Hank Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 After almost 2 years of being boxed up in the garage I finally got off my ass and installed the paddle shift kit in my Megabusa. Many thanks to Jason Wood at Wizard Racing for help along the way. I get to test it tomorrow if it isn't raining! So what is it? It is a kit that allows me to upshift or downshift without using the clutch on the Suzuki Hayabusa drivetrain in the Megabusa. It utilizes an electric solenoid (cylinder?) to push or pull the existing manual shift linkage. Before an upshift the ignition is killed for 50 ms so torque is removed from the dogs in the tranny. For a downshift the diaphragm installed in place of the base idle set screw pushes the throttle cable when needed to rev match the tranny. I now will only use the clutch to pull away or come to a complete stop. I kept the manual shifter to find neutral and for the "ghost factor" of having the shifter move by itself when I hit the paddles. :eek3: Here is a video of a race car (Radical PR6) in Colorado with the exact same kit as mine: http://www.quickshifters.com/videos/popups/RadicalMaxProPaddles.htm Here is a video of a Megabusa in Sweden with a kit similar to mine except he uses the factory manual shifter instead of paddles. It works exactly the same way (no clutch), but he has to move his right hand off the steering wheel and grab the shifter to get another gear. I can keep both hands on the wheel the entire race. Warning: crappy iPhone 4 pics below. Videos and better pictures will be posted in daylight conditions coming soon... http://www.hanksmegabusa.com/images/ps01.jpg http://www.hanksmegabusa.com/images/ps02.jpg http://www.hanksmegabusa.com/images/ps03.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 eh, it's no Miata. :rofl: kidding man, looks awesome. Have you taken it out yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 Hell no. It's been raining since I finished the install. :banghead: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 The Radical may be from Colorado but if that track is here in Colorado its the best kept secret in the state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondo Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 That would be my dream set up... but way too much $$ for a car motor (sequential trans etc..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 So I took a test drive today. Holy cow! She belches pretty good fireballs from time to time on the upshifts. Took a few tries to set the base idle with the downshift blipper. Kinda neat watching the manual shifter move when I hit the paddles. Makes me want to put a turbo on now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pureadrenalin Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 So I took a test drive today. Holy cow! She belches pretty good fireballs from time to time on the upshifts. Took a few tries to set the base idle with the downshift blipper. Kinda neat watching the manual shifter move when I hit the paddles. Makes me want to put a turbo on now...Do it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaz Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 (edited) Put a turbo on it and give me your car Also, is your set-up from Quick Shifters? If so their website could use some help Edited February 25, 2011 by Spaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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