-p-5789.html
If I want to shift from first to 2nd at 5 mph, I don't need the computer telling me I can't. It's not "bogging" anything. You can leave a stop sign in 2nd gear and it won't bog.
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10-05-2017, 08:28 AM
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It won't. CAGS is only operational between 15-19 mph.