David Jenkins
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| posted on 23/6/07 at 03:25 PM |
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Shift lights - what to set them to?
I'm in the process of wiring up shift lights for my Megajolt - I was just wondering what the 'traditional' settings were for these
things.
I have 3 green, 1 yellow and 1 red. Obviously, red comes on when the engine's within a couple of hundred rpm of the rev limiter (rev limit
6300, so red light at 6100).
When should I start the sequence with the first green? 5000? 5500? Count back with 200rpm spacing between lights?
What do people normally do?
cheers,
David
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flak monkey
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| posted on 23/6/07 at 03:42 PM |
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Depends how quickly your engine revs. The first ones are basically just like a 'get ready' warning IMO. So depends how long you need to
react 
Sera
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locoR1
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| posted on 23/6/07 at 04:37 PM |
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My shift light is adjustable in intervals of 50rpm from 50-200rpm between lights
As flak said depends how quick your engine revs. In my case set at the maximum 200rpm intervals they almost all come on at once  
Dave..............
 
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gazza285
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| posted on 24/6/07 at 12:04 PM |
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You set them using a rolling road or dyno, to keep the engine running in its best rev range.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 24/6/07 at 01:00 PM |
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I'm not going to spend £100 - £200 just to get my shift lights working OK!
Only joking - for the time being I'm going to count back from max revs and see how it works. This is the well-known 'poke and hope'
principle!
David
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