I just bought my first 2000 firebird trans am WS-6 manual but i am having issues with the skip shift what's up with that I try to go into second and it locks me out am I supposed to shift before ten or @ 20 MPH...thats # 1 then #2 I get challenged everyday on the street am I supposed to off the line stay in first untill ??? my husband says stay there untill RPM's reach 5 but when I did that it sounded like I was ridding my gears please help I want to be able to handle this beast I just bought

 

1#Skip shift was put there to conserve gas for gas mileage, U can go till 2800 rpms, I think, and it will let u go into 2nd or U can buy a skip shift elimanator thru slp or other suppliers, 2#Off the line is just feathering the clutch and pedal to keep tire spin down, I shift at 6k into 2nd, some people go higher, others lower, its want U like. Good luck and "EAT MORE RICE"

 

Skip shift does suck, but there are ways around it. One function that turns the skip shift "on" is by pressing lightly on the accelerator starting from a stop (like when turning from a dead stop or starting from a red light like a granny). If the load recognized by the PCM is within a certain low limit, the skip light comes on and forces you into fourth if you shift during that time. If you increase speed past 20mph, the light will go off and let you shift normally. Also, if you press harder on the accelerator increasing load amount, the light will go off (and RPM's increase, speed goes up, and a few other things happen that also help to cancel skip shift). Some solutions to this...

1) Don't drive like a granny - you bought a 4th gen WS6, right? Drive it like one. This isn't a family car, it's a sports car. Gotta hammer the throttle all the time, every time. You don't need to run the car to 5,000 rpm in first gear all the time - in fact I recommend not doing this. But get the rpm up to around 3,000, then shift to second.

2) Purchase LS1Edit. Along with turning off the skip shift (CAGS) you can modify the entire PCM for the best performance with additional performance equipment. Downfall - it costs $550 for the program and the connector cables, you need a laptop to run the software and program the PCM, and you have to have an idea what you are doing.

3) Purchase instead a CAGS skip shift eliminator from SLP. Cost is only 30 bones and it'll stop the annoying problem with skip shift. The light will still come on on the dash, but the eliminator piece works like a solenoid and stops the mechanics from forcing you into 4th from 1st.

Hope this helps.

 

Don't spend that much!! You can do it for peanuts:

http://www.ls1.com/link_cags.html

Looks like an easy job!!

Robin
England

 

YOU'RE GOING TO SLOW!!! HAHAHA!! Give it the gas!! yeah don't worry about skip shift, it is annoying, but if you just drive the beast like it wants to be driven you'll be fine... However, gas prices are going up, and you better be putting premium in that thing so if you don't want the annoyance then get the skip shift eliminator...

 

simply put !CAGS!