Quetion on Range Switch / Neutral Safety Switch
03-25-2013, 05:31 PM
#1
TECH Resident
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Quetion on Range Switch / Neutral Safety Switch Hello all,
I am finally having my car wired and the guy doing the wiring isn't sure about what to do about a Range Switch. I have a 4L60e from a 2000 Camaro, mated to a 5.3 from a 2002 Yukon. I also have an aftermarket shifter from B&M, which comes with a Neutral Safety switch of its own.
My question is, do I need a stock Range Switch, or does the Neutral Safety switch that came with the shifter pretty much replace it?
I am finally having my car wired and the guy doing the wiring isn't sure about what to do about a Range Switch. I have a 4L60e from a 2000 Camaro, mated to a 5.3 from a 2002 Yukon. I also have an aftermarket shifter from B&M, which comes with a Neutral Safety switch of its own.
My question is, do I need a stock Range Switch, or does the Neutral Safety switch that came with the shifter pretty much replace it?
03-26-2013, 11:49 PM
#4
You don`t need it but my theory is that GM put it there for a reason, if they can save $1 a car they will do it so it must have a purpose.
I always try to run the range switch if possible or at the very least convert it to run the f-body style Park/Neutral switch. The LS PCM has 4 main spark timing tables (and what seems like a billion timing correction tables) and depending on if it is in gear or park/neutral it will use different timing tables. If you eliminate the range / neutral switch it won`t be able to switch between the p/n timing tables and may not run as efficiently.
I always try to run the range switch if possible or at the very least convert it to run the f-body style Park/Neutral switch. The LS PCM has 4 main spark timing tables (and what seems like a billion timing correction tables) and depending on if it is in gear or park/neutral it will use different timing tables. If you eliminate the range / neutral switch it won`t be able to switch between the p/n timing tables and may not run as efficiently.
03-27-2013, 08:45 PM
#5
TECH Resident
Thread Starter
You don`t need it but my theory is that GM put it there for a reason, if they can save $1 a car they will do it so it must have a purpose.
I always try to run the range switch if possible or at the very least convert it to run the f-body style Park/Neutral switch. The LS PCM has 4 main spark timing tables (and what seems like a billion timing correction tables) and depending on if it is in gear or park/neutral it will use different timing tables. If you eliminate the range / neutral switch it won`t be able to switch between the p/n timing tables and may not run as efficiently.
I always try to run the range switch if possible or at the very least convert it to run the f-body style Park/Neutral switch. The LS PCM has 4 main spark timing tables (and what seems like a billion timing correction tables) and depending on if it is in gear or park/neutral it will use different timing tables. If you eliminate the range / neutral switch it won`t be able to switch between the p/n timing tables and may not run as efficiently.
Anyone else care to weigh in?
03-27-2013, 10:40 PM
#6
You can't put the range sensor/nuetral safety switch from a truck on a Camaro transmission, the shift shaft is too short. Might be easier to have the PCM programmed like an F body, then you just need one wire that's grounded in park and neutral. Or as G-body suggested on another thread, swap out the shift shaft with the longer truck one.
