that rev light is cheeper here http://www.spimotorsports.com/

 

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dead link for me

 

was workin lol think its down

 

looks like a good supplier.....(tounge firmly in cheek)...did I mention you get what you pay for?

 

i got mines from spi came to my door in 6 days no problems so.... site is back up

 

do you have it installed? Do you like it? good luck....

 

And I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever make a song about the sibbie!
http://www.spimotorsports.com/...9.htm
Close enough

 

Sorry to bring back a dead topic. I'm considering purchasing one of these shift lights. Are there any drawbacks with this unit?

I found a video of it in action: http://www.rev-lite.com/RX7Rev-LiteVideo.wmv It's mounted on the far left on top of the dash.

 

btw, for all the talk in this thread about brake leds, throttle position stuff etc.. being used with video footage. If you have hondata, snag a gsensor and you can now output footage to layover your track footage. Choose your sensors and show your gforces, then just sync up with the track video and your're set.

 

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I hardly ever watch movies more then once or twice. I own, and have watched, "Office Space" about a dozen times. "Yeeeeeaaaaahhhhh."

 

Check out the DKS units. They are programmable and adjustable. They can do all things that RJ and Tyson want (except for the brake pedal pressure). Derek, the creator and seller, is one of the top West Coast SM drivers and an all around great guy. He'll probably even work in a H-T discount for Christmas.

Here's the link: http://www.dkselectronics.com/

Rick

 

How about a 10% H-T discount from now until Jan 15th 2004

Some of the features of the QuadShift are:

Super Bright Lights: Orange is 1600 mcd, Yellow 1440 mcd and the final Red light is 6800 mcd. This is many times brighter than any other shift light on the market.

Very wide range from 1000 to 13,500 rpm (4 cyl) for each light. Works on all 1 to 8 cylinder engines, including rotories.

Individually program each of the 4 Lights With most other shift lights in the market, you can only set the final light and the others just come on at a preset RPM.

High Visibility, Easy Installation and Programming


We have two versions:

Race which is the base system that includes a single 4 light display. Normal price $100, H-T price $90 including shipping within the US.

Pro which also includes a second light display with brake and wide open throttle lights that can be positioned in front of a video camera. Normal price $125, H-T price $112.50 including shipping within the US.

These shift lights are very popular with the Spec Miata crowd.

Derek Smith
ds@dkselectronics.com
http://www.dkselectronics.com

 

Welcome Derek...

Nice product. I would like to see one up close and personal. I'll look you up at the track...I imagine you have them in both the BMW and the Miata?

Greg

 

With all due respect to Aaron, Derek and others for being racers who provide racers with cool parts and services.... but what's really the point in having a series of lights coming on that says; "Ok Mr. Racecar Driver... here's the light before the next light lights up, right before the next light comes on which is really the one you should pay attention to".

It's too much for my simple mind to process while I'm trying to drive. Just give me the big azz Autometer flashlight on my dash that comes on 500 RPM before fuel cut.

John -- who says you should seriously consider doing business with Aaron and/or Derek if you're drawn to these nifty little products, or anything else they provide.

 

Let me give an example of why you would want more than just a single shift light and not just a sequential system but a system where you can set each light individually.

In my Miata I have the lights set to 4500, 6000, 7000 and 7200.

The first light is set to come on BELOW 4500, this is used for trying different gears for the apex of a corner. An example of this is say you enter a corner in 4th gear and down shift to 3rd and then 2nd for what feels like a good exit speed, what if you could do this in 3rd but knowing you did not fall below your peak torque, that's what this light is for. I for each down and then up shift you can eliminate you can save about 1/10 of a second, I have found on some tracks I can eliminate up to 4 shifts, well thats 4/10 a lap!

The second light set to 6000 I use when I'm going from 4th to 5th on the Miata it has a really short ratio between these gears and by SHORT shifting you are staying more in the peak of the power band.

The third light set to 7000 is my normal shift light.

The forth light set to 7200 is only used if I need to not shift right before I would need to down shift again saving shifts.

On the PRO version you get another light display with a brake and throttle lights that can be used for review with a video camera.

The brake light can be used for an indicator of when you start your braking and if it is consistent and how much trail braking you are doing.

The wide open throttle light used use to see when you are lifting before braking and are you coasting between lifting from throttle and braking. This can also be used to see when you are getting back to wide open throttle on the exit of a corner.

Remember the worse thing you can do to a racecar for lap times is, turn the steering wheel or let off the throttle. That's what a proper use of a shift light is for, staying at wide open throttle more of the time and keeping the engine at it's peak power.

Yes you can race with a single shift light or no shift light but you are leaving about 1/2 second a lap for it.

Why do you think all of the pro drivers have multi light displays, they are not sequential, each light has a purpose.

That's why I designed the QuadShift shift light system, something a club racer could afford.

BTW, I have been racing for 20 some years and have won many championships so all of this is based on real track experience, feedback from other pro drivers and much research.

---
Derek

 

i got mine from aaron. love the thing. beats a big ricer drag-spec shift lite.

 

Nice explanation derek... I'll be ordering one from you next month.

 

oh sweet

 

I definitely appreciate the fact that I can hang just under the fuel cut with my Rev Lite while autocrossing.

 

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In that video is doesn't look very usefull around the track, as it wasn't activated 99% of the time around the track. That being said i don't think it would be worth much without being adjustable to your needs. Because really the green lights mean nothing except get ready to shift. You need to be able to adjust it to your power band for it to be more usefull then just a shift light. That's my own opinion.

 

i used mine at limerock and found it very usefull. i mean yes, all it tells you is that its time to shift. but thats a good thing to know comming down the downhill. id hate to hit the limiter in the middle of that corner. the only thing i wish it did was blink the final green lite. but other than that, i like it. im sure the other one that has more adjustability and settings (not rev-lite) is even more usefull, but the rev-lite is still a nice 'heads up' on shift points.