Manual transmission skip shift?

[ozzeran]

The NHTSA filed a probe into the Mustang GT manual transmission issues. Well part of the story at the end said:

A FoxNews.com analysis of the recent NHTSA complaints indicates that a number of the owners may not be aware of a special feature found on V8-powered Mustangs that forces the transmission to shift directly from 1st to 4th gear under light throttle application. This is intended to increase fuel efficiency during the EPA fuel economy testing procedure and cannot be turned off, but is overridden during hard acceleration. The manual transmissions in the Chevrolet Corvette and Camaro SS, both built by a different supplier, function in a similar way.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2011/...#ixzz1UUnYsnoN

Really?

[Samhain]

Really what? What's the question?

[ozzeran]

Doesn't make much sense to me, forcing you to shift from 1st to 4th like that.

[Samhain]

Doesn't make much sense to me, forcing you to shift from 1st to 4th like that.

Welcome to 10 plus years ago.

[ozzeran]

Hmm so that 2005 Mustang GT I test drove years ago and light throttled it, I could shift through all the gears.

[Samhain]

Hmm so that 2005 Mustang GT I test drove years ago and light throttled it, I could shift through all the gears.

Started in the t-56, I believe, fbody and Vette.

[01vnms4v]

That is why I will not buy a 2011 5.0

[Ruffdaddy]

I thought this has been in the camaros for years? There is actually a mod to get rid of this right?

[HarrisonTX]

I thought this has been in the camaros for years? There is actually a mod to get rid of this right?

There is a way around everything.

[ozzeran]

Wow after reading about this it didn't make sense but I will be damned if that ain't a load of bs. Older I get the more I realize how much the govt interferes in little shit.

[JC316]

Been around since the 94 F body and yes there is a workaround.

[greenbullitt]

Been around since the 94 F body and yes there is a workaround.

did the vettes not have it before that? just curious, i dont recall. I think the vettes started in 92 and f in 93, but i could damn sure be wrong

[greenbullitt]

Wow after reading about this it didn't make sense but I will be damned if that ain't a load of bs. Older I get the more I realize how much the govt interferes in little shit.

i seem to remember it played a part in the gas guzzler tax

[JC316]

did the vettes not have it before that? just curious, i dont recall. I think the vettes started in 92 and f in 93, but i could damn sure be wrong

I know that the 93 Fbody didn't have it and I don't think that the corvette had it either.

[txsr20de]

I don't think that the transmission issues that people have been reporting have anything to do with the skip-shift.

Hopefully the skip shift part of it was just pulled out of some ignorant blogger's ass, because it would be bullshit if Ford actually tried to use it as the reason for everyone's problems with the MT-82.