poppopbangbang
Nurburgring
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Probably one for those that use their 996s on track but as a result of some spare Friday afternoon R&D time I finished off the PNP Shift lights prototype. It works a treat.
Plug them into the OBD2 port under the passenger side and they will give you sequential shift lights with user programmable shift RPM and light interval (how soon before the set shift point each light illuminates). They're ultra bright LEDs so work in sunlight and are setup as a Green, Green, Amber, Red pattern so it's easy to see in our peripheral vision where you are relative to the ideal shift point.
They can be configured on a narrow band, used mainly for upshift or on a wide band used for upshift and to prevent downshifting too early, the later you would set your shift point for the upchange you wanted but set the maximum light interval which would give you a circa 1500RPM spread between the first light and last light. The light module is the same Advent built one I have used in my car for a long time and on everything from Formula Fords to GT cars so it's well proven reliability wise.
This is where I had them on mine, with a thin velcro strip so they were easily removeable, although they ended up fitted for about three years
They'll work with any 996 or 986 Boxster. Is this something anyone would be intersted in as if so I will look at the costs to make a small batch up
Plug them into the OBD2 port under the passenger side and they will give you sequential shift lights with user programmable shift RPM and light interval (how soon before the set shift point each light illuminates). They're ultra bright LEDs so work in sunlight and are setup as a Green, Green, Amber, Red pattern so it's easy to see in our peripheral vision where you are relative to the ideal shift point.
They can be configured on a narrow band, used mainly for upshift or on a wide band used for upshift and to prevent downshifting too early, the later you would set your shift point for the upchange you wanted but set the maximum light interval which would give you a circa 1500RPM spread between the first light and last light. The light module is the same Advent built one I have used in my car for a long time and on everything from Formula Fords to GT cars so it's well proven reliability wise.
This is where I had them on mine, with a thin velcro strip so they were easily removeable, although they ended up fitted for about three years
They'll work with any 996 or 986 Boxster. Is this something anyone would be intersted in as if so I will look at the costs to make a small batch up
