furbiss112

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HI EVERYONE. IS THERE ANY ONE INTERESETED IN BUY A SHIFTRONIC FROM LEVEL TEN? IF SO, I AM SELLING MINE. NEVER USED IT AND IT IS STILL IN THE BOX. I DON'T THINK I AM GOING TO USE IT AT ALL. LEVEL TEN SELLS IT FOR ALMOST $1100. IF ANY ONE IS INTERESTED PLEASE E-MAIL OR POST A REPLY. PLEASE MAKE RESONABLE OFFERS, I PAID FULL PRICE. IT WAS FOR MY 1999 MAXIMA. E-MAIL IS FURBISS112@AOL.COM.

THANKS

tifosiv122

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What does it do?

Erik

tifosiv122@hotmail.com

Daniel B. Martin

Please find the Caps Lock key on your computer keyboard and learn how to use it. If you post a message in all caps people will think YOU ARE SHOUTING!

fnkmaster

shiftronic = being able to shift an auto like a stick shift. and its not just using 1,2 and D but u have real gears that u can play with. the one thing that confuses me is that if u do have shiftronic, will u have 4 or 5 gears!? any ideas?

Daniel B. Martin

You will have five gears. The transmission has four forward speeds and one reverse.

fnkmaster

thanks daniel, i was referring to the 4/5 forwards, i guess thats just 4. but wuts the point of having 4 speed "manual transmission", somehow it just seems a waste.

Daniel B. Martin

Shiftronic puts the driver in complete control. Instead of allowing the Transmission Control Unit decide which is the right gear at any moment, you get to make that decision.

Some car makes have this feature as standard equipment on their automatic transmissions. The idea is to give the driver the best of both worlds: full control when you want it, and fully automatic shifting when you are feeling lazy. I'm not familiar with the Level Ten Shiftronic kit. I presume it works the same way.

fnkmaster

agreed, but the loss of that fifth forward gear is quite a loss if a person wants a manual car. i guess thats something they are going to have to live with.

Kevlo911

iTrader: (36)

so this basicly is a dual tranny? am i worng ?

budha56

I drove the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse with the shiftronic, or whatever they call it. I hated it (compared to a manual...it would be better than an auto). I don't know if this one's the same, but it would drive like an automatic unless I put it in manual mode. It would then upshift only when I told it to (after a second delay...that was annoying). It would downshift on its own as I slowed down. The delay and no clutch meant that the added control over an automatic was there, but minor.

Daniel B. Martin

That depends on your definition of "dual tranny". It is only one transmission, not two. The "duality" lies in having two control modes ...
1) Fully automatic
2) You shift the gears but have no clutch pedal

Kevlo911

iTrader: (36)

my bad i ment "dual Tranny" by meaning it does both modes manual no clutch and auto

furbiss112

iTrader: (9)

Anyways, it is from level ten. It has 4 forward gears and one reverse gear. It plugs into the trans module and allows the driver to control its operation fully. You can drive the car as an auto or as an stick without a clutch. if your interested, you know how to reach me.

playas33

I have driven a couple of these shiftronic cars, personally I think they only one that comes remotely close in a car that most of might actually be able to afford is the Lincoln LS one. The thing I liked is, that when you stopped at a light, it would remain in the gear you left it in and not reset to 1st as some other do. On the one from Level10, is it a button system or a stick??

furbiss112

iTrader: (9)

It uses buttons to shift from gears to gear. it stays in the gear you put it in until you change it. it will not change gears on its own. you up shift and down shift yourself.