Question: Can gearchanges be controlled by the gear position sensor only attached to their gearbox? Answer: The 9A range of ECUs have a wide range of powershift options that can be configured from a Single Cut to a Full Closed Loop Control set up and in the most advanced options can rev match. The problem […]
Question: What are the Neutral Button functions on Gearchange system? Answer: You must fit a Neutral Button, otherwise the ECU will not know when you want Neutral. The Neutral Button does two basic jobs :- 1 – Select Neutral. 2 – Selecting a gear if no ‘Clutch Switch’ is fitted. If a clutch switch is […]
Question: What are the reasons for Clutch & Launch switches? Answer: Clutch Switch is for sensing pressure on the Clutch pedal. This effectively allows the ECU to sense that the driver has rested his foot on the clutch and potentially disengaging the clutch mechanism. This allows the ECU to do two things, prevents the gearbox […]
Question: What can I do for gearbox control, there are a lot of products on the market and it is very confusing? I will give you a little bit more information on the gear change systems and how they work, then hopefully this will give you an idea of what can be done and what […]
Powershift set-up issues Question: One of our trade customers was having problems with a powershift set-up on one of their customers cars and asked for some help, he had set up the map using the settings from another car which has worked well. The car was an Escort with a VX and Elite IL300 box […]
Question: How long does the air last in the pneumatic gearchange system? Answer: The valves used are an industrial design and will slowly leak air over time (as used by everybody). Air loss varies depending on many variables, but I would normally suggest a minimum would be about 2 hours from fully charged and normally […]
Question: Does the MBE have an option for queued gearshifts? Answer: We did consider adding an option for queued gearshifts but have not found it necessary, most drivers who have used our system including those converting from other makes of gearshift systems find ours usually faster on the shifts (mostly due to the integration of […]
Question: I purchased one of these a while back. Works great however I’m not sure I got the spacing right. I noticed some slight scuffing inside the cylinder when I changed the seal. What is the correct length of the spacers – or at least the difference in length of the 3 spacers? Answer: There is no correct […]
Question: I have a problem with my Westfield. It seems like the car is riding the clutch when you put your foot down. It drives fine at normal speed, but when you floor it you just get engine revs. I have a SBD Standard size lighten flywheel, (the one with posts, a SBD Organic clutch […]
