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13-07-2005, 09:50 AM
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w00t! After many bungled attempts regarding fitting up a shift kit (such as the circuit diagrams available on mechanicalforums.com), the FINALLY worked last night!
I opted for a dead-simple non-switchable 22/1ohm combo for moderate shifts. Now the SSS has next to NO lag when changing gears, however under WOT at redline it'll still have minimal lag (200rpm? 1/4 second?), but is much more responsive than the non-shift-kitted behaviour (800rpm, 1/2 second)! When the auto is left in D, its shifts are gentle yet quick, so I'm going to leave it on all the time now. I think the switch I was using might have been defective (and it was an on/off/on rather than an on/on/on). Also, some connectors (spade connectors) were left exposed and possibly earthed where they shouldn't have from time to time, but I tidied it all up with last night's attempt, hiding the resistors in a project box and isolating the spade connectors from potential earth points, etc. I'm teh dodge! And I should invest in a multimeter sometime... And upgrade from the $8 Supercheap crimp set I splashed out on... And complete my bloody BA conversion...  : Anyhoo this latecomer to shift kits highly recommends it ;) I am more than happy with the 22/1ohm combo! The only harshness I've noticed has been if I've put it back into 2nd (in SSS) at about 60kph with 1/4 throttle... it goes WHUMP!, however it was a little rough with this in the first place. It's just amplified now. Anyhoo I tend not to change from 4-3-2-1 at speeds where the box won't be happy. Dooo iiiiit! :ymca: -Dave- |
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13-07-2005, 10:03 AM
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Congrats Dave on getting all in and up and running.
I suggest beer box as a temporary trim for the BA shifter  , worked for me :P
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13-07-2005, 10:05 AM
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I was reading the thread on how to do this a while ago. It was about $600 for all the SSS kit right?
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13-07-2005, 10:07 AM
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Follow the links in both dave's sig and mine, have a read, it's all in there
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13-07-2005, 10:30 AM
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 : Nah I'll wait until I receive my leather, and then it'll finally look pretty. It's not *too* ugly at the moment.So what's the go with your EA? Are you going to keep it? :evilsasmo Sagerian, as Dellboy said, all the info is in our respective threads (and it should come to less than $600), and would you believe I had less (read: ZERO) trouble with wiring up the BA SSS compared to this damn shift kit?  e InitialD has a copy of the installation document, which will be uploaded onto www.deleted link soon (no pressure at all :P) Dellboy, did you receive the installation document from my hotmail address? Cheers, -Dave- |
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13-07-2005, 10:45 AM
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Yeah Dave i got the doc, seemed complete, havent read it 100% word for word, saw my name a few times
, as well as muzza .Yes I keep my EA, gets a new head next Wednesday just in time for dyno day, and the head to head challenge against mick.
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13-07-2005, 10:50 AM
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Thanks for that guys. I read through dellboy's thread a while ago (reading through again now) but any $600 I might have had was going elsewhere. I've got spare cash to do this now, just need to design the centre console and dash (looking to put a carputer in too)
But my hat goes off to you pioneering guys. Yea, an installation doc with all info in a central location would help.
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13-07-2005, 10:53 AM
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As for your dyno challenge, hopefully you crack the 100rwkw mark with the BBM mod So does the loser have to mow the winner's lawns in their wife's Sunday Dress<tm>?  : -Dave- |
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13-07-2005, 11:01 AM
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 : I think a mounted broken EA rocker could do
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13-07-2005, 11:06 AM
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Good to see you got it going dave. Brings the old BTR to life huh?
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13-07-2005, 11:56 AM
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Haha! Go the rocker!
 : Too bad I can't come up on the day to view the fun & games  : lol, my BTR feels like it is 10 years younger now! I can see why people using "D" note that the 22 ohm shift is very moderate. If I used the 18 ohm resistor instead and went from 3rd to 2nd at 60kph with the SSS, I would be visiting a chiropractor pronto!  : Or my auto would resemble an innovative espresso/cappuchino machine.:eclipsee_ I'm loving it
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13-07-2005, 04:14 PM
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13-07-2005, 04:18 PM
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how about a polished good rocker, and a 3.9mpfi badge mounted to a nice piece of timber
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13-07-2005, 04:28 PM
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Done ;) Sounds goo
(mick hopes his auto holds up)
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Sounds awesome Dave ;)
Also, are you still going to Heathcote on Saturday?
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14-07-2005, 10:50 AM
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G'day Ash!
Yep, still going to Heathcote, albeit slower than I was hoping. The GT40P heads I've put a deposit on aren't available for a little while yet, and I had no luck with sourcing a set of 3.7-3.9 gears for before Heathcote, but I might be picking up some 3.9s either tomorrow or Sunday (doh! If only I got them last week!!!) I'm hoping for mid 15s on Saturday :alien2: but this might be optimistic... Cheers mate -Dave- |
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BA SSS + shift kit :D
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