rikker Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Can anyone reco one of these? This is for a road car Looking for simple to use and install and low price Thanks Oh it will be for a Zetec engined Caterham. By the way was the 2 liter Zetec ever with VVT?
twobone Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 I have a Stack Clubman tach with a shift light on my dash. The two integrate very well. I'm not sure of the cost of a stack clubman as it came with my car
JohnCh Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 I'm happy with the DRE Sequential system in my car. I've also heard a lot of good things about the Shift-I. -John
Croc Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 My old car had the Omex shiftlight which I liked for its small size and unobtrusive looks - control box was mounted under the dash out of sight. I mounted it under the scuttle to the right of the wheel. The new car now has the ACES shiftlight which Caterham sell. Similarly mounted under the scuttle to the right of the wheel as seen in this pic: http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a354/mjohnson555/seats/CSR/Colorado%20April%202011/DSC_5413_edited-1.jpg If I had my time again, I would go for the Omex on the new car. The ACES works fine, just too bulkly for what it does.
JohnCh Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 The DRE is small enough that you can mount it to the windscreen. I fabricated a very simple aluminum bracket that attaches with double-sided tape and puts the shiftlights in my line of sight without blocking the view down the road. http://john15.web.officelive.com/Documents/driversview1024.jpg -John
super7guy Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 I have been happy with this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sequential-Shift-Light-LED-race-road-bike-motorcycle-sprint-drag-racer-/260850918055?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item3cbbed22a7 I set mine to be a max tq for first light and red line for flashing light. It does it own integration. Wayne
KiwiBirkin Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 I use one of these works really well and very programable too http://www.ecliptech.com.au/ http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu326/Hotdognz/Engine%20Swap/BirkinFriday_20th7.jpg
blubarisax Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 I replaced the ACES ubit in my car wirh the Shift--i and like it a lot.
maurice1 Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 Hi, As KiwiBirkin said the ecliptech/shift 1 are easy to use and have a lot of features. Mine is mounted on the underside of the Birkin scuttle in the centre. The LED lights are very bright and your peripheral vision picks them up easily. Very easy to install and they come with all wiring and terminals to fit into your harness as well as easy to follow instructions. Cheers Maurice
pi7ot Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 I use the Omex sequential also. Taps into the tach feed, switched+12v and Gnd. m
BusaNostra Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 I use this with build in shift light: http://www.soloperformance.com/Race-Technology-DASH-2_p_1523.html
gjslutz Posted October 6, 2011 Posted October 6, 2011 I added a small red LED 1" cluster to my Birkin. It has an ECU so I just programed it in to where I have my soft cut off. Even in bright day light it catches my eye. It is mounted just under the glare sheild and is aimed to my eyes. I think it was less than $25. My soft cut off is 200 RPM below the full cut off.
powderbrake Posted October 6, 2011 Posted October 6, 2011 I use the Nology shift light. http://www.nology.com/shiftlight.html It only has 4 lights, which I like for the general everyday driving, two greens, a yellow and a red. As a result you don't have all kinds of lights racing across the dash while doing your general commuting. On the track, shift at the red.
Croc Posted October 7, 2011 Posted October 7, 2011 I think the Nology light is the Omex one rebranded? looks otherwise the same.
pi7ot Posted October 7, 2011 Posted October 7, 2011 I think the Nology light is the Omex one rebranded? looks otherwise the same. Yes. m
m wirth Posted October 7, 2011 Posted October 7, 2011 Hi, just a quick question to Jerry on the Nology,Omex sequential light hook up. The instructions http://www.omextechnology.co.uk/OMSLS.pdf it shows for plus and minus coil hookup, how did you hook up with the coil on plug configuration on the s2k? thx mike
powderbrake Posted October 7, 2011 Posted October 7, 2011 Hi, just a quick question to Jerry on the Nology,Omex sequential light hook up. The instructions http://www.omextechnology.co.uk/OMSLS.pdf it shows for plus and minus coil hookup, how did you hook up with the coil on plug configuration on the s2k? thx mike Mike: It has been 4 years since I installed it, but I seem to remember I used the tach signal. This is Terminal #19 on ECM connector A. That is what drives the tach. I simply used switched +12 and GROUND for the power to the unit, I don't know why the Omex manual refers to the "coil" I mounted the sender on the aluminum panel under the dash, and ran the display cable over the top of the dashboard to a cable clamp on the windshield mount, and velcroed the display to the dash. I had planned a better display installation, but it worked, I was lazy, and I left it that way. I was also lazy when wiring, as all the initial wiring has markers showing where the wire comes from on each end, but I didn't do that on the shift light install. If you install one, and are programming it, remember the Honda engine will NOT go to full rpms UNTIL the temperature is up to normal, so if the engine is cold, you can't check the light setpoints at the top end.
m wirth Posted October 8, 2011 Posted October 8, 2011 Jerry, thanks much for the extra effort on the reply, this will help with one of my winter projects. mike
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