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JP23 · 02-17-2011, 10:05 PM

Does anyone know how to get rid of this 1st to 4th feature? This drives me nuts.

weissyboy · 02-17-2011, 10:07 PM

slp skip shift eliminator

JP23 · 02-17-2011, 10:11 PM

What is that?

JP23 · 02-17-2011, 10:16 PM

I just googles it. That looks easy enough. Thanks.

Zeus95 · 02-18-2011, 06:15 AM

Call Mark over at ZZ MotorSports, he will hook you up. I got one from him. Super easy and works great.

MileMAN402 · 02-18-2011, 07:32 AM

drive faster...

The Stig · 02-18-2011, 07:37 AM

Get a tune

JP23 · 02-18-2011, 02:00 PM

Thanks

Apex Motorsports · 02-18-2011, 02:19 PM

CAGS De-Mystified

Added Aug 28, 2010, Under: Transmission

Lately, we have been getting lots of questions from owners of the new 5th generation Camaro SS who are concerned because they sometimes can’t shift into 2nd and are getting a message on there dash telling them to shift to 4th gear. The good news is there is nothing wrong and this nuisance can be eliminated.

CAGS, or Computer-Aided Gear Selection, is a feature on newer domestic performance vehicles equipped with a six speed manual transmission. The purpose of CAGS is to help avoid the “gas guzzler” tax by improving fuel economy under “normal” driving conditions. CAGS is activated in the 2010-up Camaro SS when:

you are in first gear
you are using 21% throttle or less
you are traveling between 15 & 19 mph
and your engine coolant temperature is greater than 169°F (76°C)

When these parameters are met, CAGS overrides the driver and locks out 2nd and 3rd gear, forcing the driver to shift directly from 1st to 4th gear. Many drivers are unwilling to accept this factory installed nuisance. After all, if they wanted a computer to decide what gear they should be in they would have bought an automatic. For those extensively modifying their vehicle, CAGS can be “turned off” by a performance tuner. For the average bolt on car the safest and most economical way to eliminate CAGS is by installing a high quality Skip Shift Eliminator. These units actually trick the computer into thinking it’s still in control but will not allow CAGS to activate and will not trigger trouble codes or the “Service Engine Soon” light.

A quality Skip Shift Eliminator, like the one manufactured by Apex Motorsports, uses OEM weather-proof plugs and is installed in minutes by simply lifting your vehicle, unplugging the CAGS wiring harness from its solenoid (the solenoid is located on the drivers side towards the top of the transmission in the case of the new Camaro), and plugging the Skip Shift Eliminator inline between the harness and solenoid. Just like that, CAGS is gone.

Edrock · 02-18-2011, 09:00 PM

Tune or $30 skip shift eliminator gadget.

JP23 · 02-19-2011, 12:04 AM

Think I'm going with the skip shift eliminator.

SSTony · 02-19-2011, 10:34 AM

i think i have one laying around. didnt use itcause i tuned it out instead.

Phase V · 02-19-2011, 05:34 PM

yeah i got the skip shift eliminator....BAM! gone!

02-17-2011, 10:05 PM	#1
JP23 Drives: 2010 camaro SS LS3 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Santa Clarita, CA Posts: 15	1st to 4th - Anyone know how to kill this? Does anyone know how to get rid of this 1st to 4th feature? This drives me nuts.

02-18-2011, 06:15 AM	#5
Zeus95 Drives: IOM 2010 - 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Oak Forest - ILL Posts: 1,124 View My Garage	Call Mark over at ZZ MotorSports, he will hook you up. I got one from him. Super easy and works great. __________________ 2010 2SS/RS IOM Upgrades: Fastlane CAI / SLP II Loudmouth axle back / V Max Ported TB / Kook's Step Long Tube Headers / High flow cats / Straightline Tune / BMR front & rear sway bars / Hotchkin End Links / Hurst Short Throw. LG ZR28 Wheels 1 of 2 sets made. Pfadt trailing arms / Diff Bushings & Sub Frame bushings / 1LE Axle & Hubs.

02-18-2011, 07:32 AM	#6
MileMAN402 RIP JoePa Drives: 2010 2SS/RS & 2001 Audi S4 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Central PA Posts: 644 View My Garage	drive faster... __________________

02-18-2011, 07:37 AM	#7
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	Get a tune __________________

02-18-2011, 02:19 PM	#9
Apex Motorsports Drives: 2000 Camaro SS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky. Posts: 25,179	CAGS De-Mystified Added Aug 28, 2010, Under: Transmission Lately, we have been getting lots of questions from owners of the new 5th generation Camaro SS who are concerned because they sometimes can’t shift into 2nd and are getting a message on there dash telling them to shift to 4th gear. The good news is there is nothing wrong and this nuisance can be eliminated. CAGS, or Computer-Aided Gear Selection, is a feature on newer domestic performance vehicles equipped with a six speed manual transmission. The purpose of CAGS is to help avoid the “gas guzzler” tax by improving fuel economy under “normal” driving conditions. CAGS is activated in the 2010-up Camaro SS when: you are in first gear you are using 21% throttle or less you are traveling between 15 & 19 mph and your engine coolant temperature is greater than 169°F (76°C) When these parameters are met, CAGS overrides the driver and locks out 2nd and 3rd gear, forcing the driver to shift directly from 1st to 4th gear. Many drivers are unwilling to accept this factory installed nuisance. After all, if they wanted a computer to decide what gear they should be in they would have bought an automatic. For those extensively modifying their vehicle, CAGS can be “turned off” by a performance tuner. For the average bolt on car the safest and most economical way to eliminate CAGS is by installing a high quality Skip Shift Eliminator. These units actually trick the computer into thinking it’s still in control but will not allow CAGS to activate and will not trigger trouble codes or the “Service Engine Soon” light. A quality Skip Shift Eliminator, like the one manufactured by Apex Motorsports, uses OEM weather-proof plugs and is installed in minutes by simply lifting your vehicle, unplugging the CAGS wiring harness from its solenoid (the solenoid is located on the drivers side towards the top of the transmission in the case of the new Camaro), and plugging the Skip Shift Eliminator inline between the harness and solenoid. Just like that, CAGS is gone.

02-17-2011, 10:07 PM	#2
weissyboy Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Black Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 14 View My Garage	slp skip shift eliminator

02-17-2011, 10:11 PM	#3
JP23 Drives: 2010 camaro SS LS3 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Santa Clarita, CA Posts: 15	What is that?

02-17-2011, 10:16 PM	#4
JP23 Drives: 2010 camaro SS LS3 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Santa Clarita, CA Posts: 15	I just googles it. That looks easy enough. Thanks.

02-18-2011, 02:00 PM	#8
JP23 Drives: 2010 camaro SS LS3 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Santa Clarita, CA Posts: 15	Thanks

02-18-2011, 09:00 PM	#10
Edrock Drives: '10 Camaro 2SS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jamestown, NC Posts: 964 View My Garage	Tune or $30 skip shift eliminator gadget. __________________ DT Shorties, Solo hi-flow Cats, X-pipe, resonator delete, Flowmaster Super-44s, VMAX TB, Stronger MAF, C.A.I. Intake with race scoop, and JRE Tune! WOT is my happy place!!

02-19-2011, 12:04 AM	#11
JP23 Drives: 2010 camaro SS LS3 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Santa Clarita, CA Posts: 15	Think I'm going with the skip shift eliminator.

02-19-2011, 10:34 AM	#12
SSTony Drives: SS Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Piscataway NJ Posts: 1,782 View My Garage	i think i have one laying around. didnt use itcause i tuned it out instead. __________________

02-19-2011, 05:34 PM	#13
Phase V Summer Drives: 2010 2SS/RS IOM w/ Black Stripes Join Date: May 2009 Location: San Angelo, Texas Posts: 423 View My Garage	yeah i got the skip shift eliminator....BAM! gone! __________________ CAI intake, Rotofab W/W Reservoir, Hurst Shifter, Skip-Shift Eliminator AAC lighting, Kooks LT headers w/ high flow cats and Borla ATAK cat-back Restoring or need parts for a Chevy. Look no further than Don's East Coast Restorations

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