Skip Shift Eliminator - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Pollock · 03-29-2011, 01:03 PM

Has anyone installed the skip shift eliminator? Will it void the warranty?

http://www.apex-speed.com/apex-motor...ator-8001.html

bummlb · 03-29-2011, 01:06 PM

Will not void warranty. I had the dealer install mine.

Pollock · 03-29-2011, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bummlb

Will not void warranty. I had the dealer install mine.

Did you have them install it out of convenience or is it a real pain in the arse to change?

Lbness · 03-29-2011, 01:09 PM

simple to add if you can get under the car
plug and play

bummlb · 03-29-2011, 01:09 PM

Convenience. Lots of folks have installed it themselves. There's a link somewhere on C5 that shows exactly how to do it. Search around for it.

slick rick · 03-29-2011, 01:22 PM

http://www.slponline.com/inst/21008.pdf

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Raise and secure vehicle high enough to access the transmission.
2. Carefully remove the connector from the skipshift solenoid.
(Skipshift solenoid is located about halfway down the transmission
case toward the top, on the drivers’ side.)
3. Install the white connector (see illustration) from the Skipshift Eliminator
Adaptor onto the skipshift solenoid/ (transmission end)
4. Install the original connector from the vehicle wiring harness into the other
Connector (see illustration) on the skipshift eliminator.
5. Place wiring harness back into original location, tucked up along the transmission.

If you can't shift into reverse after installing it then you plugged it into the wrong solenoid.

It should not void your warranty but if you want piece of mind then you could always remove it before you went to the dealer since it's a simple plug and play install.

clg_98ta · 03-29-2011, 01:33 PM

Easy mod to install. The only time I'd worry about uninstalling it is if you're going in for warranty work for a transmission issue.

Get one on EBay for about $12 shipped.

United_727 · 03-29-2011, 01:54 PM

Do only the SS' have these? My LLT has not skip shifted,yet.

BigCarrot · 03-29-2011, 02:11 PM

Yeah I think on the SS models have it to avoid the Gas Guzzler Tax. The V6 doesn't have that issue so no need to implement it.

slick rick · 03-29-2011, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by United_727

Do only the SS' have these? My LLT has not skip shifted,yet.

SS with LS3

SSLarry · 03-29-2011, 02:22 PM

Just a note: The $12 skip shift eliminator will remove the interference of your shifting, but the DIC will continue to annoy you with the message. No big deal.

alterbrett · 03-29-2011, 04:47 PM

Does the one from APEX remove the message from the DIC? Just curious.

SSLarry · 03-29-2011, 05:27 PM

No, you would need to reprogram the ECU (and lose your warranty). Instead, the $12 device simply fools the ECU into thinking it did it's job in locking out the 2nd and 3rd gears. It never actually actually fires the solenoid, and the DIC has no idea.

Grandeos · 03-29-2011, 05:40 PM

I'm having the dealer install it on my SS (LS3) before I take delivery. I had read about it on the forum, and encountered it on my test drive. Instantly I said, "THAT HAS TO GO!"

03-29-2011, 01:03 PM	#1
Pollock LT4 M6 Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Bloomington, IN Posts: 1,249	Skip Shift Eliminator Has anyone installed the skip shift eliminator? Will it void the warranty? http://www.apex-speed.com/apex-motor...ator-8001.html

03-29-2011, 01:06 PM	#2
bummlb {Insert witty title here} Drives: 2011 2SS RS RY Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA. Posts: 118	Will not void warranty. I had the dealer install mine. __________________ 2011 2SS RS - RY, Black Stripes, Black Hockey Sticks, Hurst Shorty, Tinted windows, RY engine cover, sunroof, SSE, muffler delete

03-29-2011, 01:09 PM	#4
Lbness Drives: 2010 ss M6 Aqua Blue Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Gulf Coast Posts: 323 View My Garage	simple to add if you can get under the car plug and play __________________ Camaros -- 1 of 6 2002 B4-c M6 intimidators and 2010 Aqua Blue ss M6 3499 of 3612 Stipes on Tail Only CAI -Barton Shifter and a few 12v mods Added wheels tires and a sub and I am a happy camper ..although I want a SC Make your girls happy too http://www.lisafreede.com/http://www...s/thumbsup.gif

03-29-2011, 01:09 PM	#5
bummlb {Insert witty title here} Drives: 2011 2SS RS RY Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA. Posts: 118	Convenience. Lots of folks have installed it themselves. There's a link somewhere on C5 that shows exactly how to do it. Search around for it. __________________ 2011 2SS RS - RY, Black Stripes, Black Hockey Sticks, Hurst Shorty, Tinted windows, RY engine cover, sunroof, SSE, muffler delete

03-29-2011, 01:33 PM	#7
clg_98ta Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,698 View My Garage	Easy mod to install. The only time I'd worry about uninstalling it is if you're going in for warranty work for a transmission issue. Get one on EBay for about $12 shipped. __________________ Black 2SS ordered 1/4/2010, received 2/19/2010

03-29-2011, 01:54 PM	#8
United_727 Parts Guru Extraordinair. Drives: '02 SS 'Vert M6 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 1,184	Do only the SS' have these? My LLT has not skip shifted,yet. __________________ Please check out my other hobby ; http://jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=1008

03-29-2011, 02:11 PM	#9
BigCarrot xbox: this is tedious Drives: 2011 1SS M6 Camaro IOM Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pearland, TX Posts: 705 View My Garage	Yeah I think on the SS models have it to avoid the Gas Guzzler Tax. The V6 doesn't have that issue so no need to implement it.

03-29-2011, 02:22 PM	#11
SSLarry Drives: 2SS LS3 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 1,309	Just a note: The $12 skip shift eliminator will remove the interference of your shifting, but the DIC will continue to annoy you with the message. No big deal. __________________ 2010 CGM 2SS LS3, born: 4/10

03-29-2011, 04:47 PM	#12
alterbrett Drives: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 25 View My Garage	Does the one from APEX remove the message from the DIC? Just curious. __________________ 2009 = BEST YEAR EVER WHY? TWO OF MY FAVORITE THINGS RETURN... CREED & CAMARO

03-29-2011, 05:27 PM	#13
SSLarry Drives: 2SS LS3 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 1,309	No, you would need to reprogram the ECU (and lose your warranty). Instead, the $12 device simply fools the ECU into thinking it did it's job in locking out the 2nd and 3rd gears. It never actually actually fires the solenoid, and the DIC has no idea. __________________ 2010 CGM 2SS LS3, born: 4/10

03-29-2011, 05:40 PM	#14
Grandeos Automotive Designer Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS (LS3) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 832	I'm having the dealer install it on my SS (LS3) before I take delivery. I had read about it on the forum, and encountered it on my test drive. Instantly I said, "THAT HAS TO GO!" __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 (SIM/BLK)

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