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amphi · 11-25-2009, 10:55 AM

i don't think many people have been driving manuals very long or just have no clue about cars and how they work or working on them

seriously have nobody skipped gears to save gas, you do not need all the gears all the time, as long as you aren't stalling the engine or riding the clutch your fine

and skipping gears does absolutely zero damage, it actually helps by causing less wear

Sorry, don't know how to quote. But I can't wrap my head around this skip shift. I have skipped gears before to save on gas, but the V8 camaro tells you to shift way too early from 1st to 4th. When I shift when I am "told" by the car, the RPM is barely at 1,000. Is something broken? I usually just step on it, or slow down to allow to shift into fourth, or second. Any advice?

Mhoward08 · 12-01-2009, 11:05 AM

Its a headache is what it is. It always makes me shift to 4th way too early making it go below 1000 rpms usually around 800 or less. Learning to get around it though ,it will go away after a couple of seconds thankfully.

ffrcobra_65 · 12-01-2009, 11:10 AM

Get a tune and you won't see it anymore. Even before I got a tune, the skip-shift only came on a few times for me. If you are granny driving in 1st gear, it will come on and forces you to shift to 4th. It is not a big deal as most people seem to think. You just gotta learn to drive your SS manual car so it doesn't come on.

Mhoward08 · 12-01-2009, 11:15 AM

True its only occasional but if it don't go away all i you gotta do is gun it and it disappears

. If im not paying attention and it comes on i some times slip into 4th. Not gonna tune don't wanna void my warranty.

2SSRS@Gen5diy · 12-01-2009, 11:27 AM

So get a skip-shift Eliminator and you don't need a tune.

ffrcobra_65 · 12-01-2009, 11:38 AM

I didnt mean I got a tune or anyone should get a tune just to get rid of the skip-shift. That's dumb. I was fine with the 1-4 display and it very rarely ever came on for me anyway. But a Magnuson 2300 sit atop my engine now, hence the tune.

danthemuffinman · 02-13-2014, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mhoward08

Its a headache is what it is. It always makes me shift to 4th way too early making it go below 1000 rpms usually around 800 or less. Learning to get around it though ,it will go away after a couple of seconds thankfully.

I've been learning manual transmission on my car and this 1-4 shit screws me up so much. I was trying to figure out how to avoid this thing because it just randomly blocks me from shifting into 2nd. It's so stupid! If I'm accelerating lightly, why the hell would you put me in 4th? I can do it myself! Hill assist would make more sense than this. So I have to stomp the gas to avoid having 2nd gear disabled? It's so random too, I've been trying to figure out how to avoid it.

jmelchio · 02-13-2014, 10:19 AM

Skip shift eliminator was the first thing I added to my car when I got it. Well worth the $15, in my opinion.

Dexman1349 · 02-13-2014, 10:36 AM

Any good tuning company can turn that off as well.

Deam0n · 10-08-2014, 07:28 AM

Can anyone confirm if Europeans Camaros have this feature?

I own a 2014 European Camaro (2SS RS) and never saw this feature popping in...

Deam0n · 12-23-2014, 09:41 PM

Anyone?

I4toV8 · 12-23-2014, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Deam0n

Anyone?

Not that I know anything about European cars but did you purchase you're camaro new or used? If it's used there might be a chance the previous owner did the skip shift delete but then again I don't know about the European models...

Deam0n · 01-16-2015, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by I4toV8

Not that I know anything about European cars but did you purchase you're camaro new or used? If it's used there might be a chance the previous owner did the skip shift delete but then again I don't know about the European models...

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SixSpeeder · 01-19-2015, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Deam0n

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If you haven't seen it, you don't have it, unless you use heavy throttle or higher than necessary rpm every time you shift. It's so annoying when I'm accelerating slowly in traffic, and the noise is painful if you actually believe it and let out the clutch with 4th gear at those speeds. Only tried that once, even 3rd gear is lugging at those speeds..

02-13-2014, 10:19 AM	#22
jmelchio SSmokinJoe Drives: 2010 SIM 1SS/RS M6 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, North Hills Posts: 568 View My Garage	Skip shift eliminator was the first thing I added to my car when I got it. Well worth the $15, in my opinion. __________________ 1SS/RS Silver with Black Rally Stripes. 35% Tint Roto-Fab CAI SLP Loudmouth II Axleback Hurst Shifter R1Concepts Slotted Rotors Hawk Ceramic Brakepads I drive way too fast to worry about my cholesterol.

02-13-2014, 10:36 AM	#23
Dexman1349 2010 2SS/RS M6 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Auckland, NZ Posts: 1,482	Any good tuning company can turn that off as well. __________________ 2/7/2014: 419 hp, 419 tq Cosmetic: ZL1 front w/mailslot, painted stripes, powdercoated SS rims, tow hook, and full chrome delete Suspension: Pfadt subframe bushings, Pfadt rear UCA bushings, Z28 Upper control arms, Spohn trailing arms with BMR trailing arm & differential bushings, ZL1 Toe Rods and springs, Prothane radius arm inserts & steering rack bushing, Pfadt Sport front sway, FE4 conversion w/ DS rear sway, Pfadt strut brace Drivetrain: RMCR tune, CAI intake, Kooks headers, hi-flo cats & exhaust, VMAX TB, ZL1 fuel pump, LSR Tri-Ax shifter Bumblebee Racecar Build

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11-25-2009, 10:55 AM	#15
amphi Drives: 2SS Imperial Blue Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 31	i don't think many people have been driving manuals very long or just have no clue about cars and how they work or working on them seriously have nobody skipped gears to save gas, you do not need all the gears all the time, as long as you aren't stalling the engine or riding the clutch your fine and skipping gears does absolutely zero damage, it actually helps by causing less wear Sorry, don't know how to quote. But I can't wrap my head around this skip shift. I have skipped gears before to save on gas, but the V8 camaro tells you to shift way too early from 1st to 4th. When I shift when I am "told" by the car, the RPM is barely at 1,000. Is something broken? I usually just step on it, or slow down to allow to shift into fourth, or second. Any advice?

12-01-2009, 11:05 AM	#16
Mhoward08 Drives: Black 2SS/RS Silver Hood/Hockey Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Huntsville Texas Posts: 88 View My Garage	Its a headache is what it is. It always makes me shift to 4th way too early making it go below 1000 rpms usually around 800 or less. Learning to get around it though ,it will go away after a couple of seconds thankfully.

12-01-2009, 11:10 AM	#17
ffrcobra_65 Account Suspended Drives: SuperCharged 2SS/RS IOM MN6 Join Date: May 2009 Location: CA Posts: 5,094	Get a tune and you won't see it anymore. Even before I got a tune, the skip-shift only came on a few times for me. If you are granny driving in 1st gear, it will come on and forces you to shift to 4th. It is not a big deal as most people seem to think. You just gotta learn to drive your SS manual car so it doesn't come on.

12-01-2009, 11:15 AM	#18
Mhoward08 Drives: Black 2SS/RS Silver Hood/Hockey Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Huntsville Texas Posts: 88 View My Garage	True its only occasional but if it don't go away all i you gotta do is gun it and it disappears . If im not paying attention and it comes on i some times slip into 4th. Not gonna tune don't wanna void my warranty.

12-01-2009, 11:27 AM	#19
2SSRS@Gen5diy Drives: 2014 Z/28 #82+#192, 18ZLE 66Nova Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: By the lake in AZ Posts: 15,719 View My Garage	So get a skip-shift Eliminator and you don't need a tune.

12-01-2009, 11:38 AM	#20
ffrcobra_65 Account Suspended Drives: SuperCharged 2SS/RS IOM MN6 Join Date: May 2009 Location: CA Posts: 5,094	I didnt mean I got a tune or anyone should get a tune just to get rid of the skip-shift. That's dumb. I was fine with the 1-4 display and it very rarely ever came on for me anyway. But a Magnuson 2300 sit atop my engine now, hence the tune.

10-08-2014, 07:28 AM	#24
Deam0n Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS (European Version) Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Luxembourg Posts: 70	Can anyone confirm if Europeans Camaros have this feature? I own a 2014 European Camaro (2SS RS) and never saw this feature popping in...

12-23-2014, 09:41 PM	#25
Deam0n Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS (European Version) Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Luxembourg Posts: 70	Anyone?