S2 and stock shift light
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S2 and stock shift light
Well everytime i floor 2nd gear and up when i come to redline i get the shift light...the thing is i shift at 6700 and not 7k and the shift light comes on everytime i shift from one gear to another...is it normal,or am i just shifting to fast...when i go slow it down it doesnt come on,but when i shift real fast(I DO LET GO OF GAS)and light goes on and im already in the next gear...it cant keep up with my shifting...how do i fix it besides shiftin slower
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so are u sayin i should shift around 6500 to avoid the light
i beleive one owner on here blew his piston when the shift light went on..i beleive he bounced of redline(7k)light engaged and he shifted and that was it...i dont want that happenin to me
i beleive one owner on here blew his piston when the shift light went on..i beleive he bounced of redline(7k)light engaged and he shifted and that was it...i dont want that happenin to me
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CHILL OUT its nothing to worry about it its just a light a dont think anything interanally is wrong with the car and something does happen its still under warraty right?
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Like said before that light should only come on, on an LSJ when the car is over-revved. The shift light on these cars for fuel cosumption purposes is deactivated. Our tachs are slow, I usaully shift about 200 rpm's before redline which I have found to be right at redline when at WOT in a low gear.
If your just Stage II though you shouldnt be getting that light to come on, you should hit the fuel cut at 7000 rpm maybe a hair over. I would have them look at it if its under warranty just, cant hurt.
Also just get a shift light and set it for 7000 to help from hitting the fuel cut.
If your just Stage II though you shouldnt be getting that light to come on, you should hit the fuel cut at 7000 rpm maybe a hair over. I would have them look at it if its under warranty just, cant hurt.
Also just get a shift light and set it for 7000 to help from hitting the fuel cut.
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I'd set an aftermarket shift like for about 6700 or 6800rpm, depending on how fast you are at clutching. If you set it at 7000rpm it won't do you any good since you'll be hitting the fuel cutoff when the light clicks on.
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You over reved your engine. At WOT in the lower gears, the fuel cut off will react as slow as the tach. People have seen revs as high as 7600rpm with the fuel cut off set at 7000~7100rpm. Gotta watch out in 1st and 2nd.
Like said before that light should only come on, on an LSJ when the car is over-revved. The shift light on these cars for fuel cosumtion purposes is deactivated. Our tachs are slow, I usaully shift about 200 rpm's before redline which I have found to be right at redline when at WOT in a low gear.
If your just Stage II though you should be getting that light to come on, you should hit the fuel cut at 7000 rpm maybe a hair over. I would have them look at it if its under warranty just, cant hurt.
Also just get a shift light and set it for 7000 to help from hitting the fuel cut.
If your just Stage II though you should be getting that light to come on, you should hit the fuel cut at 7000 rpm maybe a hair over. I would have them look at it if its under warranty just, cant hurt.
Also just get a shift light and set it for 7000 to help from hitting the fuel cut.
The "Shift" light you are talking about is actually an "Engine Overspeed" light. It tells when your engine is about to give up, lol.
I hit that once in the middle of my shift my RPM's went to 7300 and thats when it hit it. Why yours is going off??? Thats a mistery.
I dont think I would worry about it if your shifting at 6800 because these cars are rated to safely shift at a little over 7000.
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Well everytime i floor 2nd gear and up when i come to redline i get the shift light...the thing is i shift at 6700 and not 7k and the shift light comes on everytime i shift from one gear to another...is it normal,or am i just shifting to fast...when i go slow it down it doesnt come on,but when i shift real fast(I DO LET GO OF GAS)and light goes on and im already in the next gear...it cant keep up with my shifting...how do i fix it besides shiftin slower
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so ur sayin i should take the car to the shop to have them check it out...might have problems with my tune or something wrong with the fuel?i do have 104 octane in the tank...so i dont knw is that the problem
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And 104 octane won't hurt anything unless it is leaded. Anything above around 93~94 octane will perform the same as 93~94 octane. Oh, the reason for that is Stage 2 is tuned for that octane range.
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Are you tuned to run on 104 octane?
He just thinks it cant keep up with him, its just in the middle of his shift when the RPM's jump right when you let off the clutch. Thats when its happening.