My skip shift story.
09-25-2004, 02:55 PM
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My skip shift story.
I'd been wanting to eliminate the 1 to 4 skip shift which is very annoying. I'd seen the $30 - $40 one and was going to go that route until I saw an eBay sale.
It listed it as a Skip Shift Eliminator and said simular ones sell for $30 in the mag adds. To me this means it's the same as those so I paid the $8 something and $4 something for shipping. Here is what I got:
It is a resistor, zip tie, heat shrink tube and a one page instruction with pictures so small you can't really tell what they are.
I was a little disapointed but after checking around I was confident it would work. I next took the resistor to radio shack and matched it. They sell 5 of them for $1!!
So I took pictures and I will post a writeup with pix so anyone can do it themselves and only spend a couple bucks.
It listed it as a Skip Shift Eliminator and said simular ones sell for $30 in the mag adds. To me this means it's the same as those so I paid the $8 something and $4 something for shipping. Here is what I got:
It is a resistor, zip tie, heat shrink tube and a one page instruction with pictures so small you can't really tell what they are.
I was a little disapointed but after checking around I was confident it would work. I next took the resistor to radio shack and matched it. They sell 5 of them for $1!!
So I took pictures and I will post a writeup with pix so anyone can do it themselves and only spend a couple bucks.
09-25-2004, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by JnJ
I'd been wanting to eliminate the 1 to 4 skip shift which is very annoying. I'd seen the $30 - $40 one and was going to go that route until I saw an eBay sale.
It listed it as a Skip Shift Eliminator and said simular ones sell for $30 in the mag adds. To me this means it's the same as those so I paid the $8 something and $4 something for shipping. Here is what I got:
It is a resistor, zip tie, heat shrink tube and a one page instruction with pictures so small you can't really tell what they are.
I was a little disapointed but after checking around I was confident it would work. I next took the resistor to radio shack and matched it. They sell 5 of them for $1!!
So I took pictures and I will post a writeup with pix so anyone can do it themselves and only spend a couple bucks.
It listed it as a Skip Shift Eliminator and said simular ones sell for $30 in the mag adds. To me this means it's the same as those so I paid the $8 something and $4 something for shipping. Here is what I got:
It is a resistor, zip tie, heat shrink tube and a one page instruction with pictures so small you can't really tell what they are.
I was a little disapointed but after checking around I was confident it would work. I next took the resistor to radio shack and matched it. They sell 5 of them for $1!!
So I took pictures and I will post a writeup with pix so anyone can do it themselves and only spend a couple bucks.
Someone had a great idea and is making good money from it. I love capitalism!!!!!!
09-25-2004, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by lvvette777
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Someone had a great idea and is making good money from it. I love capitalism!!!!!!
Someone had a great idea and is making good money from it. I love capitalism!!!!!!
09-25-2004, 03:16 PM
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Indeed, this has been widely known for years that a cheap resistor does what the CAGS eliminator does but what most people want is a tidy professional job which is why they're willing to pay the extra.
09-25-2004, 03:22 PM
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Caveat Emptor! I the "e" in eBay should stand for Emptor as a warning. Sucks for you, but good for you to take up doing that write up. 
At least it only cost you $8 to find out, not $8K or something. 
At least it only cost you $8 to find out, not $8K or something.
09-25-2004, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by MyVetteDream
Caveat Emptor! I the "e" in eBay should stand for Emptor as a warning. Sucks for you, but good for you to take up doing that write up. At least it only cost you $8 to find out, not $8K or something.
At least it only cost you $8 to find out, not $8K or something. 
E-bay purchasers trade cost for risk. Low cost equals low risk. But imagine buying your corvette through e-bay! I wouldn't, but that's just me. I'm not a big risk taker.
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09-25-2004, 11:21 PM
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I purchased a throttle Body bypass from a guy on e-bay. His add showed a picture of the one with two different size ends, hose clamps and the hoses that come with it. The price was about 1/2 of what was normaly being asked for the more expensive TB bypass. When it arrived, it was nothing more than a brass fitting that I could have picked up at home depot for 75 cents!!! 
I sent him a NASTY e-mail and demanded my money back!
Everything worked out for the better!
BC
I sent him a NASTY e-mail and demanded my money back!
Everything worked out for the better!
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09-26-2004, 12:01 AM
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At least it wasn't something that was a critical component to the car or very expensive. Have to be careful what you buy on e-Bay.
09-26-2004, 01:47 AM
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I'm pretty disappointed in Ebay as well. I bought a rear lowering kit, the ad said almost identical to the kits costing $50 or more. The Ebay price was $25, not real cheap, I figured the guy found a source for the bolts and didn't have any overhead.
The $50 dollar kits come with bolts, lock nuts, washers and bushings. The Ebay kit that stated almost identical came with bolts, washers and non-locking nuts. No bushings or lock nuts... Basically $6 worth of parts..
Live and learn...
The $50 dollar kits come with bolts, lock nuts, washers and bushings. The Ebay kit that stated almost identical came with bolts, washers and non-locking nuts. No bushings or lock nuts... Basically $6 worth of parts..
Live and learn...
09-26-2004, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by MyVetteDream
Caveat Emptor! I the "e" in eBay should stand for Emptor as a warning. Sucks for you, but good for you to take up doing that write up. At least it only cost you $8 to find out, not $8K or something.
At least it only cost you $8 to find out, not $8K or something.
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Originally Posted by LuS1fer
Indeed, this has been widely known for years that a cheap resistor does what the CAGS eliminator does but what most people want is a tidy professional job which is why they're willing to pay the extra.
