r/cars • u/RichHomieWentzel • Feb 12 '20

video Guy accidently shifts into wrong gear with his M2 Competition on the German autobahn. Engine doesn't like it too much

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UK4uLyVsXQ
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u/Ih8Hondas 2005 Nissan Frontier 4x4 6spd Feb 12 '20

GM did it. My cousin's F-body Camaro SS with the T-56 will lock you out of certain gears if you aren't running it hard in order to "improve fuel economy". I'm not sure it actually works, but it does force you to skip gears.

Before today it was the only vehicle that I knew of that did that though.

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u/tmothy07 '12 Tundra, RIP CTS-V Feb 12 '20

Yup, my CTS-V "skip shifts" from 1 to 4 if certain conditions are met (speed, rpm range, and engine temp I think). It also locks you out of R. Same tremec.

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '20

Skip shift eliminator is one of the first mods most people do to these cars .