Shift light?

[RAd28]

Hi guys,

Just wondering if anyone knows of a shift light that works independent of an aftermarket taco... all the ones I've seen so far seem to work codependently with a (usually huge) taco... I don't want a super flash one either... just somewhere around the $50 mark, so long as it's reliable...

Cheers

[timbosaurus]

You're an engineer... make one for half that

[senn]

I doubt there is many for $50, unless you can find one second hand. I remember seeing these in a magazine article ages ago, no idea if they're any good or cost etc. No idea how it gets it's readings etc, so might pay to ask
Within the 100% Carbon Fiber case both shift lights feature a full Microprocessor sampling your RPM signal in 16bit resolution at 0.0000045 of a second (222,222 times per second).


http://www.gizzmoelectronics.com/

[amichie]

Jaycar make a kit called a frequency switch.

[toymaz]

I use a shift light from chiptorque http://www.chiptorque.com.au/products.html#sl
wasn't that costly and small, you can leave the LED alone or put it in a little tube like i did.
cheers

[Sigmeister]

Jaycar also do a multi-stage shift light. So has 3 lights. Green, yellow and red. And lights up depending on how you set it. Could have this or just use one of them. I paid around $32 for mine a few years back.

[TERRA Operative]

Shift-i make an awesome sequential shift light. You can get them for a good price from www.thetunersgroup.com

http://www.tunersgroup.com/Online_St...ht_System.html

I got one on my car and it's awesome.

[RAd28]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys, I'll look into them all...

TERRA - What's required to hook that Shift-i up? will it work with a distributored ignition or is it one of those fang-dangled ignitor only ones?

Timbo - I'm a mechanical engineer... not electrical. I wouldn't know where to start with something like that...

[Blair]

Speco have a standalone shiftlight.

The Gizzmo one is a nice little 2 stage unit.

[TERRA Operative]

The shift-i just needs +12v, ground, and tacho input. You calibrate it to suit your system. I'll dig out the manual tomorrow and see what it says.

[grue0038]

look up the datasheets for the LM2907 and LM3914. there are circuits in the applications index in the back that, when combined, would pretty much make a configurable shift light.