just finished installing, the infamous "interceptor", andre turned us on to. getting the heat shield out of the way to get to the tranny connection was a bear (for me), but finally wiggled it back far enough for the install. gives you shift kit type shifts 1/2-3/4 turn on the pot, more than that (on my superchipped) truck, will pop your head back and bark tires at slow throttle shifts. i love having the second pot control over the torque convertor delay, left that at 1/2 turn, and no longer does the lock up come on at slow speeds, so you have to unlock/downshift, while in traffic. got mine from Transtar, a nationwide tranny parts dealer, probably one in every city. pt #int36B, E40D 1995 + up.

 

Bought one Fri. a week ago. Just took it off right now. Thing actually made the truck shift worse at WOT and there was not much at part trottle. Taking it back next week for refund/exchange. Guy I work with bought one the same day for his Expy and had the same problem. Tech line said it could be a bad one. Says he gets about 5 bad ones a year. I guess these are 2 of the 5

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Jerrod Gross
99.5 White Lightning
#1414, May 19,1999
Snuglid, sprayed on bed liner, 8.84sec/79.8mph (1/8th)(before mods.)
SHM mass air/conical filter, ASP blower pulley
phantom boost gauge

 

BBQMAN
Tried a couple of searches but came up pretty well blank. Can you tell me where Andre posted his info.
Thanks
Bill

 

Jerrod - Your luck stinks!
remind me not to make any bets on you. Sorry to hear your delima with interceptor. BBQMAN's is the story I would tell, made all kinds of difference.
BTW i put the pulley back on today, took it off and put it back on again, backwards the first time. Gona try some 1/4's with it with new chip settings, and shift points. Looking foward to March 26th and our 1st official meeting. SeeYa Wednesday Night!

 

Hi Bill, nose around in here, they will sell you one for 99.98?, or most Transtar dist. sell for 80-100. mine was shipped out of St Louis, 2 days to me. neat gadget, when i think of a manual install of a Transgo shift kit, this thing is sweet, and made in Canada. they are making some good things up there lately http://www.thegrid.net/thedrivetrainpage/e40dint.htm

 

BBQMAN:
Thanks, printed out the link and will think about it.
Don't want to get into it tonite, but need to think about how to merge a superchip/PFP chip with this mod.
I am old school (not Sushi Old School)and run a really bitchin' B&M kit in my 69 Bel Air. That sucker will get all kinds of sideways shifting into second where it is, as I understand it, sheer brute line pressure force that makes the trannie do what it does, not electronics.
Anyway, I may give it a try, never can have too much ooooomph can we?
Bill
PS: Note how we sort of oldtimers don't hit the signature line so much anymore. Need to think about that.

 

So what exactly is this thing and how does it work? Sal, do you have any opinions on this?

 

Is the Interceptor made just for the E40D..what about the Gen II Lightning. Do they have a specific application for it ?
Is it redundant if you run say Sal,s chip.
Could it augment the chip and offer more flexibility...Maybe? Sounds like it could be worth the money..Maybe.

 

Bill, about the signature thing, who was the oldtimer that said "No brag, just fact"

 

Bill,

You're right that it is indeed all about line pressure when you talk the firmness (and quickness) of the shifts in an auto trans.

However, with these electronically controlled trannies of today, the line pressure is determined by lots of different sensor inputs that the computer gets. You have an electronic valve body (basically) in your L's transmission. So, controlling it via electronics _can_ (isn't always) be as or more effective than a regular shift kit like you and I think of.

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Wes Tarbox
90 LX 5.0 (10.69 @ 134.7)
96 Cobra (12.63 @ 114.5)
97 SHO
99 Lightning (13.20 @ 103.3)
http://members.aol.com/Wa2fsT/index.html

 

guys, the interceptor is a chip that deals with torque convertor delay and line pressure for shifts. there are 2 potentiometers to control these to your liking. you could probably get your specific chip person to do the same thing, if you live in Fla or NY, or a lot or back and forth with the chip, or you can turn the screws yourself and put your own sticker on the completed job. "Tuned By Mrbbqman"

 

Are the pots on the chip which gets mounted down on the trans... I like the idea of this but not if you have to get under the truck to make adjustments..



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* 99.5 Black Lightning (The fastest color I don’t care what Christy Ann Thinks)
* Personal Best ¼ Mile 13.99 @ 97.75 Mph. (Bone stock)
* Ohio Plate SVT2GO
* Waiting on a chip and filter from Sal.. I wanna go faster!
* Factory CD Changer
* Class 3 Towing Hitch
* Factory Tonneau Cover
* 8" Bazooka Tubs
* Kenwood 80 watt *2 amp
* Viper 550 Alarm w/ remort start
* Often found in the bed: 98 Yamaha Banshee/Pro Design Cool head/ Toomey T-5 Chrome Racing Pipes/ Wiseco Power Pistons / Boyesen rad valves

Injection is nice, but I'd rather be blown. 99 Lightning, the best of both worlds!

 

I mounted (he said mounted) mine, so that i can adjust, with just a creeper and a mini screwdriver, it's not that bad. anyone who has installed a valve body shift kit knows what a PIA that is. if you wanted, you could probably splice the control wire and add 6ft, so that you could adjust it from underhood.

 

You like said mounted or something. That was cool.

 

Sal has available a shift kit available, I just had installed. Fooled me at first, because shifting was normal in city driving.
When I got a chance to step on it, shifts were awesome. Highly recommend.
Jim

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99 lightning
red,snuglid
13.61 best with chip
bassini
#251
build date 4/14/99