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Phil Gibson
Goo Roo
WA
'94 black/black UZZ31
Posts: 1102
Reg: 07-2005
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Its supposed to increase the rev limiter among other things that may or may not be correct- well thanks to an SAFC Neo i installed i can use the peak rev function to see
Power off - gear change at 6150-6250rpm
Power on - gear change at 6150-6250rpm
So much for that.... and yes the button would appear to be working as it lights the indicator on the dash
So what does this button *really* do then? |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Celsior UCF11 V8
Posts: 1403
Reg: 11-2005
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It simply allows the gearbox to kick down to a lower gear with less throttle than when its on normal mode. Also holds gears lower gears long before up shifting to a higher gear... |
Wayne Koh
TryHard
Western Australia
Aristo 3.0V
Posts: 339
Reg: 07-2005
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Wow Phil. SAFC installed now?
what power you putting out? |
Phil Gibson
Goo Roo
WA
'94 black/black UZZ31
Posts: 1103
Reg: 07-2005
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wont know till it gets tuned on friday
not expecting huge gains though, but for a few hundred bucks its worth a shot, looks cool in the dash too  |
Daniel Clarke
Goo Roo
NSW
TT 2.5L 6 cylinder
Posts: 2191
Reg: 03-2006
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And it also adjusts the Factory Tems suspension settings with the TT's ( and v8's? ).
Power OFF = Soft.
Power ON = Medium
If you wish to obtain HARD settings, you need to bridge out the Tems in the diagnostics box to acheive so.. There is a Tutorial for this under TRack day preperations i think. |
Jason Underwood
Tinkerer
W.A
Manual V8 Ltd
Posts: 20
Reg: 07-2007
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Phil. You may be surprised with the power gains a V8 can get from leaning out the air/fuel ratio. I had one installed and got an extra 40hp at the rears. Good luck with it all mate. |
David Vaughan
Goo Roo
ACT
V8 Ltd manual
Posts: 3396
Reg: 07-2005
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V8s with air suspension have a separate switch for hard-soft rather than mixing it with the ECT setting. |
Tim Appleton
DieHard
QLD
UZZ31
Posts: 637
Reg: 07-2005
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When you switch to POWER the gearbox will not kickdown when you have put the auto selector in second gear.
I seem to remember hearing that the lockup clutch engages earlier when in Normal mode, giving slightly better economy. |
Kim Nguyen
DieHard
WA
Soarer TT
Posts: 556
Reg: 03-2006
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Tim Appleton wrote on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 10:59 am:
thats because with the power button on and the gear selector is in second, the gearbox is locked in second gear, which is why it doesnt kick down |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT & Corolla
Posts: 3313
Reg: 09-2005
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SO YOU DONT SPIN THE WHEELS WHEN DRAG RACING IN SNOW YALLL!!!
I seem to recall a thread similar to this once before where someone also noted that the power steering stiffens up? ie, its harder to turn the wheel?
Dont quote me though... i have a pretty shocking memory. |
Phil Gibson
Goo Roo
WA
'94 black/black UZZ31
Posts: 1104
Reg: 07-2005
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I personally think thats crap, never noticed any difference in the steering but hey im willing to be proved wrong
And yeah i know about the PWR + 2nd thing, makes it even more useless :-/
Jason 40rwhp would put me up around 240rwhp/180rwkw which might embarrass some more modified V8s around here, but somehow i dont think so, im expecting a lot lower gain than that
I do know however from my last dyno run that there is a fair bit of fuel that can be pulled out |
Luke Nieuwhof
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT
Posts: 2286
Reg: 07-2005
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Phil Gibson wrote on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 03:25 pm:And yeah i know about the PWR + 2nd thing, makes it even more useless :-/
It was handy for the AHG day to stop it kicking down mid corner. |
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8
Posts: 8313
Reg: 11-2004
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Yep, I love the power switch and 2nd gear through the hills!  |
Daniel Clarke
Goo Roo
NSW
TT 2.5L 6 cylinder
Posts: 2192
Reg: 03-2006
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I love gettin on the gas, short shifting into 2nd @ 30km/h into a mass 2nd gear drift Power button ftw. |
Jeff Smith
Goo Roo
NSW
TT Limited
Posts: 1367
Reg: 07-2005
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Daniel Clarke wrote on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 07:35 pm:mass 2nd gear drift
Hahaha ......... Hoooon!
Little secret! "Me too"...Hahaha |
Maurice Diggler
Goo Roo
Victoria
Twin Turbo
Posts: 1444
Reg: 06-2006
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Forget being a skunt drift hack, I like dragging people off the lights and winning from a standing start locked in 2nd. |
Phil Gibson
Goo Roo
WA
'94 black/black UZZ31
Posts: 1105
Reg: 07-2005
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Luke Nieuwhof wrote on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 05:48 pm:It was handy for the AHG day to stop it kicking down mid corner.
ah ok, its too slow in the V8 though, you need 1st through the tight corners so you can come out of them sideways 
Ideally then for the skidpan you would use PWR so it changes down from 2nd to 1st sooner and holds 1st longer during part-throttle stuff, but have the box in 2 so you get the trans braking effect you dont get in D - wish it worked that way... |
Steven Anderson
TryHard
NSW
UZZ31 Manual
Posts: 129
Reg: 05-2006
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skidpan day was a bit difficult to get the trans right. First time i tried it in 2nd to keep it locked, it wouldnt kick out enough. Leaving it in D seemed to do the trick but the only limitation is that you cant connect 2 drifts because when you lift off it upshifts. So it would have to start of in 1st or D and then downshift to 2nd.
Wont have that problem any more though, R154 and Torsen Type II will make it much more fun. |
Tim Appleton
DieHard
QLD
UZZ31
Posts: 638
Reg: 07-2005
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I think the heavier steering thing is a result of the "track day setting", not the ECT switch. Does anybody know how this might work? Is it an electronically controlled pressure regulator or bleed solenoid in the power steering or something?
I reckon it might just be the stiffened damping causing more feedback in the wheel, but I've never tried it because I can get HARD suspension with my height controller. |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Celsior UCF11 V8
Posts: 1412
Reg: 11-2005
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Mmmm I noticed heavier steering in my TEMS Celsior with the track day setting.
Was really noticeable and felt more comfortable. |
Joel Moore
TryHard
SA
91 Soarer TT
Posts: 225
Reg: 10-2006
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Maurice Diggler wrote on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 - 12:02 am:Forget being a skunt drift hack, I like dragging people off the lights and winning from a standing start locked in 2nd
Maurice, are you saying you launch better in 2nd or something? i think i have the wrong end of the stick. |
Daniel Clarke
Goo Roo
NSW
TT 2.5L 6 cylinder
Posts: 2197
Reg: 03-2006
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He has a Stall convertor |
Maurice Diggler
Goo Roo
Victoria
Twin Turbo
Posts: 1447
Reg: 06-2006
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Joel Moore wrote on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 - 09:19 pm:Maurice, are you saying you launch better in 2nd or something?
A Hyundai Excel would rape me off the line if I took off in 1st, the revs flare up with the stally and the tyres turn to smoke.
Generally I will have to either baby it off the line in 1st until about 50-60kph and then stab it or just lock it in 2nd and boot it off the line then. |
Alex Mizikov
Tinkerer
Vic
V8
Posts: 40
Reg: 11-2005
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I noticed that fuel consumption goes DOWN, when I drive around with the power button switched on. |
Maurice Diggler
Goo Roo
Victoria
Twin Turbo
Posts: 1476
Reg: 06-2006
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That's understandable because it holds your gears a touch longer before up shifting. |
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