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Old Oct 29, 2009 | 05:51 PM
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talk to brain1!!!!!! hes the ****
Old Oct 29, 2009 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Spookyfish
Nice, but I wanted something I'd notice. See around 0:10 for example:
Nürburgring Nordschleife on Vimeo

all you need is the light...something like this: http://www.raptorperformance.com/Ord...der%20Form.htm or this http://www.jegs.com/p/Auto-Meter/Aut...45851/10002/-1

I bought the brightest LEDs I could source on digikey in the 30 seconds i spent looking. but they seemed to light up bright enough to notice.
Old Oct 29, 2009 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by gospeed81

EDIT: What's with the uber-gay window tint?
the Florida sun.
Old Oct 29, 2009 | 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Braineack
all you need is the light...something like this: Warning Light Order Form

I bought the brightest LEDs I could source on digikey in the 30 seconds i spent looking. but they seemed to light up bright enough to notice.
scott its plenty bright, like i told you before u just have to mount the LEDs facing your line of site.
Old Nov 7, 2009 | 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by gospeed81
Dude!

That is very freakin' cool. I need this in my life.
EDIT: What's with the uber-gay window tint?
x2!
Old Jan 3, 2010 | 03:04 AM
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So if I'm reading this right, in order to hook up an LED as a single stage shift light on a MSPNP, I need to solder a jumper from U1 pin 10 (JS7/Spark F), to one of the 8 unused header pads? I assume I'd also need the driver transistor and resistor as shown in the Shift Light section of the MS Extra Hardware Manual. Are there spares, or a proto area on the MSPNP?

Thanks,
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 03:22 AM
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FYI, my car wouldn't start with that wire connected. I never did any form of troubleshooting, just clipped the wire and ran it without a tach for 6 months. Didn't really miss it - one less gauge to watch. I had a 7400rpm rev limiter and I used it.
Old Jan 3, 2010 | 03:37 AM
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I modded mine to an alligator clip.... then clipped it to my ****.... it sends a nice little charge through... I NEVER miss a shift now.
Old Jan 3, 2010 | 10:26 AM
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With MSPNP I just hooked it up to the same output as boost control is, and then disable boost control, enable the output function and set it to 69 on RPMx100 or something.
Old Jan 3, 2010 | 10:49 AM
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Im gonna get Jeff to do this for me
Old Jan 3, 2010 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Spookyfish
With MSPNP I just hooked it up to the same output as boost control is, and then disable boost control, enable the output function and set it to 69 on RPMx100 or something.
I like it! And I just installed a Profec, so I don't need the MS EBC. I hate to ask for step by step directions, I really do, but looking at Megatune, I can't figure it out. Any more detail would be greatly appreciated.

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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 12:02 PM
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MSPNP Output 1 as boost control
  1. Basic settings > Codebase and output function > X4 (JS2) -> Output 1 (not Boost Control)
  2. More settings > Outputs > OUTPUT 1 (X4/JS2) source -> RPM
  3. More settings > Outputs > OUTPUT 1 (X4/JS2) on/off limit -> 69
  4. Hook up 12V LED (low current!!) shift light
  5. Profit

Something like that, I dont have my current MSQ here.
Old Jan 3, 2010 | 12:21 PM
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Thanks man! I had steps 1 & 2 figured out, but the trigger value was unclear.

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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 04:10 PM
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do you use the JS7 pin and out via the EBC (which is pin 9 on the harness)?

thanks
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