How to bypass the 1st to 5th gear shift
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How to bypass the 1st to 5th gear shift
So after driving my Max for a few days after buying it, I noticed it shifts from 1 st to 5 th and is in 6th gear by like 30 mph. I freakin' hate this! It makes driving it so annoying. My Corvette Z06 would shift from 1st to 4th under normal driving but I was able to bypass it with a CAGS shift bypass plug.
Is there anything anyone makes to bypass his? I can only get it to shift at the RPM I want it to when I drive it on manual mode. But I didnt buy an Auto to always drive in Manual mode.
Alex T.
2011 Max V
Ordered:
Stillen Lip...in the body shop getting painted
Trunk spoiler/wing.....being shipped
Waiting to see a pic of how ACE Alloy Convex Staggered 20x9 / 20x10.5 will look to pull the trigger. Not sure if I should go with 19 stagerred. Need to research and see what others are happy with.
Is there anything anyone makes to bypass his? I can only get it to shift at the RPM I want it to when I drive it on manual mode. But I didnt buy an Auto to always drive in Manual mode.
Alex T.
2011 Max V
Ordered:
Stillen Lip...in the body shop getting painted
Trunk spoiler/wing.....being shipped
Waiting to see a pic of how ACE Alloy Convex Staggered 20x9 / 20x10.5 will look to pull the trigger. Not sure if I should go with 19 stagerred. Need to research and see what others are happy with.
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This car has a CVT it does not shift. It's always in 1 gear. Drive in Ds mode if you want the car to cycle through gears.
So after driving my Max for a few days after buying it, I noticed it shifts from 1 st to 5 th and is in 6th gear by like 30 mph. I freakin' hate this! It makes driving it so annoying. My Corvette Z06 would shift from 1st to 4th under normal driving but I was able to bypass it with a CAGS shift bypass plug.
Is there anything anyone makes to bypass his? I can only get it to shift at the RPM I want it to when I drive it on manual mode. But I didnt buy an Auto to always drive in Manual mode.
Alex T.
2011 Max V
Ordered:
Stillen Lip...in the body shop getting painted
Trunk spoiler/wing.....being shipped
Waiting to see a pic of how ACE Alloy Convex Staggered 20x9 / 20x10.5 will look to pull the trigger. Not sure if I should go with 19 stagerred. Need to research and see what others are happy with.
Is there anything anyone makes to bypass his? I can only get it to shift at the RPM I want it to when I drive it on manual mode. But I didnt buy an Auto to always drive in Manual mode.
Alex T.
2011 Max V
Ordered:
Stillen Lip...in the body shop getting painted
Trunk spoiler/wing.....being shipped
Waiting to see a pic of how ACE Alloy Convex Staggered 20x9 / 20x10.5 will look to pull the trigger. Not sure if I should go with 19 stagerred. Need to research and see what others are happy with.
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No disrespect but like Car Addict said you should always know what your buying! Just give it some time and you will get used to it, I personally like it...
2010 Silver Maxima Sport/Tech, Blacked Out Grill, Roof, Mirror Lights, Rear Chrome Trunk Bar, Rear Bumper Bottom peice, Tints 3% All Around, De-Badged Maxima Letters, 8K H.I.D. Heads & Fog's, Original Nismo License late Frames, Nismo Stickers, Stillen CAI, Racingline Y-pipe, Stillen Crank pulley, Stillen Lip, Eibach Springs lowered, Spacers, Stock Rims
2010 Silver Maxima Sport/Tech, Blacked Out Grill, Roof, Mirror Lights, Rear Chrome Trunk Bar, Rear Bumper Bottom peice, Tints 3% All Around, De-Badged Maxima Letters, 8K H.I.D. Heads & Fog's, Original Nismo License late Frames, Nismo Stickers, Stillen CAI, Racingline Y-pipe, Stillen Crank pulley, Stillen Lip, Eibach Springs lowered, Spacers, Stock Rims
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Actually there is a fix. You can go to the dealership and ask them about that TSB. Tell them your car vibrates at low speeds because it stays at such low RPMs. They modify they computer so hold shifts longer and hold the "gears" longer so you get more power and the racey feel.
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Hence my quotes around the word "gears". But there are paddle shifters and they do shift through different positions of the cvt to give you the feeling you are going through "gears". I was simply explaining there's a TSB for the cvt to hold higher rpms. It's actually a thread in here somewhere if you search for it.
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