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Hey, I just thought that I would mention that I've installed the previous items on my '88 Olds Series I 3800, and have found that they really add a SOTP improvement. The car has noticeably more acceleration, even at speeds around 80 and above, it still has plenty of kick when I floor it. Also, it doesn't downshift as frequently, and makes better gas mileage. Only possible problem, and I'm not even sure that it's real (it could just be my imagination, it's so slight), but I may have lost a tiny bit of low end torque. I'm not really sure yet. I know I've picked up top end horsepower, as well as mid-range, and partial throttle power.
At first I put two 1/2 watt 4700 Ohm resistors in series, thinking that I would replicate the SLP unit at around 8400 ohms, but when I tried it with just one resistor, it seemed to work better, so I left it. Of course, putting two 1/2 watt resistors in series makes a 1 watt resistor, as best as I can tell, so I may try another route for more gains. I may go with a 10k Ohm 1/2 watt resistor, and see what happens. I have had no SES lights either, even with my manual fan switch. I LOVE pranking with the engine's sensory input...literally fooling the engine into doing what I want. Now...if I can only figure out how to trick my transmission into shifting manually when I want to, and operating normally the rest of the time.
DK
At first I put two 1/2 watt 4700 Ohm resistors in series, thinking that I would replicate the SLP unit at around 8400 ohms, but when I tried it with just one resistor, it seemed to work better, so I left it. Of course, putting two 1/2 watt resistors in series makes a 1 watt resistor, as best as I can tell, so I may try another route for more gains. I may go with a 10k Ohm 1/2 watt resistor, and see what happens. I have had no SES lights either, even with my manual fan switch. I LOVE pranking with the engine's sensory input...literally fooling the engine into doing what I want. Now...if I can only figure out how to trick my transmission into shifting manually when I want to, and operating normally the rest of the time.
DK
