LETZ RUN

iTrader: (11)

i would see no point in a 1st gear lockout in an auto though..

Jimmy P

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The reason why I think it would come in handy is because I will be spraying a 200 shot with my direct port, and I dont think I will get much traction with my MT drag radials with 3.73 gears and a 3800 stall. At the track I can use my 28" MT slicks and spray first gear.

LETZ RUN

iTrader: (11)

im just more of a fan of not handicapping the power, but making the car work.

XTrooper

This is sometimes much easier said than done. With my C5 auto with 3500 stall converter, 3.73 gears, and drag radials there's no way I can spray off the line and hope for any traction. As I'm strictly a "run what you brung" drag racer I am at the limit of "making the car work" as you say. More power in 1st gear for me would require the use of a dedicated set of track wheels with drag slicks mounted on them, something I've no interest in doing as it breaks my aforementioned code. So for me, the "1st Gear Lockout" feature definitely has a point to it.

1ScrudeDude

I'm the same as X. 'Can't be messing with wheels for now.

BMN + 1st Gear Lockout for me.

terry s

iTrader: (5)

As Dave said it will work with any trans. As I recall the way it works is it will not turn the nitrous on untill after you hit the top RPM of the window switch setting. So if you take off in 1st and hit the top RPM of the window switch, then you shift to 2nd and when you get to the bottom RPM of the window switch it will spray and each gear will spray after that. No connections to the transmission are needed.

If you don't hit the top RPM in first it will not spray in 2nd because it has no idea what gear you are in, but if you hit the top RPM in 2nd it will spray in 3rd.

And you can turn the lock out off if you want.

Hope this helps.

2001 Red Coupe Bandit

It is a great feature for some,,,and this includes me. This is the only reson I bought a BMN vs. the MSD digital i originally had ordered, btu switched ti last minute.

I have a heavily modded2001 (A4) Corvette C5 with a Yank SS4,000 stall converter, , so traction of the line would be zero and currently I drive on drag radials all the time (BFG's). This way I can get going and then kcik in the nitorus.

My Shift Points are 6,500 and Shift Extentions are 5,200 with the YANK. Heck for me, I am going to have the nitrous coem on at 4,000 RPM's, but remeber my shift extentions between shifts ONLY go down to 5,200, so as soon as it shifts at 6,500, it will drop down to 5,200 and the nitrouys will come on.

I plan on setting my higher rpm turn off at about 6,300-6,400.

Good Luck

Jimmy P

iTrader: (177)

Thanks for the good explanation. How easy is it to turn off the lockout? Is it something simple like a button or switch that you can press while the car is moving?

terry s

iTrader: (5)

The instructions on the web site say to mount it in the passenger area and there is an on-off switch for the lock out. You may want to call them. It does not say when you can or can't flip the switch.

JustAnIlluzion

iTrader: (60)

i had a msd digital win. switch on my dakota only bc it was a 5spd. the box would sometimes malfunction and not spray in 2nd or 3rd. i think on my a4 camaro i wont need one, maybe just not go wot in first.

XTrooper

With your shift points set at 6500 rpm, I think extending your "window" to 6400 rpm might be playing it a little too close. Shift points aren't that exact and they can sometimes vary by +/- 100 rpm or so between runs. I think I'm going to set mine at 6100 or 6200, 200-300 rpm below my shift point of 6400.