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heres the question.... i heard the people that have installed their megashifters that they had to goto radioshack and get a relay.....uhhh am i gonna need this???

Im about to buy a megashifter so i just needed to know that
thanx:lala:

 

yes, you will need a relay for the Park Nuetral Safety switch.

 

Actually, the neutral safety switch wires will get connected to one of the microswitches on the shifter (the reverse lights wiring will go to the other little microswitch). You shouldn't need a relay if you don't have EFI. The relay is needed if you have a circuit that tells the computer whether the shifter is in park or not (kind of like the neutral safety switch, but this one is used to raise the idle in park by ~100rpm)..

 

I would not connect those wires directly to the micro switch on the B&M, the switch probably won't last too long.

 

why wouldnt it come with it!? and is it hard to do the full install of the shifter and the relay? Gee i thought it was gonna be a simple bolt on but i have heard i have to cut, weld, and a bunch of other stuff....or are people just scaring me!??!

 

It was a bolt in for us, my B&M was in 3 different cars over the course of 1 year.
I didn't have a chance to use the switches, just used a paperclip in the original shifter harness to bypass the park/neutral switch.

 

I didn't use a relay....works like it did when I had the factory shifter in it....never had any problems...been in there going on a year now....

 

You know, I looked at the instructions for the megashifter again (it's been a while since I installed it), and in the text instructions (which I followed originally) it says to connect the purple and yellow wires (the thicker ones) to the lower microswitch, and to connect the reverse light wires (dk. blue and light green) to the upper switch.. However, in the diagram, they show the thicker wires connected to the relay which is switched by the upper microswitch.. I guess I never looked in detail at the diagram and just followed the text instructions... I might have to go in there and change that (can get my idle increase back too); I bet that microswitch isn't rated to handle that current... Its been working so far (quite a long time now), but it seems when that when I notice that something isn't right is when it breaks, lol..

Thanks for the heads up, Z!

 

so 84 custom you just hooked it up to the shifter? but yeah I think im gonna hold up on the shifter 250 $$ canadian so if i want insurance i cant buy it.....cause i still need a new battery......gonna see if my parents will buy me it for x mas thanx for all the help guys

 

"You know, I looked at the instructions for the megashifter again (it's been a while since I installed it), and in the text instructions (which I followed originally) it says to connect the purple and yellow wires (the thicker ones) to the lower microswitch, and to connect the reverse light wires (dk. blue and light green) to the upper switch"

I did it exactly how this was said, works fine...I also fabbed a different bracket to use my factory shifter cable....works awesome too