No playback tach.....

Straightliner · 07-19-2012, 03:58 PM

How might you recommend figuring out shift times without a playback tach? I'm looking to keep the learning curve time to a minimum, as my track is 3 hours away!! In my head I'm visioning me going down the track with a stopwatch in my hand!!! Turbo 400 in the car.

On a different topic how do you turn off the throttle stop if you want to bracket race all out? Will I need to change timer settings to do this?

Thanks in advance, Sorry if some of the answers are obvious, I do search before I post.

Bill Baer · 07-19-2012, 09:51 PM

Well you could put a video camera on the tach and make a couple of passes and watch it with a stop watch. Don't be surprised if the one-two shift happens quicker then the two-three shift.

To run all out, I set all four timers (on-off, on-off) to 13.00 or any convienent time that exceeds your ET.

Hope this helps

Straightliner · 07-20-2012, 12:27 PM

Thank you Bill. I find it hard to find Throttle stop help stuff through Google, I don't want to become an annoyance, but I have a lot of learning to do and I hate to have to use an actual race to do so. I would be first round fodder for sure!!!!

Bill Baer · 07-20-2012, 06:15 PM

Straight liner
Your welcome.
What kind if stop are you running?

If it's an inline cylinder type make sure that the pedal has a solid stop, if it doesn't it can drive you crazy!

If you looking far an inexpensive video camera try tigerdirect.com

Keith 944 · 07-20-2012, 06:24 PM

if you had a mega 450 box, you could record your run to find the shift point then use that time. also w/ the 450 you have two screens, one for bracket, one for pro, that way you do not have to wipe your t-stop time out going from one to the other...

Straightliner · 07-20-2012, 06:34 PM

Bill- #1 stop air. But I do have a pedal stop already. I'm coming from 10.90 with no electronics.

Keith- I have a Dedenbear lightning, It's my understanding that it has a button to switch from pro tree to sportsman tree and remembers all settings for each. I have yet to run the car with the electronics. I have this fear of it shifting too late, but I guess that's why we have rev limiters!!!!!!

Brad

07-19-2012, 09:51 PM	#2
Bill Baer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nothern IL Posts: 596 Likes: 1 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: No playback tach..... Well you could put a video camera on the tach and make a couple of passes and watch it with a stop watch. Don't be surprised if the one-two shift happens quicker then the two-three shift. To run all out, I set all four timers (on-off, on-off) to 13.00 or any convienent time that exceeds your ET. Hope this helps __________________ Bill Baer 3391 SC, 339B SC, QR

07-20-2012, 12:27 PM	#3
Straightliner Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 39 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: No playback tach..... Thank you Bill. I find it hard to find Throttle stop help stuff through Google, I don't want to become an annoyance, but I have a lot of learning to do and I hate to have to use an actual race to do so. I would be first round fodder for sure!!!!

07-20-2012, 06:15 PM	#4
Bill Baer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nothern IL Posts: 596 Likes: 1 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: No playback tach..... Straight liner Your welcome. What kind if stop are you running? If it's an inline cylinder type make sure that the pedal has a solid stop, if it doesn't it can drive you crazy! If you looking far an inexpensive video camera try tigerdirect.com __________________ Bill Baer 3391 SC, 339B SC, QR

07-20-2012, 06:24 PM	#5
Keith 944 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dela-where? Posts: 2,195 Likes: 1,162 Liked 1,884 Times in 578 Posts	Re: No playback tach..... if you had a mega 450 box, you could record your run to find the shift point then use that time. also w/ the 450 you have two screens, one for bracket, one for pro, that way you do not have to wipe your t-stop time out going from one to the other... __________________ KEITH MAYERS 2-1/2 X somebody Still many X nobody

07-20-2012, 06:34 PM	#6
Straightliner Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 39 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: No playback tach..... Bill- #1 stop air. But I do have a pedal stop already. I'm coming from 10.90 with no electronics. Keith- I have a Dedenbear lightning, It's my understanding that it has a button to switch from pro tree to sportsman tree and remembers all settings for each. I have yet to run the car with the electronics. I have this fear of it shifting too late, but I guess that's why we have rev limiters!!!!!! Brad

07-19-2012, 03:58 PM	#1
Straightliner Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 39 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	No playback tach..... How might you recommend figuring out shift times without a playback tach? I'm looking to keep the learning curve time to a minimum, as my track is 3 hours away!! In my head I'm visioning me going down the track with a stopwatch in my hand!!! Turbo 400 in the car. On a different topic how do you turn off the throttle stop if you want to bracket race all out? Will I need to change timer settings to do this? Thanks in advance, Sorry if some of the answers are obvious, I do search before I post.

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