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Mike, how are you doing? Question, could you explain the shifting mechanics of the Superchip, as compared to the B&M shift+ unit. How do they operate, and whats different. Thanks
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Easy 
superchip squeezes more fluid through the stock valves by increasing line pressure. sorta like a pressure washer; it takes the same amount of water but sends it through a very small opening compressed.
Shift Kits have larger valve holes so more fluid naturally at an increased rate. take one of those coffee stir straws and suck through it... thats your stock opening, then take a normal soda straw and suck through it, you get alot more, thats a shift kit.
superchip squeezes more fluid through the stock valves by increasing line pressure. sorta like a pressure washer; it takes the same amount of water but sends it through a very small opening compressed.
Shift Kits have larger valve holes so more fluid naturally at an increased rate. take one of those coffee stir straws and suck through it... thats your stock opening, then take a normal soda straw and suck through it, you get alot more, thats a shift kit.
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Hi jstang,
Good to see you again, Happy New Year!
If that's the B&M electronic shift improver you're referring to, that's just a simple gadget that just splices into the wiring harness to spike the voltage signal being sent to the shift solenoids. That's all it does, just hammers the solenoid harder, and it's own documentation warns against it's continual use at the higher settings because of potential damage to the solenoids.
There's no comparing it to the Superchip, wihc actually controls line pressure as well as every other computer-controlled function of transmission operations, from TQ lockup to shift timing, firmness, quickness, delays, retards, and the list goes on and on........
That B&M piece is a $40 gadget that we recommend steering clear of. That being said, a lot of guys used to use them a few years ago when they first hit the market for these Fords, for $40 people figured they couldn't go wrong. Most of our customers have stopped using them.
Good to see you again, Happy New Year!
If that's the B&M electronic shift improver you're referring to, that's just a simple gadget that just splices into the wiring harness to spike the voltage signal being sent to the shift solenoids. That's all it does, just hammers the solenoid harder, and it's own documentation warns against it's continual use at the higher settings because of potential damage to the solenoids.
There's no comparing it to the Superchip, wihc actually controls line pressure as well as every other computer-controlled function of transmission operations, from TQ lockup to shift timing, firmness, quickness, delays, retards, and the list goes on and on........
That B&M piece is a $40 gadget that we recommend steering clear of. That being said, a lot of guys used to use them a few years ago when they first hit the market for these Fords, for $40 people figured they couldn't go wrong. Most of our customers have stopped using them.