ITP Boost controller and shift box?

[stutz43078]

Hey guys,

I've been looking at making a paddle shift setup for my dsm, but I have a few questions. I know the shift box let's you electronically control your shifts, while the boost controller lets you raise the line pressure, but is there really a need for both? I mean, wouldn't running the gears basically in their "manual" settings increase line pressure anyways? Maybe I'm wrong, but basically I want to know if I would feel the difference between having the shift box or the shift box and boost controller. If anyone has some insight, I would love to hear it. Thanks guys.

Chris

 

[J_HEATH]

You will need the box, blue wire mod, or an Eprom TCU to get full line pressure. Running the surge electronic shifter box will not raise line pressure. If you do the kiggly "blue wire mod" you will run 100% line pressure all the time and will have to manually shift the car since it bypasses the TCU (you can remove it once you do this mod), with the IPT box you can select between 0-3 for pressure (0-being stock pressure and 3-being 100%) with an eprom TCU you can have it setup with the Power/Economy button and also set your shifting points (what RPM the trans shifts at). Using the Power?Econo button as a switch to swap between 2 different maps. Power being your modified map (higher shift points and 100% line pressure, and Economy being stock line pressure and stock shift points).

Hope that bit of information helps.

 

[91stocker]

Umm...

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/416561-itp-boost-controller-shift-box.html

 

[stutz43078]

You will need the box, blue wire mod, or an Eprom TCU to get full line pressure. Running the surge electronic shifter box will not raise line pressure. If you do the kiggly "blue wire mod" you will run 100% line pressure all the time and will have to manually shift the car since it bypasses the TCU (you can remove it once you do this mod), with the IPT box you can select between 0-3 for pressure (0-being stock pressure and 3-being 100%) with an eprom TCU you can have it setup with the Power/Economy button and also set your shifting points (what RPM the trans shifts at). Using the Power?Econo button as a switch to swap between 2 different maps. Power being your modified map (higher shift points and 100% line pressure, and Economy being stock line pressure and stock shift points).

Hope that bit of information helps.

Hey man, thanks a lot, this is exactly the info I was looking for!

 

[J_HEATH]

No prob.

Ive been doing tons of research myself on my auto setup and thats how I found all this out.

 

[stutz43078]

No prob.

Ive been doing tons of research myself on my auto setup and thats how I found all this out.

Cool, maybe you have an answer to a question for me then. I'm also trying to figure out if you use the boost controller from IPT is a shift kit really necessary? Thanks.

 

[warp9]

Spoke with IPT and they said the boost contoller is no longer available?

 

[TheFlashDSM]

i just recently put in the IPT shift box shit a shift kit. I love it. Its super quick shifting and with the shift kid the shifts are hard but solid no slip at all. Go for them both and look more into the boost problem.

 

[jrohner]

You will need the box, blue wire mod, or an Eprom TCU to get full line pressure. Running the surge electronic shifter box will not raise line pressure.

Actually the road-surge shift box eliminates the TCU, so you will have full pressure at all times. I don't know about the ipt one, but I'd assume it's basically the same.

 

[Doubleot]

Awesome info in here guys, I've also been searching for these answers.

Here's a quick question for you...
Where are you guys getting your paddle shifters from? I'm trying to plan everything out and get it all ordered at once so I'm not stuck waiting around for parts when I go to install everything.

Omar Naranjo Via Sidekick 4g