B&M Shift Plus
09-13-2002, 11:46 AM
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B&M Shift Plus Can this little electric piece really improve the performance of my a4 ws6 ? Has anyone out there tried it and recommend it ?
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09-14-2002, 08:04 AM
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Unless it has been updated, that module resulted in the death of a couple tranny's about 2 years ago. If you want firmer shifts, buy a transgo kit, LS1 Edit or a HPP3.
Unless it has been updated, that module resulted in the death of a couple tranny's about 2 years ago. If you want firmer shifts, buy a transgo kit, LS1 Edit or a HPP3.
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Re: B&M Shift Plus The Shi*t Plus does NOTHING at WOT. It's only for partial throttle shifts. It is just two power (25 watt, I'd say) resistors, one lower (about 10 ohms), one higher (about 26 ohms), and a 3-way switch (10, off, 26).
It works by reducing the amount of current to the transmission's force motor - which is what controls line pressure. Less current, more pressure. The 10 ohm setting allows more current to 'leak' through the resistor, so it gives firmer shifts. The 26 ohm setting still allows current leak, but not as much. The force motor goes to full pressure at WOT anyway, so the electrical tomfoolery is overridden.
I bought one, many years ago, for my 94Z. I don't use it anymore, I got a real shift kit. I consider the Shi*t Plus as a wanna-be mod. It's a wanna-be shift kit, but it is NOT.
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It works by reducing the amount of current to the transmission's force motor - which is what controls line pressure. Less current, more pressure. The 10 ohm setting allows more current to 'leak' through the resistor, so it gives firmer shifts. The 26 ohm setting still allows current leak, but not as much. The force motor goes to full pressure at WOT anyway, so the electrical tomfoolery is overridden.
I bought one, many years ago, for my 94Z. I don't use it anymore, I got a real shift kit. I consider the Shi*t Plus as a wanna-be mod. It's a wanna-be shift kit, but it is NOT.
FWIW,
-Andrew
