yea im new to camaros but ive always been a chevy guy. i bought an 02 ss and its coming in in about two weeks. i was just wondering if anyone could explain what skip shift is, what transmissions it has to do with and do i want to get rid of it or not if i have it. by the way the camaro is a stick. thanks

 

I have a 94 Z28 and this is the explanation directly out of my manual. I can not imagine it being much diferent from your.

Skip Shift Light (5.7L LT1 Engine)
When this light comes on, you can only
shift from “1” (First) to “4” (Fourth) gear
instead of “1” (First) to “2” (Second)
gear. This helps you to get the best
possible fuel economy.
This light will come on under these
conditions:
0 The engine coolant temperature is greater than 170°F (77”C),
0 You are going 15-20 mph and
0 You are at 35% throttle or less.

You can also check out this site and find your owners manual for that year and get the specics for that model.
Web site was made known to me by member z28pete. http://www.shbox.com

Hope this helps

 

pdpallen said it best. Under normal driving conditons your cars C.A.G.S ( computer assisted gear selector) system activates a switch which locks out 2nd gear so you cant shift into it. This is surpost to help save on gas but it gets a little annoying so you might want to spend the money and get a skip shift eliminater it will get rid of that.

 

thanks for the info guys. i just ordered one from slp. im gonna have the eliminator and a couple of other parts before the camaro even comes in. i cant wait