What is 1-4 skip shift?
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'07
Originally Posted by ServiceRifle
When does it turn on, and why?
Can you get rid of it? Is it a PITA?
Can you get rid of it? Is it a PITA?
You can buy kits to disable it.
There are limited and specific conditions for when it is enforced. Somebody will likely post them here. If not, I'll try to find them.
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Originally Posted by Old One
It's a non-problem if you drive correctly.
I'm not a fan, nor a hater of CAGS either way. But I certainly don't need to be told I'm driving incorrectly just because the shift skip engages.
Last edited by SDMF; 08-20-2004 at 01:04 PM. Reason: spelling
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Originally Posted by SDMF
I'm not a fan, nor a hater of CAGS either way. But I certainly don't need to be told I'm driving incorrectly just because the shift skip engages.
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Originally Posted by RedC6Coupe
Nobody's told ServiceRifle yet when it turns on. My understanding is that it turns on if you try to go from 1st gear to 2nd gear before the engine revs reach 2000 rpm, is that right? How about going from 2nd to 3rd, does it work the same way?
It wasn't much of a bother for me, as I used to drive my little 5-speed Chevy Cavaier the same way. If I were accelerating hard through 3rd gear, I usually reached my cruising speed by the time I was ready to shift to 4th. So why do the extra shift from 3rd to 4th, just to go to 4th to 5th a moment later? I'd just go straight from 3rd to 5th. I would do likewise from 1st to 3rd, or even 1st to 4th.
However, it's my understanding that on the Corvettes, it's ONLY enabled from the 1st to 2nd (in this case, 1st to 4th) shifts. I don't think it ever steps in on any other shift.
I don't know why people complain about it. The automatics have had CAGS for many, many years, and shift from 1st to 4th (in this case, overdrive) as long as you were doing normal easy acceleration. It makes sense, because it saves on gas, which in turn saves us money because the Corvette isn't slapped with a Gas Guzzler tax like the Viper.
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Originally Posted by Shylor
The CAGS has never bothered me. If you let 1st gear rev up a bit before shifting into 2nd, CAGS won't engage.
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'07
Originally Posted by RedC6Coupe
Nobody's told ServiceRifle yet when it turns on. My understanding is that it turns on if you try to go from 1st gear to 2nd gear before the engine revs reach 2000 rpm, is that right? How about going from 2nd to 3rd, does it work the same way?
It's a 1 - 4 shift only I think. CAGS wouldn't have an affect after 1st.
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Originally Posted by thevettenet CA
You don't really have to accelerate hard to get around it - it disengages (warning light goes out) at around 1800 rpm on my 6-speeds.
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Originally Posted by lager99
It has nothing to do with hard acceleration, it's whether or not the rpm's are over 1800 or 2000.
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Originally Posted by SDMF
If I'm NOT accelerating hard, I may want to try and shift before that RPM level
That is improper driving!
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Thanks guys, I don't think this will be a problem at all. The simple solution (it seems) is to make sure you're over 2000 before shifting to 2nd, even if you're not in a hurry. 2000 isn't exactly high RPMs anyway.
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Don't get it??
I'm not a vette owner, so I have never experienced the 1-4 skip shifting... But I do have a question about it.. If the CAGS forces you into 4th gear while attempting to shift at low RPM in 1st gear, doesn't that seriously BOG down the engine?? I currently drive a BMW and if I shift from 1st to 4th under low acceleration, I think my engine would stall... Is the gearing just so close that it is not a problem?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Qbert
I'm not a vette owner, so I have never experienced the 1-4 skip shifting... But I do have a question about it.. If the CAGS forces you into 4th gear while attempting to shift at low RPM in 1st gear, doesn't that seriously BOG down the engine?? I currently drive a BMW and if I shift from 1st to 4th under low acceleration, I think my engine would stall... Is the gearing just so close that it is not a problem?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Qbert
I'm not a vette owner, so I have never experienced the 1-4 skip shifting... But I do have a question about it.. If the CAGS forces you into 4th gear while attempting to shift at low RPM in 1st gear, doesn't that seriously BOG down the engine?? I currently drive a BMW and if I shift from 1st to 4th under low acceleration, I think my engine would stall... Is the gearing just so close that it is not a problem?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'07
Originally Posted by ServiceRifle
When does it turn on, and why?
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- The engine coolant temperature is higher than 169F (76C).
- you are going 15 to 19 mph (24 to 31 km/h) and
- you are at 21% of throttle or less.
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