Re: Superchips ICON Limitations

From: a strain (abody@bellsouth.net)
Date: Sat Feb 13 1999 - 17:18:20 EST


What's the cost
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From: dakota_5sp_v8 <Dakota_5sp_v8@zracer.com>
To: DML <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Saturday, February 13, 1999 4:10 PM
Subject: RE: DML: Superchips ICON Limitations

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>take a peek at http://www.zracer.com/images/optimizer.jpg Its the
optimizer
>page out of kenne bells catalog. In the first paragraph it mentions the
>transmission but does not go into detail on what it does with the
>transmission.
>
>Joel
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vladimir Ryall [mailto:vladimir@austin.rr.com]
>Sent: Friday, February 12, 1999 12:58 PM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: RE: DML: Superchips ICON Limitations
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>Thats one the product I am talking about that does not address shift points
>either.
>
>Vladimir "FASRAM"
>Home: http://home.austin.rr.com/fasram/
>Member: http://www.indyram.org/
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of
>dakota_5sp_v8
>Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 6:41 PM
>To: DML
>Subject: RE: DML: Superchips ICON Limitations
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>the optimizer
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>Joel
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>http://www.zracer.com/dakota.htm
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vladimir Ryall [mailto:vladimir@austin.rr.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 1999 10:19 PM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: RE: DML: Superchips ICON Limitations
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>What equipment do you speak of...
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>Vladimir "FASRAM"
>Home: http://home.austin.rr.com/fasram/
>Member: http://www.indyram.org/
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of
>dakota_5sp_v8
>Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 1999 9:53 PM
>To: DML
>Subject: RE: DML: Superchips ICON Limitations
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>kenne bell is changing the shift points with a chip so its possible.
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>Joel
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>http://www.zracer.com/dakota.htm
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Patrick Delgado [mailto:dadoctah@worldnet.att.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 1999 10:07 AM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: Superchips ICON Limitations
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>I think I read somewhere that our trannies are shifted by mechanical
>controls
>in the first 3 gears and electronically only for the torque converter
>lock-up
>and overdrive. If this is true(?) the computer could not help much anyway.
>Dr. Pat
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>>From: Vladimir Ryall <vladimir@austin.rr.com>
>>To: Indy Mailing List <indyram@onelist.com>, "DiRT@moab. off-road. com"
><DiRT@moab.off-road.com>, Dakota Mailing List <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>>Subject: DML: Superchips ICON Limitations
>>Date: Tue, Feb 9, 1999, 3:57 AM
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>> To All:
>>
>> Please be aware that the ICOn made by Superchips has a serious
limitation.
>> It does not have the ability to set the transmission shift points. I
>think
>> this is a serious over-sight in their design. I really think they should
>> reconsider trying to add this functionality. Most companies that make
>these
>> type products include this option. I have put off purchasing this
product
>> due to this flaw. My .02
>>
>> Vladimir "FASRAM"
>> http://home.austin.rr.com/fasram/
>> http://www.indyram.org/
>>
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