as i relayed yesterday, my interceptor was going thru it's learn period, and shifting harder than i set it over the weekend. well last night on the way home, it went from whiplash type shifts to "being rear ended by 18weheeler shifts", so violent that it knocked my duct taped superchip loose and i was dead in the water. pushed the chip back on firmly and burned my hand, the pcm was that hot. at home got under it to check to see if my settings moved, they did not. so i'm punting the interceptor back to it's maker and looking for new gadgets.

 

Sorry to here you were hit by a 18 wheeler!
I have not had any problems with mine, seems to be holding its own. Always looking for new toys for this animal, let me know what you find if anything.

 

i ordered mine today from atp out of charolette today and they have sold about 10 and have had no complaints.but who knows, it may not work on mine but there aint but one way to find out.

 

Errr.. ordered mine today.. will see how it goes.. should be here by friday.. installing it this weekend

Brad

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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!

 

What is this new gizmo you guy's are talking about? A module for changing shifts electronically or manually? Thanks

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JB
JDBURKE@ball.com
PaceCar18@aol.com

• 91 GMC Syclone (Red)
• 91 Talon Tsi AWD
• 94 Mustang GT conv.
• Yamaha YZ 250

"Still waiting for lightning to strike"

 

Pace, it's kind of like an inline adjustable electronic shift kit, or a bomb, depending on your luck

 

Hmmmm....Picking mine up Wednesday to try it. I plan on extending the harness out enough to adjust it from under hood.

Q: Mr. BBQ, You were running this in addition to a chip right? I am curious if the combination of the two would be causing those "18 wheeler" shifts. If not, did the condition just get progressivly worse?

Thanks for the info......

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99 Lightning, Black, CD
changer, Downey SST tonneau, Class 3 hitch, Ford bed mat, tinted back window,clear headlight/ foglight lenses, Pioneer speakers, Airaid airbox, clear corner lenses (thanks Roger L!) Autometer boost gauge, APC head/fog lamps (Thx. PFA) On tap: AIM drop shackles, MTX loaded sub box, Bassani headers. Chip?
DOB: 4-28-99, ordered 12-27-98
Build #694
My one really cool toy..
(except my '64 Mercury Parklane "hobby")

SVT RULES THE ROAD!!!!!

 

yes i was running it with the first superchip version, and it did get progressively worse, what really concerned me was the heat generated in the computer, maybe conflicting signals, i don't know. felt like a dead short w/no fuse. today, i ran it pretty hard and felt the chip/pcm for heat, sans interceptor, and there was none. so that might be an easy way for you guys to check, if it feels like it might be giving you problems.

 

Anyone try the B & M electronic shift controller. I know a couple people running it and it is working great so far. Not sure how it would be in a Lightning.




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JB
JDBURKE@ball.com
PaceCar18@aol.com

• 91 GMC Syclone (Red)
• 91 Talon Tsi AWD
• 94 Mustang GT conv.
• Yamaha YZ 250

"Still waiting for lightning to strike"

 

MRBBQMAN,
How has the tranny been shifting since removal of the Interceptor?

Pacecar18,
I have tried the B&M electronic shift kit on my 1998 F-150. It worked fine until the day I sold it and wanted to remove, The truck still continued to shift firm even after reseting the computer. Some how it affeceted the transmission. As far as I know B&M doesnot offer one for the L`s.

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99 SVT Lightning
BLK. #1476 5/20/99
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2 Chamber Flowmasters
Downs Air Intake
B.F.Goodrich Drag T/A`s
Superchips
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Cervini`s 3-inch Cowl Hood
A-pillar Phantom Boost Guage
Redline Water Wetter
Sportmaster Flip tonneau
Tow package
CD changer

Best run to date
13.064 @105.33

"Empty Pockets Racing"Drag Race Team NJ-DE

LAUNCH HARD

 

Spiro, back to normal (superchip better than stock) shifts immediatly upon removal, almost like it amplified the signal, each shift harder than the last. tried switching superchip to position 1, and no difference.

 

BBQMAN,Glad to hear it`s back to normal. Let me know what you think about the TCS that I posted.

 

Thanks MRBBQ.

This is why these BB's are so great. Obviously, your experience with it was bad, and we can all learn from it.

Thanks for being the guinea pig (I've done it myself numerous times on a couple of the other vehicles I own) and relaying your honest experiences!

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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

 

Hey Lightningkid
Let me know when you get it in, I'd like to see how it shifts first hand before doing it myself. I sent my chip back in and I'm hoping it comes back the way I'd like it to shift!

BTW I ordered my BFG DR's and will prob. pick them up next week.

 

Spiro, it's a great idea, and i hope you guys that have dealt with them in the past, can convince them to get us something "Lightning" specific. i guess i was asking alot using a generic 95&up "ford" control in conjunction with a superchip that is also controling shift pressure beyond stock to be completely troublefree.