Broke4speed
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- Joined
- Oct 5, 2009
- Location
- Marionville, Ontario, Canada
The thread that started it all, by The Poi:
Make your 960 ridiculous: Put some paddle shifters on it!
So, back when I did my B6304 swap, I decided to make myself a 'Poi-shift' box to control the AW30-40.
I ghetto-squeezed it into the enclosure and added some LEDs to show what gear I was in. It's not the best system, the LEDs just light up depending on which solenoid is 'on', but it is actually pretty efficient. Now I can tell just by colour, if I've lost track.
I've never been super happy with the way I built it, so after a year or two of using it as-is, I decided to make another one. I asked The Poi if I could put his design on a PCB and share it, and he said sure thing...so here's the progression:
I'm going to be testing it soon, and if it works properly, then I will have four more PCBs available if anyone wants one (Minimum order is 5, and I only need one). The BOM is pretty simple, and IIRC, everything came in under $75 CAD. Just cover the shipping, which will be cheap, and a bare PCB ready for populating will be on your way.
When finished, it'll fit into a Hammond 1455L1201 enclosure, and the LEDs can be mounted wherever you like.
I realize that there probably aren't many folks out there using the auto now that the CD009 kits exist, but with the accumulators deleted and full line pressure...the auto is pretty fun to use with paddles or a tiptronic-style shifter .
Make your 960 ridiculous: Put some paddle shifters on it!
So, back when I did my B6304 swap, I decided to make myself a 'Poi-shift' box to control the AW30-40.
I ghetto-squeezed it into the enclosure and added some LEDs to show what gear I was in. It's not the best system, the LEDs just light up depending on which solenoid is 'on', but it is actually pretty efficient. Now I can tell just by colour, if I've lost track.
I've never been super happy with the way I built it, so after a year or two of using it as-is, I decided to make another one. I asked The Poi if I could put his design on a PCB and share it, and he said sure thing...so here's the progression:
I'm going to be testing it soon, and if it works properly, then I will have four more PCBs available if anyone wants one (Minimum order is 5, and I only need one). The BOM is pretty simple, and IIRC, everything came in under $75 CAD. Just cover the shipping, which will be cheap, and a bare PCB ready for populating will be on your way.
When finished, it'll fit into a Hammond 1455L1201 enclosure, and the LEDs can be mounted wherever you like.
I realize that there probably aren't many folks out there using the auto now that the CD009 kits exist, but with the accumulators deleted and full line pressure...the auto is pretty fun to use with paddles or a tiptronic-style shifter .