disable kickdown

[bmxfelon420]

I'm in the process of prepping my car for the dyno, and I went there last weekend when a few of our guys were getting tuned. The tuner said that I should try to find a way to disable the kickdown solenoid, otherwise the tune will be crappy down low. I dont want/need a shift box, as I have no interest in manually shifting the car. Would it just be a matter of finding the kickdown wire on the TCU and putting a switch inline to shut it off? I know on cars with a kickdown cable it's just a matter of taking the cable off, but seeing as kickdown is controlled from the TPS i know it's a little more complex in this case. I'd appreciate any help.

 

[bmxfelon420]

Update: I did some poking around, and apparently if you pull the TCU fuse the car will stay in third gear. My car is broken right now so I have no way to verify, if someone wants to go try i'd appreciate it. If that's the case, and the car doesnt go into limp mode that'd work fine.

 

[Bud92gsx]

Yes pulling the tcu fuse will putt he car into 3rd gear..But might not be the best way to tune the car..Since your also going to only have third gear...

I have a cheap easy solution..Not as cheap or easy as pulling the fuse..But will still give you gear selection at about a 10$ price..

Check your pm's in about 2 minutes...

 

[bmxfelon420]

Ah that's pretty neat, i'll have to set something like that up. It would work great.

 

[Bud92gsx]

I'm guessing you got the pm..It will be cheap and easy for this dyno run..Then you can go back to letting the tcu take control if you want to..

 

[e85_4g63]

I want to know what was in that PM

 

[Bud92gsx]

I want to know what was in that PM

Your an OG member I think you should know where to find the answer...

 

[97gst_spyder]

What was in the PM??!?!

 

[FIBA M - EC17PSE]

Stop hiding the sweets from the kids!!!! Give us some candy! Bud92gsx hehe

 

[goodbuds]

so what was it???????

 

[Bud92gsx]

What was in the PM??!?!

You for sure don't need to be spoon fed...I'm sure you know where to look to find the answer your seeking...

Stop hiding the sweets from the kids!!!! Give us some candy! Bud92gsx hehe

so what was it???????

You two..Must need a tutorial on where cool things are hiding in plain site..




If you look around and dont find it...I'll give you the candy, just pm me..

 

[97gst_spyder]

Got it Bud... Off to Radioshack.

 

[Bud92gsx]

Got it Bud... Off to Radioshack.

Ahh hah...I knew you did not need to be spoon fed..Please let me know if you have any trouble..Pictures are bad but, you can figure it out..