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The shift alert module gets power and ground from the fuse compartment, and one wire gets spliced into the harness at the ecu. Minimum install is 3 wires. You can add any light to our module as a shift light providing it draws less than 10 watts ( 1 amp) therefore you can use a high intensity LED (with suitable dropping resistor in line) possibly mounted in the pillar.

Pre-orders are being taken on our website for the Shift Alert units,, pricing is on there also.

Brett, Yes, the shift alert module is fairly easy to install. The minimum install is 3 wires, one to the ecu and two to the fuse compartment. Complete instructions are supplied as well as more detailed instructions online.

Pre-orders for the shift alert modules are being taken on our website, pricing is on there also.

Pre-orders are being taken on our website, pricing is on there also.

Those pics would look awesome blockmounted!

Got it from my mate that works in spare parts at a ford dealership in Perth.

Unfortunately the BA ecu does not have a tacho output, so you wont be able to connect an aftermarket tacho / shift light directly. We will be releasing our Shift Alert modules in the next neek, which is a small module that gives alert beeps similar to the ones emitted from the FPV cluster, as well as two outputs, one is a shift light output, which you can connect to any 12 volt light, and the other is an aux output which you can use to trigger anything you like, based on RPM. Both outputs (shift beep and light is one output, the aux is the 2nd) can be triggered at user definable RPM - the unit can be programmed by laptop.

Heres a couple pics of mine... (mrs wont let me lower it, apparently its meant to be a family car )

The BA's have fuel and spark cut when decelerating, so it will show lean when you back off.

I know MSD have a tach driver, and I *think* the F.R. one operates the same... They aplify the small pulses on the coil + wire that are generated each time the coils are fired. The ECU on the BA's controls everything, theres no ignitor modules etc for the coils. We are working on a tach adapter as well as a shift light / beep module for the BA's The shift light / beep module will be available very soon, which will be a fully programmable shift light / beep and also has one additional adjustable output. These modules can be programmed by laptop, therefore if you want to change the trigger points, you can. The tach adapter we are designing, well im not going to tell you how it works in detail, but lets just say different to the MSD / F.R. ones, and possibly a lot more accurate as they are triggered by a sensor, not by detecting voltages.

Yes, the beeps will sound close to the FPV ones. The units will be fully programmable, so using a laptop you will be able to set the beep / shift light trigger rpm.

Have a look at this thread: http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=19899

We (shiftkits.com.au) are currently developing a few items to suit the BA. One is a tacho / shift light interface, which will allow you to connect an aftermarket tacho or shiftlight to the BA ECU, and the other is a Shiftlight / Beeper module which will give you a beep and optional shiftlight output at a certain RPM. Stay tuned for progress updates

If anyone is after shift kits for theyre auto's let me know by email or pm, and I'll make sure I bring some down on the day...

Might come up and spectate

Any time that the D is flashing, means the trans has gone into limp mode, so it looks like its in 3rd, and not dropping back into 2nd correctly, so goes into limp mode.

How do you guys get on with diffs, tailshafts and uni's? I managed to shatter my 9" with only 300rwhp, its amazing to see a borgy handle 400+ hp...

....there is only one type for the BA.

BA Ghia, turbotrana is correct in saying the electronic shiftkits actually decrease current to the S5, line pressure is inversely proportional to the current through the s5 - less current = more pressure; more current = less pressure. The solenoid is designed to operate on various curent ramps from 0.2A to 1.0A, therefore giving it less current (say 500ma instead of 850ma) isnt going to damage the solenoid. Most people prefer the electronic shift kits due to the fact that they can be turned on or off when needed, whereas adjusting the s5 means it is going to shift hard, all the time. Effectively the electronic kit does exactly the same as adjusting the s5.

As I mentioned, and has been confirmed by the BTR service book, the S3 and S4 control the Front Band, and the Hub Clutch, therefore when disconnected, you lose engine braking. This will also not allow certain kickdown sequences such as 4-2 4-3 and 3-1. Trana, what is the theory / advantage of this mod, over increasing line pressure from the s5 either mechanically or electronically? Basically you are achiving the same thing, but at the same time impeding the functionality of the trans. If the "s5 is not used at all", I would interpret this as the trans is always using max line pressure. wouldnt you acheive the same result by disconnecting the s5 from the ECU and still retain engine braking (not that you can on the BA's because it will go into limp mode)

For people like craig and dean, who run a lot of 1/4 miles and also use the utes daily for work etc, will most likely need engine braking through the auto. According to one of my btr manuals, s3 and s4 control the front band and the c3 clutch (although it may be incorrect, I will be picking up the other manual later today) but this will also affect the kickdowns. Also I got a funny feeling that this will give you maximum line pressure, always (as trana stated the s5 is no longer used, therefore must be providing max pressure) As far as this mod working in the BA's someone is going to have to give it a try, but the BA ecu is much more critical in trans control, as it monitors a lot more stuff than previous models, so it is a possibility that if you are doing 100km's per hour and back off the accelerator, and the revs drop back to idle, this may be enough to trigger limp mode. Best way to find out is to give it a go. (Also just a tip, instead of connecting the resistors from the ecu pins to ground, connect them to the +12v ignition feed, as all the solenoids in the trans are tied to +12v and the ecu provides the ground to them. This will more accurately simulate the solenoids being there)

Yes, XR8 shiftkits are available, will have to get the web page updated....

sykes, Currently, All orders are via mailorder. Cheers Jamie

The BA is very particular, in the way it monitors the trans line pressure, therefore we revised the shift kits, to stop the trans taking off in the wrong gear. The problem was immediately evident with Craig and Deans modded auto's, and with futher testing, we found that under certain conditions, a std trans would also take off in 2nd- mainly under very light throttle take off. Therefore, we have revised the BA Shiftkits so that 2nd gear take off's are eliminated, however this means we will only be able to sell the single stage shift kit for the BA's. Due to the revised design it is not possible to have an adjustable or dual stage version. [blownBA - what is your order ID - I will chase it up]