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dmginc · 05-15-2011, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by xXSilencerXx

+1 Whenever skip shift comes up I just wait it out for an extra second and can put it into 2nd like I want to.

+1 i do the same thing in my TA which also has this "feature"...

Wolverine1 · 05-15-2011, 08:02 PM

This is my third car with the Tremac Manual 6 Speed.
I installed a skip-shift harness on every one and it always worked flawlessly. It's the first mod you should perform!!!

dcarlos55 · 05-15-2011, 10:52 PM

If you haven't encountered the skip shift yet, you will. My bet is you won't like it. Install a Skip shift eliminator and change out the stock shifter. All your problems solved.

Except for the never ending question: "How can I make it faster, cooler... What's next?".

BlaSSt Off · 05-15-2011, 10:59 PM

No mods needed. Like was said earlier, just wait a second and it will let you shift into second. If it comes up, your obviously going slow and waiting a second for it to turn itself off wont be a problem.

They put the skip shift on these cars to avoid the gas guzzler tax like the SRT8 and the GT500 have.

Dasein · 05-15-2011, 11:20 PM

Be thankful for the skipshift! It helps you avoid having to pay a gas guzzler tax by showing that there are steps taken to make it as efficient as possible. $30, easy to install eliminator? Or $1000 gas guzzler tax?

SUX2BU · 05-15-2011, 11:29 PM

Or you could buy a $0.20 (20 cent) resistor to plug in to it.

lawman007 · 05-16-2011, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by jrhaus76

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2010SSRSM6 · 05-16-2011, 10:46 AM

It only comes on if you try to shift before 22 mph,

I don't accelerate that slowly.

skar · 05-16-2011, 10:58 AM

To avoid the ship shift I go from 1st to 3rd ? is this a problem.

joes407 · 05-16-2011, 11:13 AM

very simple to drive around the skip shift. all you need to do is start out a little heavier on the pedal and it will never do it. 25% or more throttle keeps cags in check.

ZED SLED · 05-16-2011, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by SUX2BU

Or you could buy a $0.20 (20 cent) resistor to plug in to it.

Yeah, it takes a little more than that unless it never gets wet or vibrates out. By the time you bought the Packard connectors and figured out what pin the resistor goes in you could buy one off e-bay for $12.50 like I did. I'm an EE and didn't want to mess with it when it is that inexpensive. (SLP must have one hell of a profit margin on these)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2010-...item3a587d9023

Grandeos · 05-16-2011, 11:34 AM

I had the dealership install an APEX Skip-Shift Eliminator as soon as the car came in. I encountered it on my first test-drive (in another SS) and hated it. Best $12 you could ever spend!!

I've had my 2SS/RS for a little over 2 weeks, and I row through all the gears (1-4) in traffic, with not a single problem. The indicator still shows up in the DIC, but it does not block out the gears thanks to the Eliminator.

Nvincent4708 · 05-16-2011, 12:41 PM

I have my SLP Skip-Shift listed on e-bay as we speak.

Look for my account.. Nvincent4708. The bid is still starting at $.99 with $5.00 shipping.

ZED SLED · 05-16-2011, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Nvincent4708

I have my SLP Skip-Shift listed on e-bay as we speak.

Look for my account.. Nvincent4708. The bid is still starting at $.99 with $5.00 shipping.

You removed it?

05-15-2011, 10:52 PM	#17
dcarlos55 Drives: 2017 HBM A10 ZL1 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 1,205	If you haven't encountered the skip shift yet, you will. My bet is you won't like it. Install a Skip shift eliminator and change out the stock shifter. All your problems solved. Except for the never ending question: "How can I make it faster, cooler... What's next?". __________________ My build thread http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=224342 Go is good. Stop is better.

05-15-2011, 11:29 PM	#20
SUX2BU Quit being a pu$$y Drives: FAST Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sachse TX (DFW) Posts: 5,825 View My Garage	Or you could buy a $0.20 (20 cent) resistor to plug in to it. __________________ <----- Click HERE to see ALL of my mods/write ups

05-16-2011, 10:46 AM	#22
2010SSRSM6 Drives: My wife crazy with my C5 usage. Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: DFW Posts: 6,558 View My Garage	It only comes on if you try to shift before 22 mph, I don't accelerate that slowly. __________________ UNDER CONSTRUCTION......again......

05-16-2011, 11:34 AM	#26
Grandeos Automotive Designer Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS (LS3) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 832	I had the dealership install an APEX Skip-Shift Eliminator as soon as the car came in. I encountered it on my first test-drive (in another SS) and hated it. Best $12 you could ever spend!! I've had my 2SS/RS for a little over 2 weeks, and I row through all the gears (1-4) in traffic, with not a single problem. The indicator still shows up in the DIC, but it does not block out the gears thanks to the Eliminator. __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 (SIM/BLK)

05-15-2011, 08:02 PM	#16
Wolverine1 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS LS3 CGM Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: China, MI. Posts: 140	This is my third car with the Tremac Manual 6 Speed. I installed a skip-shift harness on every one and it always worked flawlessly. It's the first mod you should perform!!!

05-15-2011, 10:59 PM	#18
BlaSSt Off Drives: 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 586	No mods needed. Like was said earlier, just wait a second and it will let you shift into second. If it comes up, your obviously going slow and waiting a second for it to turn itself off wont be a problem. They put the skip shift on these cars to avoid the gas guzzler tax like the SRT8 and the GT500 have.

05-15-2011, 11:20 PM	#19
Dasein Drives: 2011 CGM 1LT Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 224	Be thankful for the skipshift! It helps you avoid having to pay a gas guzzler tax by showing that there are steps taken to make it as efficient as possible. $30, easy to install eliminator? Or $1000 gas guzzler tax?

05-16-2011, 10:58 AM	#23
skar Drives: 2010 2SSRS headers/CAI/tune/corsa, Join Date: May 2010 Location: Commerce twp Michigan Posts: 1,413	To avoid the ship shift I go from 1st to 3rd ? is this a problem.

05-16-2011, 11:13 AM	#24
joes407 Drives: 2014 ZL1m6 red hot #569 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: florida Posts: 2,422	very simple to drive around the skip shift. all you need to do is start out a little heavier on the pedal and it will never do it. 25% or more throttle keeps cags in check.

05-16-2011, 12:41 PM	#27
Nvincent4708 Drives: N/A Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: N/A Posts: 25,855 View My Garage	I have my SLP Skip-Shift listed on e-bay as we speak. Look for my account.. Nvincent4708. The bid is still starting at $.99 with $5.00 shipping.