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2 Installing the COMPUSHIFT Mini
Installing the COMPUSHIFT Mini is a straightforward operation if you are familiar with working on cars. A simplified
breakdown is as follows:
Mount the controller in the vehicle.
Install the wiring loom in the vehicle, routing the loom though a hole in the firewall.
Install the sensors and switches on the transmission.
Connect the wiring loom to the transmission and secure it.
Install the throttle position sensor (Chrysler only).
Calibrate the throttle position sensor.
Drive the vehicle.
You can get started with Installation Inside the Vehicle
(see page 14)
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2.1 Installation Inside the Vehicle
2.1.1 Locating and Mounting the Controller
Look inside your passenger compartment and decide where to mount the COMPUSHIFT Mini controller.
It needs to be in a dry, cool, secure location -- the farther away from a heater outlet, the better.
The controller needs to be located in the vehicle near a source of ignition-switched power.
One good place is under the passenger or driver-side dash, but you can also mount the controller on the floor pan
or under a seat – provided there's at least 1" of clearance and free-flowing air around all sides. Make sure the engine
exhaust system is not heating the spot where you plan to mount it.
Carefully consider the mounting location. The unit is not waterproof so never mount the controller in the
engine compartment or under the vehicle. Extreme shock and vibration, high temperature, or high input
voltage can damage the unit. You will need to make adjustments to COMPUSHIFT Mini during installation, so
be sure that the wiring loom will reach where you can read and adjust it.
A section of tape with hook-and-loop fasteners (Velcro) has been provided to mount the controller. Apply the hook
side of the tape to the back of the controller. Apply the loop side of the tape to mounting location.
For now, leave the controller where it can be used during final checkout
(see page 29)
, calibration
(see page 30)
and
tuning
(see page 35)
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2.1.2 Routing the Wiring Harness
The COMPUSHIFT Mini must be mounted inside the vehicle, so the wiring harness to the transmission needs to be
routed through the firewall.