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AW-4 SHIFT CONTROLLER/GEAR INDICATOR MOD
So with some fancy electronic control boxes we built this device. What does it do? Watch here-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnGzv28NGXA&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ7rMjNdmg0&feature=player_embedded
Current version-
Gear Indicator- LED display showing what gear the trans in currently in. Right now it will display a number when the trans lever is in any location, even P,R,N,D,3,1-2. It shows gear 1-4 and then when the Torque Converter locks, like on the highway at/over 50mph, it shows 5.
Shift Controller- we wanted to be able to manually control the trans and 'shift' it like a manual but also have the automatic feature. Montana Fab has a control kit that lets you pick 1st, 2nd, or Drive(normal operation) but it uses a rotary switch which is kind of weird. We bought a RADesign rail shifter which is a great little device. It looks like a mini-shifter but it is needs to be 'stand alone' with no TCU and no automatic trans function/control or it requires additional switches to turn it 'on and off' and toggle between manual and automatic. We wanted something more integrated. With our 'control box' we reconfigured how the RADesign shifter controlls the AW-4. With the RAD shifter in '4th' gear position the AW-4 functions just as normal. Like it (the control box) is off. Then you can move the shifter into any of the other 3 positions and control/hold it in that gear and shift thru the gears at whatever rpm you want(not at 4800rpm like the TCU shifts at under WOT). So stopped or at a stoplight, move the RAD into 1st gear position and the trans shifts/is in 1st. Accerlerate and then shift the RAD into 2nd gear position and the trans shifts and stays in 2nd. Accelerate more and shift the RAD into 3rd gear position and the trans shifts into 3rd and holds it there. Accelerate more and shift the RAD into 4th gear position and the 'controller turns off' and the TCU takes over and shifts into 4th gear and over 50mph the torque converter will lock up as normal.
So with some fancy electronic control boxes we built this device. What does it do? Watch here-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnGzv28NGXA&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ7rMjNdmg0&feature=player_embedded
Current version-
Gear Indicator- LED display showing what gear the trans in currently in. Right now it will display a number when the trans lever is in any location, even P,R,N,D,3,1-2. It shows gear 1-4 and then when the Torque Converter locks, like on the highway at/over 50mph, it shows 5.
Shift Controller- we wanted to be able to manually control the trans and 'shift' it like a manual but also have the automatic feature. Montana Fab has a control kit that lets you pick 1st, 2nd, or Drive(normal operation) but it uses a rotary switch which is kind of weird. We bought a RADesign rail shifter which is a great little device. It looks like a mini-shifter but it is needs to be 'stand alone' with no TCU and no automatic trans function/control or it requires additional switches to turn it 'on and off' and toggle between manual and automatic. We wanted something more integrated. With our 'control box' we reconfigured how the RADesign shifter controlls the AW-4. With the RAD shifter in '4th' gear position the AW-4 functions just as normal. Like it (the control box) is off. Then you can move the shifter into any of the other 3 positions and control/hold it in that gear and shift thru the gears at whatever rpm you want(not at 4800rpm like the TCU shifts at under WOT). So stopped or at a stoplight, move the RAD into 1st gear position and the trans shifts/is in 1st. Accerlerate and then shift the RAD into 2nd gear position and the trans shifts and stays in 2nd. Accelerate more and shift the RAD into 3rd gear position and the trans shifts into 3rd and holds it there. Accelerate more and shift the RAD into 4th gear position and the 'controller turns off' and the TCU takes over and shifts into 4th gear and over 50mph the torque converter will lock up as normal.