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 Post subject: Shift Kits
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:22 pm 
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Am thinking about wireing in a shift kit and needed some advice and everyone seems freindly on here :D

Just wanted to hear pepoles experiances with them, the home made resistor kind, and the pre boxed ones you can buy.

If i set it to a moderate shift am i likely to damage my tans( I own an au s3)? and if so is it worth the risk?

Cheers :D
Sorry if this is posted wrong kinda new to the whole forum thing haha.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Shift Kits
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:25 pm 
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if you set it just a little firmer than the standard shift it will reduce wear because there will be less slipping between gears but if you set it rediculously firm it will be worse for it

 

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 Post subject: Re: Shift Kits
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:40 pm 
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Ahhk, Thanks for that mate.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Shift Kits
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:51 pm 
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uniacidz wrote:
As Bry said, too firm can stuff you ya auto, good setting can reduce heat due to less slipping and hence reduce heat which is a auto box worst enemy.

Mine is adjustable and only only sort I recommend.

The way mine is set up, on easy throttle can hardly notice it, plant it and comes alive

Mine is like that too,
but I don't have a shift kit installed.... that I can see.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Shift Kits
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:52 pm 
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You got one of the home made jobs, or the ones you buy?

 

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 Post subject: Re: Shift Kits
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:18 pm 
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Well looks like i better get off my a*** and find the soldering iron lol

 

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 Post subject: Re: Shift Kits
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:41 pm 
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i made mine with info from this site, they are awesome

BUT DO NOT use then in wet conditions unless you absolutely know you can handle a car losing control at 80kms, twas a fun experience came out and grabbed again but ffs scaredthe s**t out of me

 

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 Post subject: Re: Shift Kits
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:47 pm 
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Bloody hell, not keen haha. I have to travel down about 12k of very loose limestone/dirt roads to get home so im gona wire some kind of dash light into mine so i know when its on lol

 

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 Post subject: Re: Shift Kits
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:48 pm 
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u will know when yours is on , trust me

 

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 Post subject: Re: Shift Kits
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:51 pm 
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELnJcfdtwvg&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL8AB06AED92026A95
A video showing the installation and creation of an adjustable shift kit,
it's also a fcking awesome series

 

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 Post subject: Re: Shift Kits
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:16 pm 
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Cheers man, heaps healpful. think i might just have to watch the rest of that serise aye, looks very interesting.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Shift Kits
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 1:00 am 
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I made an adjustable one from scratch for my EB and worked well. Only bad thing I've heard about using elec shift kits is that you need an aftermarket trans cooler? It's why I haven't put it in my EL yet, don't want to ruin the auto...
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