kick down switch?

Post by **mattlikesinfiniti** » Wed May 17, 2006 9:35 am

the guy with the j who got beat by an mx6 said the j had a kick down switch? ive never heard of it, can anyone tell me what it is/where to find it?

thanks,matt

Post by **gr8scott72** » Wed May 17, 2006 9:41 am

mattlikesinfiniti wrote:the guy with the j who got beat by an mx6 said the j had a kick down switch? ive never heard of it, can anyone tell me what it is/where to find it?

thanks,matt

It's called a gas pedal.

Post by **mattlikesinfiniti** » Wed May 17, 2006 9:51 am

oh man, i feel like an idiot now, guess i gotta get used to this forum lingo or somethin i dunnothanks for the reply though man

Post by **yodawill2000** » Wed May 17, 2006 9:54 am

Sure threw me off to . didnt say anything though .

"i know that the j has a kick down switch which sets the engine and tranny to race mode which i use every now and then"

Post by **mattlikesinfiniti** » Wed May 17, 2006 9:58 am

hah yeah man

Post by **95-J30tt** » Wed May 17, 2006 1:40 pm

Hi i'm the one who got beat by an MX6....... i did mean a kick down switch, i have a 1995 j30t "canadian model", and when you press the accelerator all the way down you would hear a switch that engages in the last 1cm of a full pedal press, it gives the engine "injectors and so on" and the transmission a different programming, try it out, it is fun, i use it every now and then. it is not explained much in the service manual, but if you have a shop service manual, you will find a brief explination there. i'll try to post the page, i dont have a scanner but i'll take a photo of the page and post it this week.

Post by **yodawill2000** » Wed May 17, 2006 5:15 pm

sweet ..Wish I had that ..

Post by **DominickJ30** » Wed May 17, 2006 7:39 pm

lol, that is called a WOT(wide open throttle) switch.

Every car has one.

Post by **95-J30tt** » Wed May 17, 2006 9:30 pm

i'm not sure what is it called but it makes one heck of a difference when needing power from the engine, although i'm pretty confident about the program setting for the engine, i will double check, and take the photo of the page and post it sorry if i misslead anyone as i'm not sure about the name of the switch

Post by **95-J30tt** » Sat May 20, 2006 12:22 am

ok i took some pics of the page with the pedal components and here they are

Post by **95-J30tt** » Sat May 20, 2006 12:23 am

Post by **95-J30tt** » Sat May 20, 2006 12:27 am

ok, so it is a Kick Down Switch after all, i starting doubting myself, anyways..... i'll be working to change the tie rod tomorrow "not sure if i mensioned that in this thread" , i'll take some pics of the procedure and the part number and the brand of tie rod tomorrow...... till then, thanks for keeping this forum alive

Post by **yodawill2000** » Sat May 20, 2006 4:06 am

The tension rod is easy to do ..Be sure and torque the main bolt with the load applied to the wheel !!

I used a block as I dont have a ramp.

Post by **DominickJ30** » Sat May 20, 2006 6:23 am

Some call it a kickdown switch, some call it a throttle switch, some call it a wide open throttle switch.

Post by **Elisha** » Sat May 20, 2006 6:54 am

is this available on the 93 J30s?

if so i'm gonna step on it today to see if it works.

Post by **driverdriver** » Sat May 20, 2006 4:52 pm

Elisha wrote:is this available on the 93 J30s?

if so i'm gonna step on it today to see if it works.

Yes

Post by **DominickJ30** » Sat May 20, 2006 5:22 pm

You will probably hear a slight click when you really punch it from a roll.

Post by **praxis469** » Tue May 23, 2006 9:06 am

I also believe that the "kick down switch" is also directly tied into the fuel gauge. When the "kick down switch" is activated it causes the fuel gauge to drop towards the "E" mark at a faster rate!

Post by **95-J30tt** » Tue May 23, 2006 9:17 am

speed comes at a price........ but at least it is available........

Post by **gr8scott72** » Tue May 23, 2006 10:36 am

I drove the J to work today and played around with it alittle. I can hear the switch click when I push it all the way in. The difference in acceleration from just before it clicks to when it clicks is not very much and I don't think the transmission is connected to that switch as it would "kick down" long before I got to the point that it would click.

My guess is that it just changes the ecu mapping and puts it on a preset program that increases the amount of fuel injected to the maximum amount possible. (along with changing the a/f ratio, etc, etc.)

Post by **DominickJ30** » Tue May 23, 2006 7:49 pm

gr8scott72 wrote:My guess is that it just changes the ecu mapping and puts it on a preset program that increases the amount of fuel injected to the maximum amount possible. (along with changing the a/f ratio, etc, etc.)

It does, along with raising transmission pressures. And of course effecting at what RPM it shifts.

The "kick down switch" is simply tied to the throttle position sensor, to give maximum possible voltage to the ecu when you demand it.

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