Shift Light

Post by **BuudWeizErr** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:15 pm

Before the flames start. I've done this too many times already for my comfort, I'll be doing some "spirited driving" and I'll be concentrating on the turns too much and forget about my revs, look down and I'm siting at 7500 RPM's which just isn't cool with me. So I want to get a shift light to go off between 6000 and 6400. I'm looking at this one. It's small, black and would go on my steering column perfectly and even blend in (minus the JDM TYTE TYPE R YELLOW end caps):

http://store.summitracing.com/...D5330

Now the tricky part.

What do I need to make this work with an SR? May I remind potential posters that the car is distributorless, and uses 4 coilpacks.Are there any other parts I need?And how is it hooked up?Is it just as simple as splicing it into the factory tach signal?

TIA; kthxbye.

PS - I don't want a monster tach, the tach in my cluster works outstanding, thanks.

Post by **eastcoastchaos** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:15 pm

i thought we had a fuel cut off at like 7200(i'm not sure about that) either way just tr listening to the motor, you should be able to hear when your up that high on the tach

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:15 pm

says it can replace a smaller shift light or be hooked up to a rpm trigger. the only way to get a rpm trigger from what i kno is in those oversized rpm guages with the adjustable shift lights. im sure u could somehow make ur own rpm trigger or possibly buy one.

Post by **BuudWeizErr** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:15 pm

eastcoastchaos wrote:i thought we had a fuel cut off at like 7200(i'm not sure about that) either way just tr listening to the motor, you should be able to hear when your up that high on the tach

No, I have revved it to 7500 a few times.

I run 7psi, I have a catallytic convertor and a resonator plus the muffler. Needless to say, my car isn't loud. Just listening to the engine isn't enough. If I'm paying attention, sure I can tell where I am in the RPM band, but when I'm concentrating on a line and not flying off a mountain, I don't really think about the sound of the motor relative to it's RPM.

TurboKA37 wrote:says it can replace a smaller shift light or be hooked up to a rpm trigger. the only way to get a rpm trigger from what i kno is in those oversized rpm guages with the adjustable shift lights. im sure u could somehow make ur own rpm trigger or possibly buy one.

I'm not getting a monster tach. A lot of people run just shift lights. I just need to know what I need to make it work. The shift lights have "pills" that set what RPM the light goes off at. I just need to know where to get the signal from and if there is anything else I need to get it to work.

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:15 pm

possibly splice into the rpm sensor leading into ur tech.? might work, i need to know more about the product first tho

Post by **S13240** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:15 pm

A lot of guys use the tach/rpm signal wire going to the ecu for their aftermarket tachs so you may want to try that method with your shift light.

Post by **BuudWeizErr** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:15 pm

S13240 wrote:A lot of guys use the tach/rpm signal wire going to the ecu for their aftermarket tachs so you may want to try that method with your shift light.

But is that raw signal enough? I mean, not all tach signals are the same for every car.

I know someone has done this before. grrr.

Post by **Cyberkreig** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:15 pm

sorry buud, i think that particular light is an addon for an autometer tach.. at least thats what makes sense to me..

I know where you are comming from.. i have bounced off the RL several times by pure accident.. especialy when the wheels get spining. The motor doesnt sound very different betwen 6800-7200

Post by **Cyberkreig** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:15 pm

No no, i was wrong. click on "suggested parts" they have the controler in there.

Post by **BuudWeizErr** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:15 pm

Thats it though? It can use the distributorless tach signal?

Post by **IneedMoney** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:15 pm

you need this http://store.summitracing.com/...2&y=8 or http://store.summitracing.com/...2&y=8 with http://store.summitracing.com/...2&y=8

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:15 pm

those are all the same links

Post by **BuudWeizErr** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:15 pm

BUMP.

Those links are all the same. Do you mind tellin me what is needed?

Or someone else.

Post by **knowleqe** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:15 pm

you can always try this: shift light

Post by **jude240** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:15 pm

you can try a shift light by proform, they big though, but its a stand alone.search it on Ebay

Post by **lessthanjakejohn** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:15 pm

knowleqe wrote:you can always try this: shift light

thats pretty cool...

Post by **S13240** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:15 pm

BuudWeizErr wrote:But is that raw signal enough? I mean, not all tach signals are the same for every car.

I know someone has done this before. grrr.

Do a search on FA bro. Some of those guys from what i can remember back use to just tap into the tach signals from the ecu to get their aftermarket tach and shiftlight to work.

Like you said though...every car is not the same.

Post by **BuudWeizErr** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:15 pm

Here, I got this instead. It's tiny, not too bad pricewise, and all one self contained unit. Plus it's easy as cake to install.

http://www.imotorgear.com/prod...EF1C7

Post by **InNeedOf240** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:15 pm

BuudWeizErr wrote:Here, I got this instead. It's tiny, not too bad pricewise, and all one self contained unit. Plus it's easy as cake to install.

http://www.imotorgear.com/prod...EF1C7

That doesn't seem bad at all...I'm not big into electrical stuff, but how would it read what rpm it's running from a cigarette lighter?

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