rmackintosh

Sorry, for all the nebulous questions lately, but final assembly is moving on, and well....gotta get 'er done!

OK, I am sure most of you have the stock trans wiring harness and this is not in your realm, but I have a standalone aftermarket engine ECU and plan on no wiring to the diff/trans sensors. So looking for major build cars like mine....

Rockland Standard told me to hook the reverse lockout to the brake lights so it is simple to use reverse. This sounds simple for the driver, but I was wondering about that solenoid firing 10-20 times a lap under braking, and how that will affect its life and performance. Not to mention reverse will be "open" under braking (probably no big deal since you should be downshifting at the time instead of upshifting towards reverse).

I thought of putting in a toggle switch to open reverse, but this is kinda clumsy for the driver, and has the potential to be left on after using it. A momentary switch was another, but then I would need to hold it while the car is in reverse.

Any more elegant solutions out there?

Thanks.

6SPEEDZ

Not an elegant solution but you can do one of two things. One is remove the solenoid and install a freeze plug in its place. Number two is keep the solenoid and just push through the solenoid when you need reverse. It just takes a little bit of effort and is what I did for years on my camaro that had a 6 speed conversion.

rmackintosh

Hmmm....I would like to know more about the second solution. I had a T56 with no wiring hooked to it initially in the Camaro....not sure if the solenoid works the same in that trans...I remember just pushing it hard into reverse with that. Can someone confirm the Corvette will still work like that? It would be the simplest....

J.R.

I use a momentary switch close to shifter. Seems to work well.

rmackintosh

Do you just use the momentary switch to get it into reverse? After that you can let it go and get OUT of reverse later no problem?

Thanks.

J.R.

Do you just use the momentary switch to get it into reverse? After that you can let it go and get OUT of reverse later no problem?


Yes - I use it only to engage reverse, then release it, and it functions normally.

I mainly use it for backing into position on the grid. It probably gets used a few times during a race day.

I took a small piece of 1/4 in. ABS and bent it into an "L" shape, drill a hole for the momentary switch and mounted it with industrial strength velcro on the tunnel next to the shifter.

AngryTurtle

I would think a 2 position switch would work just fine.