View Poll Results: Are you interested in swapping the ZF8HP transmission?
Yes, I am interested!
136
83.95%
I am unsure.
16
9.88%
I have no idea what you're talking about.
10
6.17%
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ZF8HP Transmission swap
On The Tree
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Burlington, Wisconsin
Can you elaborate on this please? I have been on the forums for over 20 years. The one thing that I have learned is that the Internet is full of false information and haters. The only thing I trust is my own experience and the experience and opinions of my close friends. Granted, we made a leap of faith going into this project, but we would not have done so lightly. The 3 of us easily have over 100 years of combined hotrodding experience.
Progress is being made with TurboLamik and Holley EFI integration. On our last testing session we were able to send transmission temperature, gear and torque cut request from the TurboLamik to the Holley ECU. There are more channels that will be added, but those are the 3 big ones that are the most useful.
My friend with the Fairlane is waiting to get into his fabricator for a transmission mount and a floor patch. He had to cut the transmission tunnel in order to fit the 8HP and get it up high for a reasonable angle relative to the rocker panels.
Andrew
Progress is being made with TurboLamik and Holley EFI integration. On our last testing session we were able to send transmission temperature, gear and torque cut request from the TurboLamik to the Holley ECU. There are more channels that will be added, but those are the 3 big ones that are the most useful.
My friend with the Fairlane is waiting to get into his fabricator for a transmission mount and a floor patch. He had to cut the transmission tunnel in order to fit the 8HP and get it up high for a reasonable angle relative to the rocker panels.
Andrew
I will be using a Haltech R3 with the TurboLamik controller. While I am not a computer programmer, I hope to help with the integration of the Haltech lineup to the TurboLamik controller, if needed!
Mike
On The Tree
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 135
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From: Burlington, Wisconsin
Mike
Guess I didn't update this.
Car is semi on the road. Had an issue with the computer that turbolamik took care of right away(They are awesome!!)
With the little drive around the block I did several times testing things out.. this transmission is SWEEEET!! For a junk yard 500 dollar trans.. It shifts exactly how I want. Crip, launches you forward, and positive. The gear spacing is perfect as well and even using 1st gear is going to be a nice plus with some drag radials! The DCT sequential shifter I'm using really wraps up the entire build with how it feels so connected to the trans.
10/10 would do again!
Car is semi on the road. Had an issue with the computer that turbolamik took care of right away(They are awesome!!)
With the little drive around the block I did several times testing things out.. this transmission is SWEEEET!! For a junk yard 500 dollar trans.. It shifts exactly how I want. Crip, launches you forward, and positive. The gear spacing is perfect as well and even using 1st gear is going to be a nice plus with some drag radials! The DCT sequential shifter I'm using really wraps up the entire build with how it feels so connected to the trans.
10/10 would do again!
TECH Apprentice
Joined: Apr 2019
Posts: 301
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Lsa heads(stock)
Lsa blower with 2.45 upper/stock lower
1 7/8 headers
Btr cam 226/231 0.600/0.610 on a 113
Shifter Pic here(other Pic is too big to upload)
Your cam isn't too far off from mine... You're using the stock converter, correct?
Dang, was hoping for a pic of the shifter installed haha looks nice though! Are you using the BMW shifter?
Dang, was hoping for a pic of the shifter installed haha looks nice though! Are you using the BMW shifter?
TECH Apprentice
Joined: Apr 2019
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I am only using this shifter, I'll try to get a picture... It's installed on the floor but need to redo thr console. Plate I made
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Yeah stock converter. After running it, I would say it could use a higher stall(you can feel it pulling at idle/drop rpm shifting into drive or reverse)
I am only using this shifter, I'll try to get a picture... It's installed on the floor but need to redo thr console. Plate I made
I am only using this shifter, I'll try to get a picture... It's installed on the floor but need to redo thr console. Plate I made
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Joined: Mar 2003
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From: Little Austin
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From: Little Austin
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Hope to get it back on the road this weekend. Had a collapsed rear brake line of all things pop up
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Here it is installed. Don't mind the mess currently 😂
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From: Little Austin
Crimps only...
Andrew
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Although mine is a DCT, I'm thinking of putting in a custom touchscreen to select P, R, D and to select shifting aggressiveness and also display current gear. Maybe even engage the parking pawl. Probably communicate to trans controller with canbus. Or maybe just switches to select P, R, D and screen to show gears.
I decided I'd rather just get a gear indicator screen and call it a day since there no where I want to put that key pad.
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From: Little Austin
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How's terminator integration going? Hoping to be driving around more this weekend!
Teching In
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 12
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From: Western NY
Last season I ran my Dodge 8HP70 (behind a turbo LQ4) via TurboLamik and while it worked well it was never quite what I wanted it to be and since its largely a black box controller there was very little to do with it.
Thats why I was so excited to hear MaxxECU working on custom firmware for 8HP control via CAN. I already run my motor on MaxxECU Race so it'd be nice for a number of reasons.
Well they finally announced today that they're rolling out Beta testing.
Thats why I was so excited to hear MaxxECU working on custom firmware for 8HP control via CAN. I already run my motor on MaxxECU Race so it'd be nice for a number of reasons.
Well they finally announced today that they're rolling out Beta testing.