View Poll Results: Do you skip gears? (Manuel drivers only)

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    Do you skip gears?

    Just curious how many of you guys do that. (Manuel cars only vote please)

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    Yep.........

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    if its flat or a down grade, i'll start in 2. I still have skipshift and honestly, i like it as i've noticed its fuel benefit

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    I never really got what the skipshift does, I just know you cant shift whiles the light turns on. It doesnt come on all the time, what exactly does it do?

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    I do. Most of the time I skip from 3rd to 5th. I also drive about 90 highway miles a day. So I go from4th to 6th all the time. Gotta love the M6 123,000 miles and I still get like 27 MPG highway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JwMonE99 View Post
    I never really got what the skipshift does, I just know you cant shift whiles the light turns on. It doesnt come on all the time, what exactly does it do?
    When the light comes on, a little gizmo forces you from 1st to 4th. If your light comes on but you can still go to 2nd, then your skip shift has been eliminated, just not the light on the console.

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    So while that light is on, its telling me to go from 1st to 4th?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JwMonE99 View Post
    So while that light is on, its telling me to go from 1st to 4th?
    yes, In theory. as mentioned, if your light comes on but it doesn't force you into 4th as you move out of 1st, your's has been eliminated, but the light still comes on. If you've never driven a car with skip still installed, it's like night and day. It comes out of nowhere sometimes...i think if you stay below 2500 RPMs for like 3 seconds, it figures your not trying to accelerate that fast, so just dump it into 4th and save the fuel.

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    Sweet, I like it much better now, before I thought it was annoying, I figured it was trying to say skip 2nd and go into 3rd but that didnt work, so I just paciently waited for it go away

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    Just cruising such as going to work I usually go from 1st to 2nd to 4th to 6th. If I feel really antsy I'll go from 1st to 2nd to 6th because when I shift outta 2nd I'm already doin 70MPH

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    i go from 2 to 4 sometimes, 3 to 5 etc.

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    i also down shift from 6to4 and 5-3 getting off the hi way.

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    i hate that stupid skip shift, ive grinded 4th twice because of it, only time ive grinded a gear, not paying attention just going through the "routineness" of shifting and it getting stuck at the top of 4th, i bought the CAGS eliminator just havent installed it

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    With 3:42's I would skip shift some of the time from 3rd to 5th

    Now with 4:10's I go 1st, 3rd, and 6th! It's great for gas mileage and saves alot of "wear and tear"

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    Quote Originally Posted by JwMonE99 View Post
    (Manuel cars only vote please)
    Are you looking for responses from Mexicans named Manuel???

    As for me, I do skip some gears at times with cars that have a manual tranny

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    I got skipshift turned off resistor mod ftw but I still skip gears all the time. I don't think I have ever used third, lol it is pointless, 4th will go 20mph no problems and 2nd gets you there with low rpm usage.

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    I dont skip gears and I can still manage an average of around 18mpg mixed highway/city driving

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    Yep. Skip as needed. Sometimes 1st 3rd 5th. Sometimes I go 1st 4th, when the light comes on if the traffic is light. I elimitated my CAGs but the light still comes on when it used to tell me how to drive. Now I tell it how I will drive. Do Not Control Me!!!!!!!!

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    i skip 4th a lot, but if im just driving regular ill hit em all. the skip shift drives me nuts, it just seems so clumsy going from first to fourth.

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