Shift Kit Install and Testing (+ Hidden Switch) | Basic Barra Performance Mods Pt 6
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- If you've ever driven one of these 4 speed BTR auto cars then you'll know the shifts are pretty slow and soft.
With this electronic shift kit you can speed and firm up those shifts at the flick of a switch after a fairly simple install, all for under $100, which we'll show you in this video.
We then took it out for a quick test to see if it does in fact deliver on the above.
Oh and I of course had to make my life easier by doing away with the provided toggle switch for something more stealth and all together unnecessary!
Hope you enjoy, thanks for watching and please consider subscribing for more.
Shift kit was purchased from Shiftkits Australia, and they sell kits for many other Falcons - www.shiftkits.com.au
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NOTE: As always be careful when completing any work on your car, and if you have any doubts refer to a workshop manual or experts - we are not experts!
Note: Would have loved some more driving footage and testing but with restrictions at the moment I was fortunate enough to get in what I did (and completely in line with the rules I’ll add, stay safe guys 👍).
Another awesome video! Can’t wait for the tune!
@Trent Mc Swift Thanks for watching and supporting mate!
@Browney's Garage Anytime! Keep making those banger videos!!!
Wow, I had no idea this kit even existed! Thanks Browney, I'll definitely add this one to my To-Do list!
Careful pulling off that second connector... mine was super brittle and I snapped the locking lever. Don't stress too much, just use some beafy zip ties to keep it firmly connected.
Good old electric shiftkits, i fitted one to my AU falcon way back in 2005, we still have the Au still going strong. It shifts so hard when driving in the wet it would turn my single spinner diff in to a lsd lol. Ive got a Gtech that id use to check 0-100 an 1/4mile times. I can say after fitting the shift kit it dropped almost 2 seconds off the 1/4 mile time. Lots of fun.
2 seconds on a more likely 2 tenths which still really impressive
@Chris Cumming I completely believe it would spin both in the wet, I was on cool dry roads and it was chirping tyres hard. Will have to watch it in the wet if it's on. And I'd be pumped if it dropped a tenth or 2 off the time, seems possible.
Man, best channel on youtube.. really good for those of us without a shit load of mechanical knowledge, easy to understand and follow. cheers.
Yes another video 👍 awesome keep it up car looks great and can clearly see the time and effort put into making these videos stand out
@R3D5Y Thanks very much mate, it's surprising just how much time goes into these even at my fairly basic level. Cheers for watching and hope you enjoy 👍
Love the button counter. Lol.
A bit of advice too - next time you're anywhere near somewhere that sells them (like a Jaycar or similar) grab one of those soldering iron stands. You will not believe how much better it makes the process. I bit the bullet and bought one after I burned the top of my bench for the third time, and have not burnt anything since. Plus, they hold the iron at the perfect angle for picking it up to solder something, so you actually save time by not having to fart around getting your grip right. There's two main types on the market, a cheap one and a more expensive one. Buy the more expensive one. The base on the cheaper ones isn't heavy enough to hold up the bigger irons without falling over (ask me how I know!), and that tube-style holder they have is junk - you spend too much time trying to locate the hole, and none of us wants that, LOL. The more expensive style with the heavy base (and a little tray for a sponge) and the tapered cast alloy holder on the spring design that leaves the tip in the open air is waaay better. You can just shove the iron somewhere close and it finds its own way due to the taper. They're money well spent.
Cheers :-)
Haha I was pretty happy with that too, thanks mate.
And cheers for the recommendation, anything has to be better than the precut one piece fold out stand thing that comes with them! Don’t do a huge amount of soldering but will look into the stands, always nice to have the right tool there when you need it.
Wouldn’t mind a seeing a tune mate! Love ya videos cheers Browney👍
@beauharr1s Thanks mate, and I’ll put you down for another vote to tune it 👍
Tune it mate I hear you get better fuel economy and more power
@Taylor atkinson Definitely would pick up in both those, but just how much power can we squeeze out. Might have to find out.
Thanks for making another great video for our Aussie BA Falcons Browney. Well done 👍
@Conservative Sniper Hunter Thanks for supporting as always mate, hope this one came out ok and you enjoyed 👍
@Browney's Garage No worries Browney , keep up the great content mate . Cheers 🍻
I'd love to see a tune! Please.
Love the vids btw:)
@Barra 123 Definitely starting to lean towards getting it tuned. Legend, thanks mate 👍
Would love a tune video mate. Keep up the good work 🤙
@Phillip Feduniw Seems to be a good amount of interest in a tune video, thanks mate!
Didn't realise shift kits were so easy to install. You should try and do a DIY tune with a flash tuner!
@Jakman5391 At least with this option it is! Would love to dig into some tuning and learn more about that side, definitely something I'll be looking into in future.
I thought the shift kit simulates full throttle shifting at part throttle. It basically tricks the transmission (by changing ohm reading) into thinking you have applied full throttle so the shift is quickens up . It wont really effect full throttle shifting .
It 100% effects full throttle shifting, maybe even more because this is obviously when you have the most load and power delivery.
From my understanding you are correct that it tricks the transmission but does so to up the line pressure to a higher level than the stock trans would ever normally see, even at WOT. Shifts are noticeably quicker and firmer.
When, not if, you do the tune (I have faith in you Browney) give us a run down on the costs involved too. There are many channels on here that "We'll just get it tuned now" like it's as easy as changing a light bulb. I'd be very interested in how much it is and whether the average owner can cover those costs. Especially in these weird and wonderful times. Nice work converting the fog light switch/button.
@GlensGraphix Thanks Glen, the response has been pretty unanimous so guess I better start searching for tuners to take us in and get the wallet ready to hurt a little after lockdown! Couldn't agree more with you mate on the costs and "we'll just do this... flash back and jobs done" type videos, hopefully I'm doing well to outline the costs and realities without getting too bogged down in them.
@@BrowneysGarage I reckon you have been. It obvious you are paying for all of this out of your own pocket too. No one is just"giving you stuff" so you can make your shows.
Love the videos Browney, Also I would be really keen to see a tune video
@Luke Foster Seems to be plenty of interest in the tune, no guarantees but looks like I'll have to start working on making it happen. Thanks mate
Tune would be great mate. Always wondered whether if the hype matches reality.
@mark lewis Me too especially NA, be good to see what the bang for buck is.
would be interesting to see on a NA but anything close to the sort of gains with a turbo. love ya vids mate good to see a regular bloke doing stuff in his garage over the others that have fully equipped workshops. next step is nitrous for sure
@Geoff kydd That's the idea mate, unfortunately not as many Australian RUclipsrs as there is in the US showing what and how you can this stuff yourself at home. Thanks for watching mate
Mate that is a very tidy install using factory buttons! I'm a big fan of OEM style integration like that!
Seen below some blokes reckon you can pick up 35RWKW with a tune - I reckon thats huge on an N/A 6 - your bum dyne will defiantly feel it!
@Meatball Garage Thanks Marc, same here and really happy with how tidy this all turned out.
35RWKW would be huge, not sure we'll get that much but has me very keen to see just what can be done and seems a lot of others want it as well. Better get the poor wallet ready I think!
@@Mr-Broccoli Hahaha brownie points for Browney!!
Great videos mate, please keep up the good work.
Thanks very much mate, comments like this mean a lot 👍. I’ll try my best.
Love that heavy music dude 🤘
I would like to see what difference this makes on downshifts... thanks for this guide: I'll be following this.
Awesome, I think I can handle this one. Thanks heaps. My wagon was dyno tuned by the previous owner. Picked up 5 rwkw on pump 98. It had headers and a 2.5". I've done the coils, plugs and a Mace CA intake so far.
@Spirit Level Studios It's not a hard job at all. Sounds great, little bit more of a surprise to some people I'm sure in a wagon!
Tune tune tune
Definitely tune it up mate, I’m lovely the vids !!!
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*Jake Ritchie Legend thanks mate, working on plans for exactly that 👍
Awesome stuff mate, would be cool to see you do an FG intake manifold conversion, very easy way to get a fair bit more top end power, especially when tuned
@Aaron Davis Thanks mate, haven’t got plans for the FG manifold mod on this one but never say never.
Tune for sure
Great work Browney,lol..I have a 2003 BA Fairlane G220 with the factory fitted 3V/5.4Ltr 220kilowatt V8 In it and it goes pretty well...The 4speed auto in it is pretty much the same as all other falcons,but these hi-end/luxury versions seem to be programmed for a far smoother gear change transition.Do the specifications,wiring looms and diagrams that come in the kit for the electronic shift kit you demoed here in this video for us,apply to the V8 equipped falcons,fairlanes and LTD models??? I’m tempted but I’d better be sure is what’s keeping me from going ahead with this great mod,lol Thanks for everything and keep up the great videos buddy😄😄
@Brian Zammit Hi Brian, and thanks mate. Shiftkits Aus do list V8 under BA's as an option so I'm pretty certain they'll have you covered with one of the kits. Not 100% if the wiring will be the same but if it is different at all will likely just be the one pin that is different, process will be much the same and instructions they provide will let you know for sure.
Good luck mate, they were a pretty nice thing the G220 so hope you enjoy it 👍
Thanks Browney! With that answer in mind,i shall be looking for this Ford V8 Auto shift kit almost immediately.Keep those videos rolling,as we look forward for more of your great work!😄😄
Found another local channel. Great stuff mate!
Thanks mate! Great logo and name BTW mate, very nice and clean 👍
@@BrowneysGarage Thanks! Appreciate the kind words!
Hey browney just curious if you have any vids in regards to changing the gear shifter? I know it's a pain in the ass because of the setup but thought I'd ask 🤣
love this colour
Thanks mate, me too - hides when it's dirty pretty well too!
@@BrowneysGarage 😆 that's always a good thing
Tune your car for sure I have an fg xr6 with almost the same mods as yours I got mine tuned recently and it’s wonderful the tunes on my car are by pcm tech which allows you to have multiple tunes in your car and you can easily change between them either while driving or the car off
Thanks mate, hoping to get it in to tune as soon as we can. The PCMTec stuff does look awesome, a lot of functions they've worked out. Happy with the bang for buck of the tune? And care to share before and after power figures?
Browney's Garage so I payed $1000 and got 4 tunes where usually people charge $1000 for a single tune
My car was already making a decent amount of power for a na with the factory tune but now it’s even better I will send you the dunk sheets
Just give me a email or something to send it to you or just search me on Facebook I will send it there
@Ali Qudrati Sounds good mate, for sure send it over if you get a chance - browneysgarage@gmail.com
Nice videos mate!
@Jimmy TheHand Thanks for watching mate.
I have one of these sitting in the shed to fit to my XR8 when I get a spare arvo
Not a bad mod for the small investment, good luck mate 👍
Would love to see a tune. Seen so videos with 40+ rwkw gains just with an exhaust and CAI seeing u have done the pulley kit diff and shift kit aswell I reckon u will see some good numbers!
@Jedd Tatam I'm keen to see what it would do too mate, not sure we'll pick up that much but you never know! Thanks mate
Browney's Garage ruclips.net/video/SpLne-mW1c0/видео.html
Saw this video the other week
Admittedly it’s FG but it gained 35 rwkw. Excited to see what yours can do :)
Damn good results for what it is. The FG does have a better intake manifold but maybe we can make up for some of that with the underdrives. Feeling a lot like I need to start hunting around for a tuner!
@BrowneysGarage you could always put an FG manifold on it though?
If your into pcmtec, I’m pretty sure this would be the same as rescaling all the fields in the s5 global temps to -500 !?? But at least you can switch it on and off ?
I think you could do a multi tune on pcmtec with low boost 7psi on the street you go plus -150 in the above table and say-500 for the drags and 16 psi ??
But great to see how to use this shift kit on the b series btr . They are a good box with some extra line pressure, except for the very tall 1st gear! I’ve destroyed one box so far with a turbo conversion. Built box coming and a tune to match !
Yep sure a good tuner could get most, if not all, the same benefits using PCMTec - I'm not one of those but will be using one. I do really like having it as a guaranteed 100% firm when I need and then back to something a little softer when not though, it's pretty violent!
I quite like them too, especially when they're in there from factory and are so available and cheap. The BTR will be staying/upgraded if needed for now I think.
Good luck with yours mate 👍... and sorry I was a bit slow getting to this!
@@BrowneysGarage all good Mate . Loving your content !
Hey, would you be able to provide any more information about how to use the traction control button as the switch, where do the 4 wires coming out of the switch go and which relay should be used? thanks
Hey browney. Does it improve shift down time when kicking back from 3rd to 2nd? Mine is sluggish on kickback which I've experienced with my old EL with the shitty 4 speed. TAI
Would you ever consider doing a cosmetic upgrade to the car instead of a performance one, like a head unit swap over?
@QB Mac Does fixing bumper sag with a pool noodle count, cause we did that? 🤣
Would definitely like to do some cosmetic upgrades to this in the future. Hoping to do some at home paint videos/refinish wheels to tidy it up, head unit swap isn't planned but wouldn't rule it out.
Hey mate, great video. I have the 6spd BA XR6 and was wondering if u knew if this kit would fit my car? Cheers
@Corza 101 Thanks mate, but no sorry they only do these kits for the 4 speed autos. On the upside though if you have the 6 speed you’re already well ahead!
@@BrowneysGarage Cheers mate all good. Keep the videos up!
God yes please tune it man
hey just a question are the shift kits the same to wire up on both bf and ba because i have a bf
i twisted my taishaft, and snapped the extension housing + output shaft N/A on a 3/4 shift. just saying.
Hey Browney! Do you have a link for those traction control/fog light switch panel things? putting a light bar on my territory and want a clean interior.
Hey mate. They're just second hand factory bits, try a wreckers or eBay searching something like "Territory fog light switch". Note that the button surround is definitely different to Falcons, buttons themselves may be the same but I can't confirm that.
If you're at all interested in wiring them to come on with the high beams I did cover this on the GF's old Swift, you can check it out here - ruclips.net/video/8tpatGXpSMI/видео.html.
Good luck mate and sounds like a great project 👍.
Can this shift kit b added to a 04 ba ute with column shift 4 speed auto no manual option on it?
Don’t see why not, works just shifting normally in drive too. Maybe shoot them a message to double check before buying 👍
Looking at buying a BA but think I’ll go for a BF because of the ZF gearbox. Never driven the 4 speed, are they that bad ?
Do you have to solder all three together the the brown one you disconnect or just put the longer wire to the shift kit
@Rvayy That's it, the brown wire is cut and either end connected to the respective wires coming from the shift kit but NOT back directly to each other. It now runs from the cut wire, to the shift kit, and back to the ECU.
Hey mate love all your videos I have a ba xr8 mr2 can I use this device ? Mines a 4 speed auto .cheers
@Justin Doherty Yes they list them to suit the XR8’s as well so should be much the same kit. Thanks mate 👍
Browney's Garage thanks for the reply sweet I’ll grab one for the weekend . Keep up the awesome content mate good to see the ba getting love
Think i need this kit for my engine swap. Its not changing gears
I've been thinking about getting a throttle controller on my Commodore SV6 , that could be a option for your XR6 .
Hey Browney Great work Can I do this on ford territory? its 05 RWD already 300000km on engine so I am willing to do whatever is possible lol
I am just not sure if its called a BA OR BF while buying a kit ?
thanks
I'd say you'd be able to do this, it's just whether it lines up with the ECU pins needed for a BA or BF as you say. Not too sure on this sorry, I have had a quick look and couldn't find much. Maybe shoot the guys at Shiftkits Aus an email, I'm sure if they can help they'd be more than happy to, they were awesome to deal with.
Good luck mate.
I have an adjustable shift kit fitted to my AU.
Thanks for the info mate ,I'm checking out a
ba xr6 to buy ...my first modern ..ish ford so thought I better get some info so I can see if I'm mad even considering this.. but I'm over the Commodores and don't fit in a corolla.lol.
@David Priestley Damn good engines and pretty tough gearboxes, plenty of other little issues that pop up outside of those but they’re well covered and generally fairly cheap to fix. Don’t know if I’d fit too well in a Corolla either mate!
Yer.. driving it was different .. heavy steering ? This is normal apparently ? A couple clunks in the front end.. the armrest is missing on p/s and loose on the driver side. .. but overall it's ok for the price
Yep mines always been fairly heavy steering. Armrests may be easy to sort but if not the door trims are all other the place and fairly cheap. Front end is probably suss out pretty quick, ball joints in these have a reputation for going and the photos of some of the aftermath is bloody scary! Something I should double check myself actually
@@BrowneysGarage If I get it for the right price it will get a good look over underneath and do what's needed to keep the front end pointing in the right direction. Thanks for your info and keep up the good work.. You have a new subscriber now .
@David Priestley Legend, thanks mate and best of luck 👍
Push the gear lever over to sport auto, but dont use the manuel shift
Tune it please, got the same mods to my bf so would be very interesting
@Donald Trump Think I better start working on making it happen. Thanks mate
Hey Donald Trump , any advice on what wire you cut on your bf? I ordered a bf one and they sent ba instructions
Considering you have to get to a 100km/h to shift the damn thing, I don’t blame you for only doing 1st to second.
@gizmodo baggins It's a looooonnnggg first gear in these, doesn't shift until 80k's at full throttle!
Honestly it’s a pretty strange feeling trying to get 0-100km/h times and only having the car shifting once.
Browney's Garage trust me I know. I think these cars would have been pretty incredible with a better auto, the Barra is just an insane engine. The turbo engines with a manual and a good clutch were in another league.
For sure, makes them seem much slower than they actually are too if going from a standstill. Once up and going this thing feels great now.
What wires did you solder from the traction control button to?
Just to be clear so I’m sure there’s no confusion, I did not connect to any factory wiring on the traction control, my car never had it. The button and and wiring plug I got from another car and wired to control the traction control.
If you’re looking to reuse a traction control button as I had, there’ll be 4 pins in a line across the top/bottom, depending on which way you look at it (with only 2 on the opposing bottom/top). Connect either of the 2 on the left of this row of 4 to either of the 2 on the other side.
Hope that helps 👍
Is there a way of putting traction control is a 2003 ba?
@Browney's Garage how did it shift on the triptonic part of it? Better a firmer?
Quicker and firmer shifts in any mode when it's on.
Would it be the same install for a turbo ba ?
Yes, should be exactly the same as far as I'm aware. Good luck mate 👍
does anyone know what wire it is for a 2007 bf model?
I thought it was different in BF but looking at the pinouts from Haltech (first spot I could find it, support.haltech.com/portal/en/kb/articles/bf-pinout-information) it SEEMS to also be pin 39.
Unfortunately this mod for me was a no go!
Installed exactly as instructions said on my BA XT 2003 and when finished, caused my car to enter anti theft or immobilised mode, not sure which, still working on the problem. Will crank but no start.
Got a forscan cable coming so hopefully can reset everything or at least find the issue. Wire 39 (brownish) and white to connector side, black to harness side. Red to smaller red??? Got me confused why it did not work??? Did you run into any of these issues brownie?? Shiftkit Australia.
It’s honestly been that long that the video is probably a much better reference than my memory.
I didn’t have any dramas on this one, all I could think of is to go back and be 100% sure you got the right pin off the PCM plug, maybe use the shot of it here as a reference? (www.thebarraguide.com/wiring/)
And you definitely tapped into that power/red wire rather than cutting it and connecting one end to the ShiftKit loom? Basic I know but just double checking, it’s normally something small that I mess up myself!
@@BrowneysGarage I'm sure I will get it worked out, yes, 4 over from 36 to the 39 and the small red for certain. Just don't like me haha. But gives me an excuse to get my obdlink EX with forscan, always wanted to do my own diagnostics. Works great and even sorted out PATS 👍
@@reaper_redcap hey mate did you get it sorted? I've read of a few other guys having similar issues to you, but I haven't seen any of those guys find a fix for it.
@Sk0die Yes, it does work for sure. But I ended up getting a car electrician to install it while in for some other wiring issues. Best answer I can give sorry.
@@reaper_redcap I would probably do the same to be honest. Despite working on cars as a full time job, I'd still rather just pay a bloke who knows his shit rather than mess around with it myself.
I'd like to see a tune
@dylan morgan Seems to be a heap of interest in a tune, thanks mate!
@@BrowneysGarage my dad and I are looking at doing a few little upgrades to his bf XR6. so I'm interested mate.
@dylan morgan That’d be awesome, they’re great cars to work on 👍
Get a idrive too and crank it to u9.. Yeh the barra 🙃
true a proper tune always better though
I think you can get a adjustable shift kit i liked your vid 👍
ShiftKits Aus does them for earlier Falcons but not for the BA's any more, I believe they had issues with the adjustable kit for these cars. Thanks very much mate, hope you enjoyed 👍
Do they do a 6 speed
Covered in other comments mate, no they don't.
You do realise with the TC button you press and hold to keep it off and the light would show up on the dash
Why would I do that in a car that doesn’t have traction control?
@@BrowneysGarage yeah but you could still have used the factory button and held it for the duration of time to activate the fast shifts no?
Could have done that yes, would function the same except now I don’t have to hold the button, can just turn it on and off.
@@BrowneysGarage so if i were to do this kit on my XT that has the tc button i could do this. (Overall its just a preference thing right)?
I haven’t looked into how the TC functions off the button but as long as your happy to do it that way and have it control 2 functions then I guess you could. Could always use the provided toggle switch and stash it somewhere out the way instead also and forget the TC button idea.
Good luck
fucking oath get it tuned would be sick to see the NA gains from it
@HaDeS Sweet I’ll put you down as another vote for ‘just tune the thing!’
@@BrowneysGarage hahahah good men
So I installed mine last night and My car doesn’t start now
@Rvayy Double and triple check your wiring mate. Is it BA or BF, as mentioned in the video I believe these splice into different wires so make sure you've done this right per instructions from Shiftkits for your car.
Didn't completely cut the red wire, only stripped it back (second wire from the car that is tapped into after the ECU wire)?
Browney's Garage yea followed instruction and your video and done it for ba and stripped the wire not cut
Plugged everything back in properly? Is it not cranking at all or cranks but won’t start?
Browney's Garage only difference I did was I just eye balled how far from the module to cut but shouldn’t make a difference and no insolation just electrical tape
Browney's Garage cranks but won’t start
Line lock kit time
@Rusty Shackleford As much fun as that would be, probably won't happen any time soon.
Tune tune tune
@ausdave66 Working on a plan for that, sounds like it needs to be done!