Skip shift question?

handyman · July 25th, 2006, 06:06 PM

OK... I've been reading about this skip shift (I think thats what it's called)feature.

Could someone please tell me what exactly it prevents me from doing. And why it prevents me from doing it...whats the point???

I'm waiting for the delivery of my new 99 GTS and have to decide wether to deactivate it or not.

Thanks for your help

handy

ryan0 · July 25th, 2006, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by handyman

Could someone please tell me what exactly it prevents me from doing. And why it prevents me from doing it...whats the point??:

im going to assume its like the vette.. so if so, it makes you shift from 1st to 4th if the rpms are below a certain point.. made to help you save gas.

Axtellboy · July 25th, 2006, 08:28 PM

The skip shift forces a shift from 1st to 4th, but in "real world" driving, it almost never comes into play (in 2500 miles of driving my 1998 GTS, it's never forced a shift). Once your RPMs go over a certain (very low) threshold in first, it becomes non-operative and allows a normal shift into 2nd. It can be permanently disabled (see prior posts for details), but given how narrow its operating range is, I don't think it's worth the bother (other than for "principle of the matter" purposes).

OVRBITE · July 25th, 2006, 10:50 PM

The feature can be a minor nuisance in parking lots. Or if your wife/GF drives the car and is almost too light on the gas.

Kurt

Anaconda · July 26th, 2006, 10:40 AM

I unplugged the harness, used some electrical tape, and a resistor I had laying around, and permanently disabled mine for free. I forget what Ohm rating the resistor is, but do a search.

I did mine when I had the car up to change my oil. It took an extra like 2 minutes.

It also can be annoying in nasty traffic.

handyman · July 27th, 2006, 09:57 AM

Thanks guys... When I get the car inspected up here I'll ask the guy to disconnect it. I can't see it being of any benefit at all.

Silver Snake · July 27th, 2006, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Anaconda

I unplugged the harness, used some electrical tape, and a resistor I had laying around, and permanently disabled mine for free. I forget what Ohm rating the resistor is, but do a search.

I did mine when I had the car up to change my oil. It took an extra like 2 minutes.

It also can be annoying in nasty traffic.

2.2k ohms

**SoCal Rebell** · July 27th, 2006, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Silver Snake

2.2k ohms

Just rev the shit out of 1st gear, I never had a problem