marcussoori

According to this link, the C7 will have skip-shift:

http://www.technologytell.com/in-car...oeing-for-you/

How long do you think it will take after C7s are delivered for this part to be sold?

jvp

I'll bet you a dollar the existing CAGS eliminators can be used. If not, it'll take precisely 2 seconds for a new one to be built.

jas

petermj

You may want to look at the 09-10 and current viper-CAGS cannot be defeated in these cars without actually replacing the controller by track only OEM performance part (about 1500 and illegal on the street).

-CM-

How does one have to drive to keep the skip shift from engaging?

Raitzi

Like a mad man. You won't notice in on a track.
If there is CAGS in Euro-version that can not be disabled easily, automatic C7 is the only option for me or another make altogether.

Dave@Ciocca

CAGS only kicks in if you are shifting from 1st to 2nd at a low RPM which you should never do to begin with. This is why I've never understood the fascination with this mod. You can actually get to 50 MPH in 1st gear without red-lining your car so why do people insist on shifting all the way to third before they get to 40 MPH?

Dave

jvp

I'm with you 100% on this one Dave. Over the years, GM's done so much work to tighten down the actual parameters (RPMs, speed, engine temps, etc) that CAGS actually kicks in, that it's very difficult to run into it. I have to actually try to on my 2010.

There exist a lot of people that don't like the car's computers telling them what to do. Those folks generally don't understand that CAGS is a gift to us from GM. It's easy to get around, and it saves us all a bunch of money at purchase time. It's really nothing but a win for everyone.

jas

AFVETTE

Rat's and I thought the C7 M7 with AFM/DOD wouldn't need the CAGS to avoid the gas guzzler tax.

Bummer, but easily py-passed with a $20 gizmo. That was my first mod on my 99, 03, 06 and 07 M6 vette's.

Corgidog1

Are you saying that it saves us money because it prevents the gas guzzler tax from being added?

NYC-Style

The car actually goes from 1st to 3rd...without the CAGS installed. The car would then bog down...which I would hardly call a gift from GM. The CAGS completely eliminatd that nuisance...that's my story and I'm stickin' to it

jvp

Correct. Or in the case of the CTS-V, ZL1, and ZR1, reduces the GG tax. CAGS first appeared on the '89 C4s to avoid the GG tax, and was spread to a few of the other 6-speed manual-equipped cars (F-bodies, etc). Starting in '96, it was integrated with ODB-II, making it impossible to just disconnect the plug and NOT light the CEL. But, folks quickly realized that a small resistor attached to the right plug would do the trick.

GM's always known that, too. It's a gift.

jas

slief

It's a combination of things that result or at least resulted in a lack of Gas Guzzler tax. In order to avoid that Tax, a car has to average 22.5 miles per gallon as of 2012. The Corvette on the highway has no issues exceeding that number however, in the city that is a different story. In order to raise city fuel efficiency and increase the overall average fuel efficiency, CAGS was implemented as it helps to keep RPM's down thereby lower fuel consumption when putting around town.

Moving into 2014 models years, fuel efficiency requirements have increased and have forced manufacturers to go even further with their efforts to increase average MPG year after year. As such, we are going to see cylinder deactivation along with CAGS.

CAGS kind of bugged me because I get stuck in a bit of traffic every morning on my way to work and that skip shift just seemed unnatural. I suppose I could have gotten used to it or increased my RPM but that can be hard to do in stop and go traffic. As such, I eliminiated it.

Personally, I think anything they can do to increase MPG is a good thing. If I have to get used to CAGS because it can't be blocked out, then so be it. I also think cylinder deactivation will be a good thing provided it's not intrusive and can be disabled via the mode settings via sport mode if I want.

I remember buying a new BMW and paying gas guzzler tax which wasn't cheap. When I bought my first C6, I was thrilled and even shocked to not see that on my invoice. I was even more thrilled to get the kind of fuel economy on a high HP car and reap the rewards everytime I fill up. Living in So. California, our fuel prices are off the charts compared to most states and when you fill up with super unleaded it really hurts if you care about that stuff. Thus in my mind, if I can have a great performing sports car that gets exception gas milage and avoids extra taxes as a result, I am all for it.

John_R

Okay this article got me confused some what, probably due to lack of sleep (21 hour work day) and my concentration is nil this morning.

In the article it states,

Quote:

Simply grab the paddles as you turn on the twisting back roads. Or, you could even shift for yourself through the sections of a track that you have nailed, and then grab the paddles for Active Rev Matching on the trickier corners.”

So from my understanding it means whenever I upshift or downshift I must grab the paddles?

I was led to believe the paddles was an on/off type of switch, as in you click on it, to turn it on, and click on it again to turn it off, but this article makes it sound I must constantly grab the paddles whenever I shift if I want to Rev match.

John_R

Learn something new everyday, had no idea cags existed in the C4 back in 89.

JoesC5

I bypassed the CAGs on my 2009 Z06 using the same identical aftermarket $20 eliminator that is used on the C6's built before it. I did not purchase a $1500 OEM part to bypass my CAGS.

Unplug the electrical connector at the transmission, insert dummy plug into the transmission to keep dirt out, and plug the eliminator into the wiring harness from the computer. The eliminator is nothing more then a 2.2k ohm resistor mounted in a GM connector, so it is a "plug-and-play" unit.

JoesC5

You have to go above 2200 RPM(19 MPH) to keep the CAGS from forcing you to shift from first gear to fourth gear.

In traffic, I prefer to shift in to second gear at around 1700 RPM, and since I'm shifting into second gear, my LS7 does not lug down.

Aaron Keating

What RPM does CAGs kick in on the current vettes? Is it still 1800 or lower, like it is on the Gen 4 F Bodies and C4 vettes?

If so... man I can't think of anytime, ever that I had to worry about CAGs... but then I do kind of drive spiritedly.. I don't shift till 2k minimum!

BlueOx

Wow, hard to believe we are even talking about this now...

Raitzi

That quote was wrong. He meant to drive without auto-revmatch.

Kappa

Its an on/off switch.