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Re: C6 Z06 CAGS question
CAGS was quite intrusive on my earlier cars (C4s and C5s), but I hardly noticed it on my new Z06. I almost have to make a deliberate effort to cause it to activate. GM must of narrowed the dynamic range. Fine by me.
However, with all my skip shift Corvettes, over the years, I developed a simple technique to effectively make it a somewhat useful function. Instead of shifting from 1st to 4th, I shift from 1st to 3rd. It is quite easy to train your brain to "reverse" the direction of the shifter in the central gate when CAGS activates. There is no restriction in shifting to 3rd instead of 4th other than you just need to "push" the gear lever forward as opposed to "pulling" it backward. This technique works very well - won't lug the engine - and quite possibly will still save a little on your gas bill at the pump.
The only caveat to this suggestion, is when you try it for the first couple times, it helps to be doing rather slow paced shifting, to develop a "feel" for what you are doing in that central gate while reversing the direction of the stick. The slower you go, the EASIER it is to master this technique.
Last edited by dsinned : 08-28-2008 at 07:13 PM.
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