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SLT223 · 10-31-2009, 07:31 PM

Is true for casual driving with the 2010 Camaro it forces you to go from first to forth gear? If so, what is the work around? If I'm paying for 6 gears, and a clutch peddle, I'm doing for a reason.

ShnOmac · 10-31-2009, 07:34 PM

Shift at a little bit higher rpm.....or get a skipshift eliminator!

daphatgrant · 10-31-2009, 07:35 PM

News to me

ljustin293 · 10-31-2009, 07:37 PM

It's called skip shift

it's a feature so we don't have to pay gas guzzler tax

halo8hkk · 10-31-2009, 07:38 PM

a $0.50 restior will fix it. there is a thread here some where

Pauls69RSSS · 10-31-2009, 07:39 PM

Skip shift is there on the manual tranny, however it doesn't kick in very often. I drive my car both in a spirited fashion some times and a rather casual fashion some times. It has only made me skip to fourth about 4 times (have 1800 miles on the clock now). I had originally planned to pay for the skip-shift eliminator but now, I won't worry about it.

Paul

omegaman · 10-31-2009, 07:42 PM

Buy the Skip-Shift eliminator from SLP. $29.95 +$5.

mickss · 10-31-2009, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLT223

Is true for casual driving with the 2010 Camaro it forces you to go from first to forth gear? If so, what is the work around? If I'm paying for 6 gears, and a clutch peddle, I'm doing for a reason.

It depends, if it`s V8 manual it has skip shift, V6 manuals don`t have it.

slick rick · 10-31-2009, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShnOmac

Shift at a little bit higher rpm.....or get a skipshift eliminator!

+1

O2BQIK · 11-01-2009, 01:10 AM

Skip shift eliminator...quick, easy, and inexpensive mod.

v6sonoma · 11-01-2009, 03:16 AM

It only kicks in when you creep ahead slowly in 1st it will make you shift to 4th, but if you give it more throttle it will shut off and let you shift to 2nd or 3rd if you want to. It's not bad really I think it's just that it catches you off guard sometimes so it might annoy some people.

lordfriday2 · 11-01-2009, 03:45 AM

You'll never notice it if you actually drive the car.

Legend · 11-01-2009, 04:28 AM

Noticed it a couple times and thought about getting the eliminator but honestly, doesn't come on that much...maybe a half dozen time and I have over 6K on the clock.

Brady_SS · 11-01-2009, 09:20 AM

I've seen it twice so far in the first 500 miles. It really hasn't been much of a bother at all.

10-31-2009, 07:31 PM	#1
SLT223 Drives: 1971 Chevelle SS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: CT Posts: 13	Manual Trans, 1st to 4th lock out? Is true for casual driving with the 2010 Camaro it forces you to go from first to forth gear? If so, what is the work around? If I'm paying for 6 gears, and a clutch peddle, I'm doing for a reason.

10-31-2009, 07:38 PM	#5
halo8hkk Drives: 2000 Z28. 2010 1SS IMB. Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Mexico Posts: 1,081	a $0.50 restior will fix it. there is a thread here some where __________________ 1990 RS = First Car -SOLD 2000 Z28 = SOLD 2010 1SS/RS = Mysstique Whipple Supercharger Dyno= 618hp 555tq at the wheels IMB Silver Stripes VIN#44025 Born: 9/9/09 Delivered: 9/28/09

10-31-2009, 07:39 PM	#6
Pauls69RSSS camaro guy Drives: 'wing or 69 RS/SS or 10 RS/SS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 118 View My Garage	Skip shift is there on the manual tranny, however it doesn't kick in very often. I drive my car both in a spirited fashion some times and a rather casual fashion some times. It has only made me skip to fourth about 4 times (have 1800 miles on the clock now). I had originally planned to pay for the skip-shift eliminator but now, I won't worry about it. Paul __________________

10-31-2009, 07:42 PM	#7
omegaman Drives: very poorly Join Date: May 2009 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 550	Buy the Skip-Shift eliminator from SLP. $29.95 +$5. __________________ 2013 Camaro ZL1, Crystal Red, Auto, Exposed Carbon Fiber, Navigation.

11-01-2009, 01:10 AM	#10
O2BQIK Drives: 1991 Camaro RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dallas area Posts: 596	Skip shift eliminator...quick, easy, and inexpensive mod. __________________ 2010 Camaro SS in black/beige: Sold. \| '91 Camaro RS: Still the dream car! '98 Camaro SS: Incon twin turbo. Sold \| '99 Camaro SS: Heads/cam/bolt-ons. Sold.

10-31-2009, 07:34 PM	#2
ShnOmac Drives: 2006 Silverado SS, 2009 G8 GT Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: PNW Posts: 13,313	Shift at a little bit higher rpm.....or get a skipshift eliminator!

10-31-2009, 07:35 PM	#3
daphatgrant June '10 Drives: '10 2SS/RS RJT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Upstate NY (FingerLakes) Posts: 2,395	News to me

10-31-2009, 07:37 PM	#4
ljustin293 Drives: 2010 VR CAMARO 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: GA Posts: 15,060 View My Garage	It's called skip shift it's a feature so we don't have to pay gas guzzler tax

11-01-2009, 03:16 AM	#11
v6sonoma Drives: 2010 SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 8,108 View My Garage	It only kicks in when you creep ahead slowly in 1st it will make you shift to 4th, but if you give it more throttle it will shut off and let you shift to 2nd or 3rd if you want to. It's not bad really I think it's just that it catches you off guard sometimes so it might annoy some people. __________________ Mods: BBK Intake, BBK LT's and High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat-back exhaust, Hurst short throw shifter, SLP skip-shift eliminator. 7/1/09 Placed order for IOM/IO int/ SS/RS 6M 9/26/09 Took delivery!

11-01-2009, 03:45 AM	#12
lordfriday2 Proud Owner! Drives: 2010 Camaro SS RS Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 878	You'll never notice it if you actually drive the car.

11-01-2009, 04:28 AM	#13
Legend Hello! Drives: 2008 JSB Z06! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 2,624 View My Garage	Noticed it a couple times and thought about getting the eliminator but honestly, doesn't come on that much...maybe a half dozen time and I have over 6K on the clock.

11-01-2009, 09:20 AM	#14
Brady_SS Otis From Mayberry Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS #42033 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Frisco, TX Posts: 142	I've seen it twice so far in the first 500 miles. It really hasn't been much of a bother at all. __________________ Ordered 2/27/09, Delivered 9/22/09: 2SS/RS, CGM, LS3, 6M, R6P, Black Rally Stripes, Q9J Wheels, Black Int. Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. --Larry The Cable Guy

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