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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 10:06 AM
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I traded my 2004 GTO in on a 2007 C6 6speed Corvette. I thought on the 6 speeds you had to shift from 1 - 4? My car doesn't prompt me to to do this during normal driving. Is there a certain driving mode I have to be in?
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 10:28 AM
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Not sure if the C6's are setup the same way that the C5's are; on the C5's, you'll be forced to do a 1-4 shift when driving very economically, as if in traffic. You won't be promted to do the 1-4 shift when you're accelerating fairly heavily, or revving high. This can be bypassed/deleted though.

Again, though, not too sure if it's the same in the C6's???
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 10:28 AM
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Is this a brand new car or used? Perhaps you were lucky enough to buy a car with CAGS already eliminated.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by DocT
Not sure if the C6's are setup the same way that the C5's are; on the C5's, you'll be forced to do a 1-4 shift when driving very economically, as if in traffic. You won't be promted to do the 1-4 shift when you're accelerating fairly heavily, or revving high. This can be bypassed/deleted though.

Again, though, not too sure if it's the same in the C6's???

It is the same, if its used its probably already been tuned out.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 11:13 AM
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Nope, this is a brand new car. The salesman told me is had something to do with the rpm's. When I drive it normally the 1-4 light doesn't come on.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 04:16 PM
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I'm not to sure but I think that the Z06 was the only one that came out with that option cause mine has it
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Jose Pena
I'm not to sure but I think that the Z06 was the only one that came out with that option cause mine has it
No, even the F-bodies have had this feature since the LT1 days. Maybe you're not revving it high enough under casual driving to trigger the CAGS...I'm not sure.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 06:28 PM
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It will shift from 1-4 only if you are under 2500 rpm... I could be off by a few 100rpm but I had my tuned out back in spring of '05 after having the car a few months.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 10:08 PM
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My car has it and I hate it. It turns off ar 3k RPMs
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 2006vette
My car has it and I hate it. It turns off ar 3k RPMs
If you hate it that much, you can either buy and install the eliminator (easy), or have it tuned out... Do you have any mods?
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by turbo_tom
If you hate it that much, you can either buy and install the eliminator (easy), or have it tuned out... Do you have any mods?
Ya, I have full exhaust, CAI and a dyno tune....ya ya ya...I know what your going to say.lol I forgot to thell them to take it out of there. It does not bother my to much...I never **** under 3k anyway.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 11:12 PM
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I have the CAGS eliminator for sale but im not sure if it works on a C6..it came off my C5
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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 11:39 AM
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I called the dealorship, there is 4 criteria to make it work. It turns out I wasn't driving slow enough. Time to order the skip shift elimanator!
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