Skip shift....?
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 7
From: CA
The cars do it... it happens if you slowly accelerate in first gear and it happens just under 20 mph... The car will say "1 to 4 shift for fuel economy"
It's really not a big deal... only happens when you're driving very slowly anyway. If you don't want it to happen don't drive slow or shift at a higher/lower RPM.
It's really not a big deal... only happens when you're driving very slowly anyway. If you don't want it to happen don't drive slow or shift at a higher/lower RPM.
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 7
From: CA
The cars do it... it happens if you slowly accelerate in first gear and it happens just under 20 mph... The car will say "1 to 4 shift for fuel economy"
It's really not a big deal... only happens when you're driving very slowly anyway. If you don't want it to happen don't drive slow or shift at a higher/lower RPM.
It's really not a big deal... only happens when you're driving very slowly anyway. If you don't want it to happen don't drive slow or shift at a higher/lower RPM.
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 46
Would not worry about this. Even if it were an issue then there would be an aftermarket bypass for it. Vettes have the skip and it bothers most owners but several companies sell a very cheap bypass and most with the C-6 order them and never worry about it again. The Vette will force you to shift into fourth instead of second but with the bypass, you can shift the way you want and override it. I say, don't worry about it. Besides, the way most will drive the 5.0, they will never see the issue come up....
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 7
From: CA
Finally!! I got a message to display about the 1-4 shift. Apparently someone is right about us that have the 3.73 gears..I had to ride 1st gear up to about 3k rpm and under 20% throttle to get the message and by the time I went to shift into second (to see if it would slide me to fourth) the message was gone and I still got in 2nd gear. Not surprisingly this issue is much less relevant to those with the 3.73 gearing.
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 464
From: Virginia
Finally!! I got a message to display about the 1-4 shift. Apparently someone is right about us that have the 3.73 gears..I had to ride 1st gear up to about 3k rpm and under 20% throttle to get the message and by the time I went to shift into second (to see if it would slide me to fourth) the message was gone and I still got in 2nd gear. Not surprisingly this issue is much less relevant to those with the 3.73 gearing.
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 7
From: Ms
with the shifter, it pretty much forces fourth gear. If you do a "slower shift", it will allow you to go to 2nd. That has been my experience with a 3.55 rear end.