Skip Shift - question

[ViperGTS]

When was skip shift introduced?

Could not find anything here.

From the beginning (1992)? Or later?

I guess from the beginning, but I am not sure.

 

[djacob372]

Our cars have a skip shift? :-0

I'll have to try accelerating slowly to see if that's true.

 

[PS78]

dunno, but mine's gone now

 

[RTScott]

Got it...02 RT 10.

 

[VENOMAHOLIC]

The skip shift started on Chevy brand 6 speeds before 1992. Worst idea put on a car till my 95 Ford Mustang locked automatically when started. Scraping the ice off the windows while the car warmed up has never been the same since then.

 

[klamathpro]

Yes, it's been on since the 92' Viper. If yours doesn't force you into 4th when accelerating slowly from a stop, then yours was disabled by the previous owner. I just unplugged mine last year.

 

[RTTTTed]

It was an emissions compromise for city rush hour.

Instal a resistor and the "check engine light" won't come on. It sells as a "kit", but the last time I bought it ($15) the shipping was an extra $40 with "brokerage fees". Wish someone would read their resistor code and tell me what the value is for the $.75 resistor.

Ted

 

[Sweet Ride]

Just a thought on the whole skip shift eliminator idea:

Instead of paying for a part that jumps the electrical connector, why not just find a threaded plug, stick it where the skipshift solenoid is and zip tie the solenoid (still connected) to the side of the transmission? Seems like it would work. I may try it and see how it goes.

Total cost to modify: less than $5.00.

 

[ViperGTS]

Thanks .

 

[Johann]

Install a resistor and the "check engine light" won't come on. It sells as a "kit", but the last time I bought it ($15) the shipping was an extra $40 with "brokerage fees". Wish someone would read their resistor code and tell me what the value is for the $.75 resistor.

The resistor is a 1/4 watt 2.2K ohm; available from Radio Shack (271-1325) for about a dime.

 

[RTTTTed]

Thank you, thank you, and my wallet thanks you!

Ted