tranny resistors

Budfreak · #1 05-15-2005, 05:53 PM

ok i need a little help here. from what i understand, playing with the resistance will yeild different results from our blinking power light and our shift firmness. from what i gather 20 ohms is a sweet spot. can someone tell me the exact type of resistor i need and how to wire it in? a diagram would be sweet if anyone knows of one. lost on the while in series and parallel thing too. been a while since i got in to any of this. could i just put on end of the resistor in one plug terminal and the other end to the second terminal and solder it in? help would be appreciated. thanks, Jason

immortal_suby · #2 05-15-2005, 06:49 PM

Why not just get the smallcar shift kit and have a fully adjustable unit?

Budfreak · #3 05-15-2005, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by immortal_suby

Why not just get the smallcar shift kit and have a fully adjustable unit?

doesn't your stock resistor have to work for that? mine is dead thats why i'm trying to fix it.plus i'm definitely the poorest svx owner on here and can't afford the part so i was just gonna do it myself for a few bucks and it would be better than stock.

immortal_suby · #4 05-15-2005, 06:55 PM

Ok, that's different. Yes your stock resistor needs to work for that. I thought you were just going for a modification.

I know less about resistors than I know about women. Hopefully someone else will step in and tell you what you need.

n00b on demand · #5 05-15-2005, 07:05 PM

I wanna see how my car acts with the resistor unplugged. Anyone wanna tell me how to get to it or what it looks like and what i gotta do? Is there any harm in unplugging it?

thundering02 · #6 05-15-2005, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by budfreak1

doesn't your stock resistor have to work for that? mine is dead thats why i'm trying to fix it.plus i'm definitely the poorest svx owner on here and can't afford the part so i was just gonna do it myself for a few bucks and it would be better than stock.

I can't even get a loan with out a cosign right now for my medical bills.... anyways I assume you know that its located behind the battery after that its cutting the two wires and figuring out which is positive then connect the long end of the resistor to the positive and the other end to the other wire (if I should by random stroke have the wrong electronic item correct me now) otherwise I say you should get the multi pack at radio shack for like 3 bucks and test em all kinda thing

thundering02 · #7 05-15-2005, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by soobiesvx93

I wanna see how my car acts with the resistor unplugged. Anyone wanna tell me how to get to it or what it looks like and what i gotta do? Is there any harm in unplugging it?

Yeah possible harm as when I unplug mine the solonoid a goes funky and aerates all my ATF. otherwise its all good and look behind the battery (fender side) if you can't figure out disconnect it you don't deserve to pull it

Budfreak · #8 05-15-2005, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by thundering02

I can't even get a loan with out a cosign right now for my medical bills.... anyways I assume you know that its located behind the battery after that its cutting the two wires and figuring out which is positive then connect the long end of the resistor to the positive and the other end to the other wire (if I should by random stroke have the wrong electronic item correct me now) otherwise I say you should get the multi pack at radio shack for like 3 bucks and test em all kinda thing

so i could just put the resistor in the factory plug from one terminal to the other and solder and tape it in?

Chiketkd · #9 05-15-2005, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by soobiesvx93

I wanna see how my car acts with the resistor unplugged. Anyone wanna tell me how to get to it or what it looks like and what i gotta do? Is there any harm in unplugging it?

Like thundering said, it's behind the battery and mounted on the fender.

After unplugging it, you'll notice that upshifts are super firm and extremely quick. When left in 'D', there's no down-side to unplugging the resistor. If you put your shifter in '3' or '2' you'll notice that your downshifts will become quite 'jerky'.

-Chike

lee · #10 05-15-2005, 09:29 PM

Some (myself included), but not all, found that there was some gear "searching" with the resistor unplugged, i.e., random shifting back & forth from 4th to 3rd when under very light throttle or deceleration. Plus no way to avoid the blinking power light - covering up any other systems errors.

An article I read a few years back had a formula for increasing the resistor value for a "sporty" shift, while still preserving the life of the solenoid. The formula worked out at a value of around 60-Ohms. You can go all the way up to around 500-Ohms before the system thinks the resistor has failed "open". However the article claimed this high a resistance value under-exercised the solenoid, leading to premature failure.

BTW, I tried a 50-Ohm value and found occasional binding from the AWD section, I think the sweet spot might indeed be around 20, but I never tried - just went back to 10.

Budfreak · #11 05-16-2005, 05:07 AM

does anyone know what type of resistor i need and how to hook it up?

thundering02 · #12 05-16-2005, 07:03 AM

20 ohm 2 amp I belive should do you good.

Budfreak · #13 05-16-2005, 07:09 AM

can i just hook it up into the plug like i said? don't want to toast anything.

lee · #14 05-16-2005, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by budfreak1

can i just hook it up into the plug like i said? don't want to toast anything.

there's no polarity, just put the resistor between the two wires and provide insulation at the connections. Keep in mind a resistor of this type generates a good bit of heat, so take care of how it's mounted so it doesn't short out.

thundering02 · #15 05-16-2005, 02:14 PM

I thought there was(polarity), sorry. anyways yeah so long as its similar size you should be able to get it in the resitor thing already there.