guys i have noticed a pipe from my valve block is cut and blocked off. This pipe I think is supposed to go the blipper, but the blipper pipe is connected to the tank of the compressor not the valve block. is this correct? or is it piped wrong ?
Alan, can you take a picture of the throttle blipper ? I believe there are 3 different blippers. One is gold with electrical connections. One is gold with no electrical connections. And one is silver.
What year or chassis number is your car. Also do you have a picture from the other side. This looks like an early blipper. So is the valve block not connected to the compressor?
Here's a picture of what my (early) SR8 plumbing used to look like:
The blipper air pipe is connected directly to the tank not the valve block
Could you take a pic of the valve block and look at the blipper air pipe and see what it’s connected to ?
Alan, John or one of the other SR8 owners can best help by comparing it to their cars. You may want to send Forum member K-fab an instant message to ask him also. What I can tell you is that the blipper will work in this configuration. Your blipper appears to be one of the early designs (that is why I asked for the year built or chassis number to confirm). On these units the pressure delivered to the blipper is constant and an electric signal is sent to the blipper to actuate it. On the later designs, the air pressure to the blipper is controlled at a pneumatic solenoid that is separate from the blipper. John’s car likely has a design close to yours and K-fabs car would have the later design. The part I don’t know is if that blocked off line from the block was originally supplying air to the shifter, was an inlet line to the block, or went to something else.
Charley
I'll be messing with my SR8 today (chasing an oil leak and clutch disengagement issue). I'll snap some pix of the setup on my car and post them up here this evening.
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'WOW-What a Ride!'"
Hi guys
after a busy day at the car , I’ve had it up and running and can confirm the blipper is working .
I had had a issue where the paddles where not working and gear display flashing ... the connection to the pot sensor where dirty causing the problem but all is fixed now ....
Good to hear you got things working.
I'll post up pix anyhow, since I took them. Seems we all have a slightly different setup.
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'WOW-What a Ride!'"
Hi guys
after a busy day at the car , I’ve had it up and running and can confirm the blipper is working .
I had had a issue where the paddles where not working and gear display flashing ... the connection to the pot sensor where dirty causing the problem but all is fixed now ....
Glad to hear that you got it working.
Charley
Alan, John or one of the other SR8 owners can best help by comparing it to their cars. You may want to send Forum member K-fab an instant message to ask him also. What I can tell you is that the blipper will work in this configuration. Your blipper appears to be one of the early designs (that is why I asked for the year built or chassis number to confirm). On these units the pressure delivered to the blipper is constant and an electric signal is sent to the blipper to actuate it. On the later designs, the air pressure to the blipper is controlled at a pneumatic solenoid that is separate from the blipper. John’s car likely has a design close to yours and K-fabs car would have the later design. The part I don’t know is if that blocked off line from the block was originally supplying air to the shifter, was an inlet line to the block, or went to something else.
Charley
Glad you got it sorted, your car is as Charley said. An earlier version where the blipper is always supplied with air and an electronic signal activates it.
